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There are no mechanical or component changes. The most they could tweak would be the firmness of the isolation bushings.

It annoyed me a little that he gave the 2019 a ride quality rating of "B-" when the 2017 received an "A" rating. Both vehicles have identical tires and suspension. I realize these ratings are subjective and that what other vehicles you have reviewed recently can and will color your...

I personally agree with you, but if the model is meant primarily for the American market they will almost certainly go bigger not smaller. Bigger is what sells.

I went to Seattle last fall for a business trip and was amazed at how many Mazdas there were. 3's and CX-5's literally everywhere. I found myself wondering why that particular city gets it when almost nobody else seems to. Apparently my own state is Chrysler. Eww. I don't know if I buy that...

CX-6 or CX-7 seems like a safe bet. There is a big market for these "in-between" size SUVs like the Ford Edge.

Some of the best sounding drivers in the world are paper cone. It's all in how the paper is treated. Speaker design is a battle of stiffness (to prevent distortion from cone flex) vs. weight (which affects the driver's ability to start and stop precisely and thus accurately reproduce...

New Fords are pretty much all using Bang & Olufsen systems now. You would have seen B&O logos on the grills. If it was more than a couple of years old it would have been a Sony.

GAXIBM's explanation is correct. To boil it down into something simpler: the reason you see 85 octane in high altitude areas (I have it in my area as well) is because for us it is the equivalent of using 87. So there is no harm. Mazda's ECU and knock/harmonic sensors do adjust timing for...

My previous car before my CX-5 was turbocharged. It was my biggest concern when I bought it, that it would feel gutless and I would miss the fat midrange torque from the turbo. I also live at fairly high elevations where a NA engine will suffer where as a turbo engine is less affected. One...

I saw the Motoman video with Dave Coleman before I bought mine. These are the changes I am referring to. Yes, there are a lot of them and they all add to a substantial improvement, but at the end of the day they are all individually minor revisions to an existing platform. The 2019 Mazda 3...

Hard to say, especially since Mazda is a smaller company with limited resources. But, I think it's fair to say that KF-Gen2 is actually more of a Gen1.5 model. The chassis, drivetrain, and body hardpoints were not changed at all and these are the major engineering challenges when redesigning a...

I have as well. There is a loud rattle in the hatch area in warm weather that I initially thought was the spare tire jack kit, but in the end I couldn't find the source. There is definitely vehicle-to-vehicle variation, but one thing that also comes into play is the trim. Grand Tourings ride...

That's interesting you have the same weather conditions I do and your CX-5 is still tight. There are days when I do think I got whatever the Japanese equivalent of a "Saturday" car is. There are too many places in my interior to list that creak and crack over every bump in the road on the...

It all comes down to a person's sensitivity to these noises. I, for example, am highly sensitive and will hear any tiny little sound and be annoyed by it. I don't hold it against the car because I realize I'm uncommon in this aspect. I bet you could put me in an S-class Mercedes Benz and I'd...

Pretty much, though they claim it's something new and different.

The rumor is a new SUV model sized in between the CX-5 and CX-9. Kind of like how a Ford Edge sits between an Escape and an Explorer. Supposedly specifically made for the US market.

If you were considering upgrading to a CX-5 Turbo, then why not wait until you can test drive a CX-5 Turbo before judging and deciding you're disappointed? It's amazing how disappointed people all are in something that doesn't even exist yet.

Not to be doom and gloom on you, but a free detailing from the dealership sounds like an offer to install a bunch of free swirls in the new paint. Unless an outside professional is going to do the work. Even then I personally have no confidence anymore. Your issues remind me of my own paint...

Public shaming seems to be the only way to get treated fairly by corporations in this day and age. Spam their Twitter account. Somebody will change their tune once it picks up negative attention.

I heard from a local body shop that the painting process for the tri-coat Mazda paints is difficult and labor intensive. They have to do hand-sanding in between each layer application and special surface prep for each of the three hand painted layers. Apparently if its not done by somebody...