Recent content by MKF242

This saddens me, while I have a 2017 CX-5, I just convinced my sister-in-law to buy a 2018 CRV a few months ago. These things happen due to the trends to shorten development. Honda is one of the companies you least expect it from. I assume Mazda had problems with the cylinder deactivation in...

I havent looked into it, but I assume we can disable the key fob open? I too have had my hatch open overnight in a snow storm, and in several other occasions.

The CX-5 doesnt have the hands-free sensor.

Actually not even those. From a Car and Driver article: Mazda added more sound insulation and a thicker windshield to make the new CX-5 quieter than before. Our sound-level test—conducted at 70 mph—indicated a 4-decibel decrease from the previous model. At 65 decibels, the CX-5 is quieter than...

Generally pretty much all new cars (please feel free to point out exceptions) either have this limitation due to the arch for the wheel well not allowing the space for the window to go down, or the vehicles with windows that go down have a small triangular fixed part of the window at the rear...

The fog lights on my 2017 GT are practically useless. In every other car I have had, they light up well low and wide, and are very nice for rain. These ones don't help at all in the rain, and I almost can't see any additional light from them in addition to the low beams.

I think it looks terrible with the bars on, but the rails to me don't detract so much from the look as I feared it might. I am sure side by side it looks much nicer without them. On another thread I mention crossbar installation and a tool recommendation: 2017 Roof Rails - Anyone Have Them...

Very quiet other cars: 2008 Saab 9-3 wagon. Saab branded bars, but they were the Thule oval ones, before the aero blade came out. Noisier than the CX-5 bars. 2014 BMW X1. It was a surprisingly quiet car, but not as quiet as the 2017 CX-5. I had Thule aeroblade crossbars. Even my wife who...

I have the EPB come on all the time after I park with autohold on. It's kind of annoying, but It is not an issue. It is either a feature that not well documented, or you didn't wait long enough after putting in park to release you seatbelt or open the door. Only Mazda engineers can define how...

One thing to add is the OEM rack and bars are quiet. After having aftermarket bars on my last two cars, this is something I really appreciate. So, I recommend getting the OEM bars, and just removing them when not in use. The rails don't look that bad on the 2017 CX-5

I have a Thule Force XL on my 2017 with the factory crossbars. Sorry I don't have a better picture than this. It is setup about 1.5" aft of the max forward position. It is stable up to 75 MPH loaded that way. I adjusted the rear hatch opening to be about 8" lower than max, and I have almost 1"...

I seem to be alone on this one, but I actually liked this review. Probably because I cross shopped used X3's with the CX-5, and because I came out of an X1. More from an entertainment perspective though, because he didn't even mention some of the best characteristics of these cars: how quiet...

Yes, the 2017 requires the strongest effort to close the doors of any vehicle I have ever been in.

What do you mean not being able to debadge the back? I was thinking of debadging mine, but now I am concerned.

So I received in the ball end T30 driver and tightened the crossbar bolts. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001ID99P0/?tag=m20b7-20 Having this tool really makes it much easier to tighten/loosen the torx screws. It is not perfect, and if you plan to torque to the torque specs, you will need...