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    PSA do NOT leave key fob on the phone charging pad!

    This is a big issue with wireless charging in general from my experience. I don't have a wireless pad in mine but when I have used them in hotels which have them in the room, the phone does heat up. Considering the phone gets hot when using wireless AA anyway, this makes things worse. It...
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    Feelings about the 2026 CX-5 eliminating turbo and physical buttons?

    Agree on most points here. I think Mazda really muffed this one up. They have a great engine in the 2.5T and still offer it in other models so why not at least keep it for the 26 model year then switch to a hybrid if it makes sense? I can't think of a reason I would switch from my 21 turbo to...
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    DIY Mazda Firmware Update Information

    It is amazing to me we are still having to tell people to contact him privately. Maybe they are not english speakers?
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    Replacement taillight for 2020 CX-5?

    Make sure you get the LED version. They make a more basic version without the LED running lights and brake lights. But yes, aftermarket LED taillights are available for much less than the OEM version. You could also look for a used OEM light from a breaker.
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    Official 2026 Mazda CX-5 Pics and Details Released

    We can hope. From what I am reading about the CX-90 PHEV, things are not great. Mazda obviously should have waited to release it (which may be why the 26 CX-5 isn't getting the hybrid right away).
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    Official 2026 Mazda CX-5 Pics and Details Released

    Not sure what you mean. More power = better 0-60 times. Of course, "performance" is in some ways subjective, as a hybrid model will be heavier than the current 2.5T model due to the increased size of the car and the weight of the battery. Many like a lighter car (not that the 21 GTR that you...
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    Official 2026 Mazda CX-5 Pics and Details Released

    It's a 2.5L inline 4 just like the one in the CX-5 (all current 4's are inline except the Subaru and Porsche boxer motors). They don't use the I-6 in the PHEV. It seems ridiculous for Mazda not to have designed the new 8-sp to work with both FWD and RWD as they aren't going to stop production...
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    DIY Mazda Firmware Update Information

    You are behind - current is 11048
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    Official 2026 Mazda CX-5 Pics and Details Released

    They already have a 2.5L hybrid powertrain in the CX-70/90 which makes 323hp and 369 ft/lbs. Way more than the CX-50's hybrid.
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    2026 Mazda CX-5 Configurator Preview

    I don't think there will be any difference for US models (other than a decrease due to the extra weight of the larger body). They will be using the same engine they have in the 25 non turbo CX-5 and the same transmission (I am sure they will say it has been "revised"), but everything I have...
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    2026 Mazda CX-5 Configurator Preview

    That motor has 139.5hp and 175.5 ft-lbs. I saw this in a recent review. I assume this will not be the same 2.5L we get in the US as I have read it will have the same 187hp and 186ft/lbs as the current motor. I wonder what they did to make the output drop so much for Europe. It would seem the...
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    Dreaded "Engine Malfunction" and "Hybrid System Malfunction" message

    I am sure it's nice. I looked at an XC60 plug in hybrid as well for the same reason as it has a 35mile range, but it was too small and an XC90 plug in is ridiculously priced compared to the Mazda.
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    Dreaded "Engine Malfunction" and "Hybrid System Malfunction" message

    That really stinks. I was looking at the CX-90 yesterday as a possible replacement for my 21 CX-5. I was talking to my wife about the PHEV and mentioned I would not be willing to go that route this early in the cars life (which your experience confirms). I would go for the I6 turbo S for sure...
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    Official 2026 Mazda CX-5 Pics and Details Released

    You think so? It doesn't have the flat, slab sided look of a CX-50. Much more rounded like the current CX-5.
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    Official 2026 Mazda CX-5 Pics and Details Released

    Nope, it's the new CX-5...
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    Official 2026 Mazda CX-5 Pics and Details Released

    I guess we will know in 26...
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    Official 2026 Mazda CX-5 Pics and Details Released

    I understood ALL CX-5's will have the new touchscreen interface. Have you seen something different?
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