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- RDX Aspec Adv.
Just buy a damn minivan and be done with it.
Having a third seat in a compact SUV is useless. You may be able to carry two extra kids, but nothing else. If you really need to carry more people (kids or adults) and have room for storage the new CX 9 seams like the perfect vehicle for those that despise driving a boring minivan.
Often the extra kid or kids is just a ride home from band practice ETC. I can see it being useful for some. I don't need or want it in a CX-5.
"Just get down in the back, don't let the cops see you."
Wonder of wonders, I somehow survived childhood. 'Murica. Softer. Weaker. More worried. Safer?
"Just get down in the back, don't let the cops see you."
Wonder of wonders, I somehow survived childhood. 'Murica. Softer. Weaker. More worried. Safer?
Car manufactures are trying to put more seats into their "compact" CUVs, especially for more populated countries. See this new Honda "BR-V" compact CUV which has been released in Thailand, Indonesia, and India since beginning of this year also offers 7-seater version. It's safer to have factory installed 3rd row seating with safety belts. It'd be much better than seating on the stools in the trunk area, which was what happened when we're in Peking traveling, or hide in the back like many of us had experienced.Basically my childhood:
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Wouldn't a 3rd row make the CR-V competing with the Pilot? Mazda can easily and cheaply re-use and copy the template/structure for all the cars it's making (Mazda6, CX-3, CX-4, CX-5, CX-9), so I don't see Mazda adding a 3rd-row to the CX-5, it can just make a new model instead.
I would hate to see the CX-5 get such a cramped cabin. Leave it as is. Those that need so many seats should get the CX-9. Or a Minivan. Or birth control.
Back to the topic: An inexpensive compact AWD 5+2 seater with reasonable fuel economy and handling/steering? I'd buy it in a heartbeat.
Car manufactures are trying to put more seats into their "compact" CUVs, especially for more populated countries. See this new Honda "BR-V" compact CUV which has been released in Thailand, Indonesia, and India since beginning of this year also offers 7-seater version. It's safer to have factory installed 3rd row seating with safety belts. It'd be much better than seating on the stools in the trunk area, which was what happened when we're in Peking traveling, or hide in the back like many of us had experienced.
Honda apparently think adding the 3rd row seating will boost CR-V sales not only in worldwide but also in US market. Consumers always want more features installed in their vehicles, the more, the better. I wouldn't mind to have a 3rd row seating on a compact CUV, as long as they can fold and hide. And I wouldn't mind to have a 7-seater Honda CR-V, as long as it comes with 9-speed automatic like in Europe instead of the CVT.
7-seater Honda CR-V won't be competing with their own Honda Pilot. They have different size, fuel economy, and price structure. The same on CX-5 and CX-9 from Mazda.
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Basically my childhood:
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Wouldn't a 3rd row make the CR-V competing with the Pilot? Mazda can easily and cheaply re-use and copy the template/structure for all the cars it's making (Mazda6, CX-3, CX-4, CX-5, CX-9), so I don't see Mazda adding a 3rd-row to the CX-5, it can just make a new model instead.
It's helpful in a pinch. Arguably bragging about how fast one can corner in a cuv is also silly.
Given how much effort Mazda tried to shave weight with the whole SkyActive thing, adding 2 seats probably won't work with "reasonable fuel economy"![]()
Ha, finally see someone has the same opinion like mine! How is the cabin becoming "cramp" unless you're seating on the 3rd row? If you don't need the 3rd-row, simply fold and hide and your CX-5 would look like a 5-seater CX-5. This is just some optional feature you can have and you can use it whenever the need arises.Cramped cabin? Have you ever seen Mazda5 with its disappearing third row? And stop this CX-9/Minivan crap - by the same logic, if you are traveling alone most of the time, why did you buy a 3500 pound car? Get a scooter! Or birth control...I would hate to see the CX-5 get such a cramped cabin. Leave it as is. Those that need so many seats should get the CX-9. Or a Minivan. Or birth control.
Back to the topic: An inexpensive compact AWD 5+2 seater with reasonable fuel economy and handling/steering? I'd buy it in a heartbeat.
... especially if they can get "LV" tattooed on the seats. ;-)