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Pretty disappointing, really. Mazda was definitely the worst. XDrive seems like its rockin' it! Even the 2018 RAV 4 tore the CX5 up like a wet dinner roll.
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I admit I do miss the QDII in my Jeep. In snow my CX5 does fine, but nothing beat my QD's ability to vary torque 4-ways 100% in an infinite combo.
While I agree that Mazda didn't look especially great, according to the narrator it did overall better than both, RAV 4 and Tucson...
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I cannot speak Russian?, but I can see, and it performed abysmally.
No, they were all equipped with different tires. However, sometimes ignorance is bliss: Subaru and BMW (yes, that's right - the ones that aced the test) had summer tires, while Mazda, Hyundai, and VW wore winter tires. To add insult to injury, Mazda was the only one that had the studded tires...
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Yup. I am disappoint.
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Looks like my driveway.
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That sucks!
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It's worth it to keep people away.
There are many flaws in this test:
1. BMW is typically given first or among the first stab at the muddy terrain and CX-5 last or among last on the same path. The virgin path vs. heavily crossed path are not the same conditions.
2. VW, Subaru drivers seems to apply much more momentum in their ascent. A well know recipe for success.
3. Rain increased through the last ascent, per the narrator (and Google translate) making the task more difficult for the last car to attempt the climb.
4. Tires are all different.
It is also not clear but seems that doing the exact same terrain with traction control off would have been more successful.
1. BMW is typically given first or among the first stab at the muddy terrain and CX-5 last or among last on the same path. The virgin path vs. heavily crossed path are not the same conditions.
2. VW, Subaru drivers seems to apply much more momentum in their ascent. A well know recipe for success.
3. Rain increased through the last ascent, per the narrator (and Google translate) making the task more difficult for the last car to attempt the climb.
4. Tires are all different.
It is also not clear but seems that doing the exact same terrain with traction control off would have been more successful.
You been in Vermont in mud season? Our road looked just like that -- actually worse -- last weekend. (see attached image)
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Nope. And if that was a common occurrence where I lived, I would not be driving the vehicles I currently own.
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The Mazda did good. All wheels were getting power. Two things about the Mazda. For conditions like in the video the traction control has to be turned off. With TC turned on, the car allows free wheel differential spin designed for superior on road performance for taking corners. The second thing is the tires were not gripping in the video. With good tires the Mazda would have gotten 2nd place. Also to note they had the 2.0 not the 2.5, which adds a little more weight to help things out. And the CX-5 was the most handsome of the bunch.
My experience with my 07 CX-9 GT confirms both points. When I was driving in VT the first winter I had it, I had all season tires. I got in a hard snow/ice parking lot and when I tried to go up an incline, the traction control literally cut all power. I managed to figure out to turn the traction control off and got out. Once I bought a set of snow tires, she drove through most anything quite happily.
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Yikes, that is a poor excuse for a road!
