Chris_Top_Her
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- San Antonio, Texas
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- '15 CX-5 Miata AWD
Did anyone buy the RWD?
FWD or AWD?
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If you hold down the 'info' button on the wheel for a couple of seconds, it will reset the averages.
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- 2023 CX-5 Premium; 2018 Mazda 3 GT hatch
Yes; it should be required reading!
Well I read it last night and saw the notation in small print where you hold the button to reset. I didn't learn anything new though just from the drive to/from the dealer. All seems pretty straightforward to understand. I need to look at the fat book now more closely regarding the TPMS and a few other things then I'll be good. I didn't notice til now it takes 0/20 oil. I gotta get rid of all my 5/30 synth I have. I think my dad and bro can use it, I hope. So far I love the car. I hate going up hill and seeing that instant MPG drop into the low 20s! I forgot to look at the average after my commute but it should be in the high 20s now. Way better than the 17.6 I had as an average in the Isuzu...love it!
TreyP
2018 Soul Red AWD Touring CX-5
Exactly. To have snows on front and All Seasons on the rear is inviting a spin out at every use of the brakes. The weight of the car shifts to the front under braking, thus making the rear more likely to slide. Combine that with less traction in the rear and you have a recipe for disaster.
Having driven a few small FWD only vehicles in my past I much prefer the AWD on any vehicle I buy. I also live in the Chicago area and commute 45 miles 1 way to work. The CX-5 has handled beautifully in the sometimes snow covered roads. There's been several times this winter I drove through 4-5 inches of snow in places to get to work. I'm very happy I had the AWD in my CX-5. I'm willing to give up a couple MPG's when the weather is nasty. I've been averaging 28-29 MPG to and from work. Most of that is 40-50 MPH with a ton of traffic lights. Very happy with the performance so far. We also have to deal with heavy rain from time to time in the spring. Sometimes it rains hard enough there will be standing water. The AWD system helps in those situations also. I do agree driving sensible in whatever conditions is the right thing to do.
The reason why I bought my CX-5 is because there is no decent reasonably price wagon in this country. Something like this:
The reason why I bought my CX-5 is because there is no decent reasonably price wagon in this country. Something like this:
Very Nice.
My guess is the drive from the rear wheels will be asleep most of the time in those conditions (especially wet roads). My experience is it takes an age to wake up and be of any use. I bought AWD because it's pretty much the only model available unless I ordered and waited, AWD is very common here. Better to have it than not, but so far, with winter tires on since Nov, I think it have not had any real use for it.
Check out 2:10s and 3:35s in this video and you see what I mean. Not much would get up this wet grass slope on normal tires, but the CX5 is pretty lame.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSj9UEVYI8o
I'd be keen to know for all 3 cars whether they had traction control on or not. Pretty easy to grind to a halt in conditions where grip is zero like that.
um, you do realize the Mazda is FWD not AWD and it has summer tires, don't you? That video is stupid comparing a 2WD to two 4wd vehicles, and the bmw has snow tires as well. If the cars were evenly equipped it would be better but even then, they do some things in the video that make the comparison null.
The reason why I bought my CX-5 is because there is no decent reasonably price wagon in this country. Something like this:
Your vehicle looks decidedly different, there are no black wheel well liners or along the bottom. Did you remove those? Looks good but not sure I'd want mine that low. Do the wheels rub? Are they 19s? What didmyou do to lower it?
