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    Mazda want more CX-5 sales in the USA?. Make it a bit wider and longer

    I think the others are trying but only a few are delivering on it. Porsche for sure and BMW. Audi eh kinda. The Stelvio! But I dont even know if Id lease that. They cant even last through journalists flogging without lighting up the dashboard.
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    Mazda want more CX-5 sales in the USA?. Make it a bit wider and longer

    See this is what I dont get. You want a CUV yet you want something more fun and sporty. So those to me are just in conflict because physics. Sure Porsche pulls it off but thats a lot of money. CUV should not be the answer to everything. And that isnt to say it isnt the answer to anything. Just...
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    Mazda want more CX-5 sales in the USA?. Make it a bit wider and longer

    I will say VWs DSG wet clutch thats in the GTI is MUCH better than Fords DCT. Its fast like lightning shifts.
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    Mazda want more CX-5 sales in the USA?. Make it a bit wider and longer

    The main issue Ford had was oil leaking from the gear box into the bell housing which then fouled the clutches (that were not designed to be wet) and caused those issues. I would not assume every other automakers DCT would have the same issue. Some conventional autos are bad. Some are good. Same...
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    Mazda want more CX-5 sales in the USA?. Make it a bit wider and longer

    I believe theirs is a dry clutch which probably has a much longer, maybe lifetime, interval. That being said even though they require more frequent fluid changes I very much prefer wet clutch DCT. On my GTI its every 40k so not a big issue to me.
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    Mazda want more CX-5 sales in the USA?. Make it a bit wider and longer

    Yea Hyundai is really growing on me lately!
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    Mazda want more CX-5 sales in the USA?. Make it a bit wider and longer

    Exactly! One of the things I liked about the CX-5 is actually that it wasnt too big. Things like turning radius and park ability would suffer. Thats why I was surprised to see CX-30 not CX-7 (more Edge sized). But like I said you cant make everyone happy.
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    Apple Car Play Question from a senior citizen

    In theory it should but I doubt Apple would certify an app that would do that...... It isnt based on WiFi not Bluetooth.
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    Wife got T-Boned - Wrote off CX-5

    Ive always thought that seemed kinda questionable. But even if they did would you actually get all the kids to use them? [emoji2371]
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    Mazda want more CX-5 sales in the USA?. Make it a bit wider and longer

    See this is kind of where Im at as well. But you cant make everyone happy. Unless you have 19 different SUV models...... [emoji849]
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    Mazda want more CX-5 sales in the USA?. Make it a bit wider and longer

    Maybe seat differences. The one we have, convertible, is rounded so the sides dont come forward as far. As a result it fits better in the middle and still touches the fronts on the sides. I could probably go to a side if I moved the seat all the way up.
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    Mazda want more CX-5 sales in the USA?. Make it a bit wider and longer

    Fit was designed by the time lords! Edit nm I was thinking you meant car not seat.
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    Mazda want more CX-5 sales in the USA?. Make it a bit wider and longer

    I find for rear facing you kinda need the middle. Those seats are huge. For kid hauling minivan is king albeit not cool.
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    Apple Car Play Question from a senior citizen

    Its not installing from the phone. Rather its the phone being mirrored on the screen in the car. The cable does need to be connected for it to work as Mazda has not implemented wireless CarPlay. Only BMW and Audi do that I am aware of.
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    Mazda want more CX-5 sales in the USA?. Make it a bit wider and longer

    I mainly put this here in regards to people complaining that the CX-5 is too small, lacks 3rd row, or that suv 3rd rows are hard to use. If the last two are your complaint you should probably own a mini van not an suv. To your point. With one kid really any car should be ok honestly. A buddy...
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    Mazda want more CX-5 sales in the USA?. Make it a bit wider and longer

    I really wish more cars had an armrest like my GTI (Golfs had since at least MKV). It slides and ratchets.
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    Mazda want more CX-5 sales in the USA?. Make it a bit wider and longer

    Yea its on the same platform too so I think its mainly different sheet metal on the outside..... and yea size is about right to me. Im not skinny but Im not really huge either. [emoji2371] Armrest is definitely spread out a bit.
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    Mazda want more CX-5 sales in the USA?. Make it a bit wider and longer

    Im just going to leave this here. https://jalopnik.com/minivan-sales-are-plummeting-compared-to-suvs-because-w-1835336564
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