I have a 2.5 S Preferred Plus.
So far averaging 29.8 mpg with 90% highway. The best I've got on the highway has been 34.5 mpg driving between 65 and 75 mph.
Seems to be just a tad more fuel efficient than my 2021 CX-5.
One interesting thing though, it runs on the highway at about 300 RPMs...
I bit disappointing really…I expected more cargo capabilities and better storage management. The armrest seems smaller than the one in the Mazda3 and there is no under floor storage in the back cargo area.
Love the exterior design, but in general, it looks like it has worse quality materials /...
I have a theory regarding cargo space... maybe like Subaru, Mazda is using the latest methods of measuring cargo space which results in lower numbers, again, like the current generation Subaru Outback, which on paper has a smaller cargo capacity than the previous gen, but bigger in "real life"...
We have a 2021 Carbon Edition with the base 2.5L and AWD. Around city, with a lot of stop and go, we average around 20 to 22 mpg.
On the Highway is where really has been a surprise for us. On a 40 miles work trip that I take once or twice a week I have gotten constantly over 30 mpg. My best has...
To each their own, personally, we have a Mazda 6 and CX-5 in our household, and 95% of the time we use the command knobs and controls.
I think it’s much better than touching the screen. It’s a much closer and easier reach.
The Touring gets a new “package” that almost makes it a Grand Touring. It adds leather seats with power seats for both front seats with memory seating for the driver.
Here is the press release for the 2021 model year. Almost everything is the same, really nice to see a much bigger standard 10.25 inch infotainment. But damn, the msrps have gone way up over the years.
https://insidemazda.mazdausa.com/press-release/2021-mazda-cx-5-more-to-discover/
Guys I have a question: I have a CX5 Touring trim, and I’m looking into swapping the glove box with the ones in the Grand Touring that has a felt lining. I preferred it that way. How can I do it? Finding a oem glove box for the CX5 (2017-2020) with the felt lining. From what I have gathered...