Took lunch at work....ended up coming back with a 2017 CX-5 GT
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- CX5 Akera 2.2 Diesel
They are at Aussie dealers now, mate!
I dropped i to my local Mazda dealer today, Oldmac Mazda at Cleveland (and Springwood) Qld.
I had a look at a red GT 2.5 petrol. Very nice. interiors very different to 2106 MY. Does look sharp, but not sharp enough for me to trade in my 9 month old Akera! I didnt get to see a diesel but didnt stay for long, so I didnt find out if the new diesel here has the adblue injection or not. Mechanic I was talking to didnt know either.
So i assume they would be at all major dealers in Aus by now.
Get yourself down there!
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- Plano, Texas, USA
Ha, my first car was a 1974 Chevy Impala. That boat was indeed huge!
Excellent advice! The reason is rear AC vents are ducted from front dash vents. If you leave the rear vents open then the cold air volume will be spreaded out to more vent outlets, hence less cold air for each vent. So use the vent open/close dial control to keep the rear AC vents closed if there's no rear passengers like you suggested. I believe the vent open/close dial control is still missing on center dash vents for 2017 US CX-5.
2017 CX-5 has new tablet LCD screen with wider aspect ratio. But the faster start-up time usually comes from software enhancement as the difference on hardware speeds is hard to be detected without an instrument.
Yeah new car smell is always very nice, enjoy and congrats! And it has to be your most expensive lunch break ever like banjos-n-beer said!
Man I look derpy as hell in these pictures. Probably because I had to race back to work and was in a hurry.
Congrats on your lunch break adventure. The only good thing about forgetting my lunch at home is the excuse to drive out the Mazda to get lunch.
Yeh Cheers. I drove past my local dealer yesterday and saw a couple of base model CX-5s in white parked out the front. Those steel wheels are horrid. The higher-spec models were probably out on test drives. Will drop in to have a look soon. Yes its a good thing the pre-2017 KE CX-5 GT and up is still a good looker
Additional thoughts after a few days of driving. Its still weird going from pretty close to the ground on my Mazda3 to sitting rather high on the CX-5's 19" wheels. However I've found that some of the features that did not work well in the Mazda3 and felt more like a gimmick. (Lane departure warning, auto windshield wipers, etc.) Are much more refined in the CX-5. The radar assisted cruise control isn't as jarring when it decelerates when the car in front of you slows down. Its a much more gradual deceleration. Still playing with the seats. Way more options then in the Mazda3.
I am a little sad that the heated steering wheel doesn't remember the last setting when you turned the car off, unlike the heated seats. Its not a huge thing, however when I leave work I usually turn on the car 5-10 minutes prior to leaving in the winter to let it warm up. Usually when the temp is at 0. It would have been nice to have the steering wheel heated when I jump into the car. On the plus side the heaters kick in fast. The steering wheel is noticeably warm within 60 seconds. So no big deal.
Glove compartment is dinky compared to my Mazda3. Literally the manual pack take up 3/4ths of the compartment, which is rather stupid for such a large vehicle. I'm really liking the brush metal finish
I'm not a fan of wood trim as I'm not in my 60's, not back in the 70's, and am not driving a station wagon from the same period. But this I like. The grain in the "wood" is slick.
I am a little sad that the heated steering wheel doesn't remember the last setting when you turned the car off, unlike the heated seats. Its not a huge thing, however when I leave work I usually turn on the car 5-10 minutes prior to leaving in the winter to let it warm up. Usually when the temp is at 0. It would have been nice to have the steering wheel heated when I jump into the car. On the plus side the heaters kick in fast. The steering wheel is noticeably warm within 60 seconds. So no big deal.
Glove compartment is dinky compared to my Mazda3. Literally the manual pack take up 3/4ths of the compartment, which is rather stupid for such a large vehicle. I'm really liking the brush metal finish
I'm not a fan of wood trim as I'm not in my 60's, not back in the 70's, and am not driving a station wagon from the same period. But this I like. The grain in the "wood" is slick.
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- Denver, CO
Agreed about the wood trim
Thank you for the impressions! I have my reservations about the style designs of the 2017, but now I am looking forward to seeing one in person when they hit here. Not looking to trade my 2014 for one, but might be interested in a diesel version down the road.
Also have to admit that that red is looking pretty sexy.
Thank you for the impressions! I have my reservations about the style designs of the 2017, but now I am looking forward to seeing one in person when they hit here. Not looking to trade my 2014 for one, but might be interested in a diesel version down the road.
Also have to admit that that red is looking pretty sexy.
Something has been bugging me the last couple days driving this thing. I finally figured it out. My M3 had a leather wrapped steering wheel.
The CX-5 does not and it feels off. Obvious I can fix that with an after market and they may have done it because of the heated steering wheel. Still. For a 35K car. I'm going to nit pick a bit.....just a bit though. Still love it. Still won't remove anything that have added from the 2016.5, but I would make some alterations IMHO.
The CX-5 does not and it feels off. Obvious I can fix that with an after market and they may have done it because of the heated steering wheel. Still. For a 35K car. I'm going to nit pick a bit.....just a bit though. Still love it. Still won't remove anything that have added from the 2016.5, but I would make some alterations IMHO.
Nope. Didn't see it. =D
ThePineappleNin
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Very nice. We got ours yesterday as well. The red is absolutely gorgeous. Window tinting getting done Saturday morning!
nice! what are your tinting plans?
mazdadude
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Something has been bugging me the last couple days driving this thing. I finally figured it out. My M3 had a leather wrapped steering wheel.
The CX-5 does not and it feels off. Obvious I can fix that with an after market and they may have done it because of the heated steering wheel. Still. For a 35K car. I'm going to nit pick a bit.....just a bit though. Still love it. Still won't remove anything that have added from the 2016.5, but I would make some alterations IMHO.
Your 2017 CX-5 Steering wheel is not leather? (five-0)
MAZDA Spec page for TOURING and GRAND TOURING lists:
Leather-wrapped steering wheel
Leather-wrapped gear selector
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Just match to rear windows. Any darker can be challenging with all the wet weather in Washington State
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Something has been bugging me the last couple days driving this thing. I finally figured it out. My M3 had a leather wrapped steering wheel.
The CX-5 does not and it feels off. Obvious I can fix that with an after market and they may have done it because of the heated steering wheel. Still. For a 35K car. I'm going to nit pick a bit.....just a bit though. Still love it. Still won't remove anything that have added from the 2016.5, but I would make some alterations IMHO.
Wait, it is supposed to have a leather wrapped wheel. Do you think they remove it with the premium package?
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- Denver, CO
I'm confused. That looks exactly (minus the red stitching) like my leather wrapped Touring wheel in my 2014.
What am I missing?
What am I missing?
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- 2014 QX70 AWD
The pic is from his old 3. See the gauge cluster.
