Greetings from Belgrade, Serbia. We just sold our 2007 Chevrolet Captiva 2.0 diesel, and are in the market for a new SUV. Absolutely love the new CX 5. I 've been following the forum and find it most helpful. I don't see anyone from Europe yet, so I hope I can make some contribution to discussions (excuse my English though).
In Serbia CX5s just started coming in in April, and our dealers virtually have about 20 cars reserved until September (!) Guess most of them have been shipped to you guys in US, Can, Aus and NZ.
In terms of options, we will have both petrol and diesel, MT and AT, and 4 trim levels.
Before going into more details in different threads, I just have one, MAIN QUESTION for us, in deciding which option to select. We will go for a MT and AWD, but our main dilemma is PETROL or DIESEL Not so much in terms of economy or mileage, but the TORQUE. Read may reviews and they all claim the petrol engine lacks pulling power in mid revs. But most of the reviews were for AT. So I would really appreciate if you guys with PETROL MANUAL AWDs could share some of your experiences and impressions.
I would also like to hear if anyone pushed their CX5s to 150-160 kmh (100 mph)? How does the car feel? What is your MPG at that speed, especially for petrol models. Not that I drive like a maniac every day, but I travel to Germany and Italy relatively often, and as you know in Ger there are sections with no speed limit. So, just wondering what is you fuel consumption at higher speeds.
Many thanks to everyone.
In Serbia CX5s just started coming in in April, and our dealers virtually have about 20 cars reserved until September (!) Guess most of them have been shipped to you guys in US, Can, Aus and NZ.
In terms of options, we will have both petrol and diesel, MT and AT, and 4 trim levels.
Before going into more details in different threads, I just have one, MAIN QUESTION for us, in deciding which option to select. We will go for a MT and AWD, but our main dilemma is PETROL or DIESEL Not so much in terms of economy or mileage, but the TORQUE. Read may reviews and they all claim the petrol engine lacks pulling power in mid revs. But most of the reviews were for AT. So I would really appreciate if you guys with PETROL MANUAL AWDs could share some of your experiences and impressions.
I would also like to hear if anyone pushed their CX5s to 150-160 kmh (100 mph)? How does the car feel? What is your MPG at that speed, especially for petrol models. Not that I drive like a maniac every day, but I travel to Germany and Italy relatively often, and as you know in Ger there are sections with no speed limit. So, just wondering what is you fuel consumption at higher speeds.
Many thanks to everyone.