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I was curious how the stock size 225/55 would look on an 8.5" wide wheel. Do you feel like it is stretching the tire? Looks great from the pictures.

Very true, researching the wheels I was interested in that were made with flow forming were another $85 per wheel for another 3lbs of weight savings per corner, not sure if it was worth the extra investment for a vehicle like the CX-5.

I'd like to hear more of your thoughts on how your CX-5 drives with this set up. I'm due for a new wheel and tire set up, and I am currently torn between sticking with the stock 19" size or doing a -1 down to a 18" like you have in order to save wheel weight, and getting a bit more sidewall...

Does anyone have any experience with this? Pros or cons? I know it will be a slightly heavier tire that will cause a slightly worse fuel economy. But I just don't like the look of a stretched tire. I was considering going with a 245/50R19 on the stock 19" wheels on my 2016...I found the...

I've got a 2016 grand touring with the 19" wheels, I'm due for some new tires pretty soon. I have a separate set of wheels with snow tires, so I don't need an all-season tire for snow duty. I know the Crossclimate 2 are the default recommendation, but since I don't need snow performance I could...

I 100% agree on the color choice, I have always been a believer that the wheels should contrast the color of the vehicle, if you had a white or silver CX-5 maybe the gunmetal would have been better. But the silver looks great on your black one! Another few things to consider might be cleaning...

M011 wheels look better in my opinion. The harsher ride has always been a trade off with sharper steering, when going with a wider tire in my expierence with previous vehicles. I'd be curious if you notice a gas mileage difference with the heavier wheels, 5lbs. sound like a lot when talking...

Being an older fella, I didnt realize how much I would like the higher step in height. Not having to squat down to get in my vehicle has been very nice.

I know I told a friend of mine I was getting a CX-5 and his response was I dont think you want a Ford so that negative stigma is still out there with a some people Im sure.

I'm curious how are peoples experience with Mazda North American Operations, seems like a bit that is left out of most individuals experience with this common problem. I'm assuming the car is taken to the dealer and getting basically a repair quote for the full price to replace the headlight...

I'll be going on vacation for a week, is there anything I should do to my 2016 CX-5 to prep for the week that the car will be parked? The longest any of my vehicles have been parked has been over a weekend. This is my first actual vacation in my 20 year working career, and I'm just trying to...

So I guess it would be safe to assume that if I had the dot-matrix style of DRL that they have been replaced? The first thing I looked at when I picked up my 2016 CX-5 about a month ago was the tag on the back of the headlight, and saw that they ended in 040D, and 030D. So I assumed that I was...

I took my "new to me" CX-5 to the dealer to get an update on my firmware to hopefully fix some random Bluetooth issues, and saw they updated me to 70.00.335 NA N, so does this mean if I wanted to get Apple Carplay in my CX-5, all I would have to do is install the Retrofit Kit 00008FZ34? Thanks

Ahh, that makes sense. I was excited for a minute there because my acura I traded in wanted $150 for a new nav disk for updated maps. Then I read about Mazda just needing to download the update through toolbox, and was assuming the update was free:(

I just recently bought a 2016 CX-5 GT with the tech package and was looking to update the maps. Read that I had to download Mazda toolbox and register, that went all fine. Booted up toolbox, plugged in my card, clicked on available updates and it says "there are no available updates for your...