Front Seat Comfort.

[brillo54]

And all top-selling four compact CUVs and many others have rear passenger AC vents!

LOL! The link to "support" your position on rear passenger AC vents says the Mazda CX-5 has them. I wonder what else it got wrong?

Personally, I'd be embarrassed to admit I'd bought a CUV that has so many things "wrong" with it.

 

[jhu8]

The top-selling three compact CUVs in the US market, each of them sold over 300,000 units in 2015, and each of them sold three times more than Mazda CX-5, are:

Honda CR-V:
"10-Way Power Driver's Seat
The driver's seat adjusts 10 different ways (EX and above), and features a two-position memory system (Touring)."

Toyota RAV4:
"Power driver’s seat with memory function
RAV4 remembers your favorite driving position, so you can always ride in comfort. When you program the available 8-way power-adjustable driver’s seat with memory function and power lumbar support, all you have to do is push a button, and you’re ready to roll."

Ford Escap:
"Titanium models feature full leather, heated front seats with 10-way power driver and passenger seat, adjustable lumbar support and memory for three drivers (driver's seat)"

The forth one on the top sales figure is Nissan Rouge, which sold 287,190 unit in 2015 again almost three times more than CX-5, doesn't offer memory function on its 6-way power driver's seat with power lumbar. But it offers unique Quick Comfort heated front seats and 3rd-row split fold-down bench seat.

Again, a power seat without memory function becomes an incomplete feature unless you're the lone driver for the vehicle as the 10-way or more power seat adjustment is simply too complicated and waste too much time to adjust to your preferred position without memory if your preferred seat position got changed by others.

And all top-selling four compact CUVs and many others have rear passenger AC vents!

Weird. All I did was go to the car sites and looked at the top model and didn't see anything about memory seats. You would think that's something they would advertise.

 

[MikeM.]

Mike you posted at 3:21 AM. I think you also need to get some sleep!

Heritage07, the earth is divided into 24 zones called "Time Zones". I know this sounds incredible but, we can communicate in real time across all of them. It's true. That means you might be eating your morning eggs and bacon while someone else far away is tucking their child into bed for the evening!

Pretty amazing, huh?

 

[123373]

Heritage07, the earth is divided into 24 zones called "Time Zones". I know this sounds incredible but, we can communicate in real time across all of them. It's true. That means you might be eating your morning eggs and bacon while someone else far away is tucking their child into bed for the evening!

Pretty amazing, huh?

So now your a sleep-deprived smart ass bully! (naughty)

 

[ALafya]

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Most people who switch drivers simply need to slide the seat fore or aft when changing drivers.

Come to think of it, that's the only adjustment we had in cars from the 1960's. I'm surprised we got by at all! (rlaugh)

Our 3's seat is manually adjusted. So is the seat in the Civic. I must say both feel a bit better than the CX-5. The 3's seat is the best. Not that the CX-5's seat is bad, but it is not perfect. It's bottom cushion is a bit flat and becomes more so as I raise the seat (why?). I can't comfortably rest my elbow on anything while holding the steering wheel. Sometimes I can feel the dip/seam between the front cushion and the one next to it. Something with the pedals is not exactly right. However, I did take 3+ hour trips with it and overall it is not bad.

I do prefer manual seats in general. Most cars I owned had manual seats and I remember that another car with a power seat I owned was also only good
It's true that it is harder to set the power seat the way it was, especially if it has to many ways to adjust.

 

[axel2078]

I haven't been on any really long drives in my CX-5, but I have an 80 minute round trip commute to work every day and I haven't experienced any discomfort with the seats so far.

 

[Bonzomatic]

Again, a power seat without memory function becomes an incomplete feature unless you're the lone driver for the vehicle as the 10-way or more power seat adjustment is simply too complicated and waste too much time to adjust to your preferred position without memory if your preferred seat position got changed by others.

+1. I agree with you 100%.

This is my first post on this forum. I am new here because I'm currently trying to figure out which SUV I want to buy. I really like the CX-5 for darned near everything else, but this one single key feature is holding me back.

My wife and I have drastically different seating positions. MikeM.'s comment about most people only requiring forward and backward movement doesn't hold water in my house. My wife likes her seat all the way back, with an upright back, with the seat lower. I prefer mine up some, with lean back, and the seat higher, with a slight tilt to form a bit of a bucket.

With manual seats, getting the best seat position is easier because it is limited. A person only has so many clicks to choose from so it's easier to move then re-find the old best spot. Now this best spot may not be as perfect as an electric seat, but it is easier to re-find if the seat has been moved.

Since an electric seat has what seems like an almost unlimited amount of settings, it takes a while to dial it all in. And once you do that, it's a royal PITA to have to do it again if someone moves the seat. Memory seats are simply one of the most important features to have if your car has electronic seats and there are frequent multiple drivers. I for one couldn't care less about heated seats, but memory seats, VERY important.

So unfortunately, I'm currently on the fence about the CX-5. I'm going to have to decide between lacking this feature and the other things the competition lacks that I like better about the CX-5.

(Note: If the CX-5 had a memory driver seat, rear air vents, rear reclining seats, and a storage system above the spare, this vehicle would be a no brainer win win win. These are the only features it lacks in my book. The last 3 I can live with, but I'm just not sure on the memory seat. Bummer).