Recent content by Trip CX90

I completed a Mazda survey for my CX90 PHEV this week and received a request to do a 90 minute video interview to talk about my input. I was curious if anyone else has done this and what to expect.

That’s a great question. I need to crack open the owners manual and see if it says anything about how the service intervals are calculated. My last few Mazdas were set service intervals. I don’t know if the CX90 is the same or has some intelligence behind it like Honda’s Maintenance Minder.

We do have one long-distance trip of about 400 miles under our belt. I did not charge up at all once the initial charge depleted. We were able to make it to our destination and back on one full charge and a single tank of gas with a quarter of a tank left over. Fuel economy worked out to 28.5...

Finally got a Level 2 charger installed. Took awhile to find a competent electrician but the one I found did a great job. I got the inspection report shortly after and was able to submit the application for the state incentive.. The application for the North Carolina incentive was...

My bad. For clarity, the PHEV Prem Plus does have lane keep assist (alerts you and nudges you back into your lane) but it does not have lane centering (actively keeps the car dead center between the lines even around curves) like the Turbo S Prem Plus.

Answering for the US … Can you heat up/ cool down the car with pure EV while plugged in? NOT SURE. I NEVER TRIED TO REMOTE START WHILE CHARGING. Can you turn on the car when plugged in? NEVER TRIED. WHEN ITS CHARGING THE DASH WARNS THAT YOURE PLUGGED IN WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED. No lane...

I forgot to mention, depending what state you’re in, you might be eligible for reimbursement when installing an EV charging station. In NC, I’ll get up to $1100 for the cost of the install and charger. There’s a form to complete, the work has to be permitted, proof that an EV is registered...

I’ve had my PHEV for 3 months now and have finally been able to schedule an electrician to install a 14-50 outlet in my garage next week. It’s an outlet that an electric dryer or stove would use. It will be on its own dedicated circuit. The factory 120V will no longer be needed and the...

They should add the power folding bench and call it the never before seen CX-100 😝🤣

The CX-9 was behind the competition with interior space and flexible storage options to begin with but our CX-9 worked just fine for us. The most frustrating part of our CX90 is the storage. It literally has half the interior storage that the CX-9 does. And what’s there is frustrating to...

I’ve read a number of articles and even posts on this forum, but never saw an answer to something I’ve been thinking about… If you lightly apply pressure to the brake pedal, at what point do the actual brakes activate? Can you lightly apply the brakes and allow the regenerative braking to scrub...

Yep, this is pretty much it. Even when I leave 5 car lengths in front of me, people still feel the need to merge right on my front bumper. The worst are the “never miss my exit morons” who camp in the passing lane and then cut across three lanes at the last minute to get their exit. That’s...

The second row lights are mounted above the rear doors and are positioned so that the light is literally RIGHT THERE in the passenger‘s face. They’re not usable as a reading light. They’re aimed too high and will blind you. They need to be moved forward about a foot and aimed down better.

I haven’t experienced the first 2 issues but I can relate to #3. I have no idea what the buzzing, clicking, whizzing sounds are. Sometimes I hear them, sometimes I don’t. But the temps here have varied. I‘ve driven it hard and not so much. So far the car has been performing flawlessly so...

i’ve never been in a situation where I can use it for an extended period of time. Other cars will cut in front of me and take up the space. When that happens, the car brakes too aggressively and I don’t want to unintentionally piss off people behind me. in low speed, thin traffic, it works...