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- Toronto
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- 2022 CX-5 GT
As the title says, I picked up my 2022 CX-5 GT today. I'm 23, and this is my first car; so I was reaaaaally excited. (Photos at the end of the post)
The dealership experience was underwhelming, just signed a bunch of papers and they handed me the keys. They gave me a brochure about Mazda Connect, but I already had the app installed and the VIN keyed in so didn't really need that. I thought they would give me a quick walkthrough of the car.
I've seen the car before and test-driven it, but my first impression was that the keyfob doesn't feel nearly as premium as the rest of the car. Picked up the car and drove around for a good 5-6 hours.
It drives like a dream. I don't have the Turbo, but still the power is more than adequate. It's really quiet as well, especially compared to other SUVs. No noticeable engine/wind noise until 110/120 kmh, I did get some tire noise but it could be because of the winter tires. Handles pretty well too, the steering wheel has a weight to it but it suits the rest of the car.
Most of the materials on the inside feel premium. (I am being nitpicky) I don't know why the bottom spoke of the steering wheel doesn't have a hole and instead is filled with a cheap-feeling plastic. The hazard light button also feels not as nice as the rest of the interior. Cup holders are made of really hard plastic. Aside from those three things, I love the interior. Everything is high quality, the gauge cluster is fantastic, I love the blend of analog and digital. The center multimedia screen is really high-resolution, and although it's not a touch screen I got used to the knob in a couple of hours. HUD is useful, I like that it shows blind spot monitor warnings. It's quite big, and you can change its position. I think it could get a bit brighter though.
Mazda app is not bad, I used it to send a destination to the car GPS; and it worked quite well. Although the Nav app did glitch once, showing me an empty dialog with no buttons to press. Went away when I restarted the car. Oh well. Other than that, I like the onboard Nav; especially because it shows me directions on the HUD. I don't need to take my eyes off the road.
I'd bought a Wireless CarPlay adapter, and it worked after changing a couple of settings of the adapter. Doesn't seem any different than Wired CarPlay, and connects fairly fast. Although it's not hard to use the knob for CarPlay, I found myself using Siri more. Took me some time to get the wireless charger to work, but once I managed to turn it on, it worked fine for 4 hours; at which point it gave me an overheating warning. 4 hours is more than enough time to fully charge my iPhone.
I also have a thumb drive with 60 gigabytes of FLAC files, and the infotainment system didn't slow down/glitch at all even with all those songs. It also quickly switched between songs. I'm not an audiophile, and I found the Bose system to be very very good; although a bit bass-heavy. Couldn't start my SiriusXM trial today, will try again tomorrow.
These are just some things I noticed today. Regardless, I am in love with this car; and beyond that; I am just in disbelief that I own this car.
The dealership experience was underwhelming, just signed a bunch of papers and they handed me the keys. They gave me a brochure about Mazda Connect, but I already had the app installed and the VIN keyed in so didn't really need that. I thought they would give me a quick walkthrough of the car.
I've seen the car before and test-driven it, but my first impression was that the keyfob doesn't feel nearly as premium as the rest of the car. Picked up the car and drove around for a good 5-6 hours.
It drives like a dream. I don't have the Turbo, but still the power is more than adequate. It's really quiet as well, especially compared to other SUVs. No noticeable engine/wind noise until 110/120 kmh, I did get some tire noise but it could be because of the winter tires. Handles pretty well too, the steering wheel has a weight to it but it suits the rest of the car.
Most of the materials on the inside feel premium. (I am being nitpicky) I don't know why the bottom spoke of the steering wheel doesn't have a hole and instead is filled with a cheap-feeling plastic. The hazard light button also feels not as nice as the rest of the interior. Cup holders are made of really hard plastic. Aside from those three things, I love the interior. Everything is high quality, the gauge cluster is fantastic, I love the blend of analog and digital. The center multimedia screen is really high-resolution, and although it's not a touch screen I got used to the knob in a couple of hours. HUD is useful, I like that it shows blind spot monitor warnings. It's quite big, and you can change its position. I think it could get a bit brighter though.
Mazda app is not bad, I used it to send a destination to the car GPS; and it worked quite well. Although the Nav app did glitch once, showing me an empty dialog with no buttons to press. Went away when I restarted the car. Oh well. Other than that, I like the onboard Nav; especially because it shows me directions on the HUD. I don't need to take my eyes off the road.
I'd bought a Wireless CarPlay adapter, and it worked after changing a couple of settings of the adapter. Doesn't seem any different than Wired CarPlay, and connects fairly fast. Although it's not hard to use the knob for CarPlay, I found myself using Siri more. Took me some time to get the wireless charger to work, but once I managed to turn it on, it worked fine for 4 hours; at which point it gave me an overheating warning. 4 hours is more than enough time to fully charge my iPhone.
I also have a thumb drive with 60 gigabytes of FLAC files, and the infotainment system didn't slow down/glitch at all even with all those songs. It also quickly switched between songs. I'm not an audiophile, and I found the Bose system to be very very good; although a bit bass-heavy. Couldn't start my SiriusXM trial today, will try again tomorrow.
These are just some things I noticed today. Regardless, I am in love with this car; and beyond that; I am just in disbelief that I own this car.