If they used the PHEV drivetrain from the CX-90, they would massively exceed the 2.5T motor. I don't understand why they wouldn't offer this at launch. It is going to use the current 187hp motor and 6-sp as the sole powertrain at the start? Huge mistake IMHO. Where is the new Z motor and...
If they build the US market CX-5 here, rather than in Japan, it will make me think again about buying one. Much prefer my Japanese cars to be built in Japan. I made an exception with my 20 Frontier, but it's a pretty basic vehicle...
Totally agree with the ridiculous progression of electronics in todays cars. I will say Mazda still makes a mostly black interior in its current cars. Here is a CX-90 in black... Still looks very similar to the CX-5. My hope is the new CX-5 doesn't have the full touchscreen controls as has...
But Mazda never did tune it well (256hp out of a 2.5l turbo isn't very impressive - most other makes use a 2.0l Turbo and make more hp than Mazda). Most folks don't want to mess with aftermarket tuning as it's quite finicky. It will be sad to see the turbo cancelled, but I get it as the MPG is...
My dealer did the same thing at 30k. Recommended the exact same things at the same prices. I had just changed my filters so that was particularly annoying. They have definitely become worse over time. I will be doing my own work when the warranty expires. I declined everything other than the...
You change your engine air filter every 3-4 mths? How many miles are you driving in that time? I do mine every 15k. Cabin filter? That is yearly as they are so cheap.
The turbo has the CX-9 front brakes, which are larger diameter- 12.6" vs 11.7" than the standard CX-5 brakes, but that has been the same since the turbo was released in '19.
I can't believe you have driven 76k without any brake work! That is amazing. I had my rear brakes worked on recently...
As said above, you can buy the standard filters on Amazon for about $5-6 each. Why not just get a new filter every year rather than going through the washing/drying of the K&N? If you do a filter every 12k/12mths that would be 6yrs of filters to buy the K&N.
Interesting about the brakes as they are exactly the same on a 19 and 25 unless they have changed the pads used. How many miles are on your 19? Have the rotors/pads been replaced? With my '19, which was a non turbo GT, I had no issues with the brakes over 20k miles. On my '21 Turbo with the...