Mazda CX-5

**Noel Salisipan** · November 13th, 2012 01:40 PM

Nice, bro Larry.
I like the door handle lights, at the same time side repeater.
Is it a custom built? From where?

**larry0609** · November 13th, 2012 04:55 PM

Originally Posted by Noel Salisipan

Nice, bro Larry.
I like the door handle lights, at the same time side repeater.
Is it a custom built? From where?

Thanks, bro! Not custom built, the whole handle was replaced. Bought it from China, thru Aliexpress. Good quality, not flimsy!

**Noel Salisipan** · November 13th, 2012 05:34 PM

Originally Posted by larry0609

Thanks, bro! Not custom built, the whole handle was replaced. Bought it from China, thru Aliexpress. Good quality, not flimsy!

Nice!
Bilib naman ako pag dating sa aftermarket, very much updated ka.
Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy.... (smiley)

**kyr** · November 13th, 2012 07:11 PM

I've had my CX-5 for 4 months now. Napansin ko lang, when it was new, acceleration from 0 was just so- so. But it's much smoother now after break-in. FC is really nice. averaging <9.5km/l at 80% city driving with moderate traffic. pure highway gets me around 13km/l. handling, braking power, all are excellent. but coming from a revo, i find the visibility is much less, esp with the side mirrors.

**yecherchong** · November 14th, 2012 03:45 AM

how bout the drive? would you get this again over a CRV?

Originally Posted by kyr

I've had my CX-5 for 4 months now. Napansin ko lang, when it was new, acceleration from 0 was just so- so. But it's much smoother now after break-in. FC is really nice. averaging <9.5km/l at 80% city driving with moderate traffic. pure highway gets me around 13km/l. handling, braking power, all are excellent. but coming from a revo, i find the visibility is much less, esp with the side mirrors.

**gongrhey** · November 15th, 2012 04:08 AM

Nice *larry, daming aftermarket upgrades. Curious lang, ano yung black na nasa hood? Imo nakatulong yun para hindi mag-fade out yung front nya lalo pag nasa malayo. Parang tumaas yung front nya.

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Nice *larry, daming aftermarket upgrades. Curious lang, ano yung black na nasa hood? Imo nakatulong yun para hindi mag-fade out yung front nya lalo pag nasa malayo. Parang tumaas yung front nya.

**larry0609** · November 15th, 2012 06:14 AM

[QUOTE=gongrhey;2041072]Nice *larry, daming aftermarket upgrades. Curious lang, ano yung black na nasa hood? Imo nakatulong yun para hindi mag-fade out yung front nya lalo pag nasa malayo. Parang tumaas yung front nya.

That's a deflector attached to the hood.

**Hotaru** · November 15th, 2012 12:27 PM

Originally Posted by kyr

I've had my CX-5 for 4 months now. Napansin ko lang, when it was new, acceleration from 0 was just so- so. But it's much smoother now after break-in. FC is really nice. averaging <9.5km/l at 80% city driving with moderate traffic. pure highway gets me around 13km/l. handling, braking power, all are excellent. but coming from a revo, i find the visibility is much less, esp with the side mirrors.

I have the same experience. My CX-5 has traveled 800+ kilometers and the acceleration from idle has definitely improved. It feels light and is fun to drive. FC is currently at 9.7 liters/100 kilometers for city driving. I've driven a Revo too and agree that visibility is poorer. But I think that's the case for most of the cars in this class.

**kyr** · November 15th, 2012 02:11 PM

I've never had a CR-V, Revo lang. Pero nakasakay na ako sa lumang CR-V and the nice thing about Honda is they really give you more cubbyholes vs Mazda. Overall drive... well, I test drove several cars when I was looking to replace our old Revo (like the Santa Fe, Tucson, etc) But for some reason I found myself smiling after driving the CX-5.

**sachiel** · November 16th, 2012 04:48 PM

I also test drove my cousin's CX5 and it is good. And you're all correct that visibility is limited coming from Xtrail. Small things that I noticed are:
1. No central lock button. You need to press the lock itself to lock all the doors.
2. Seats are a little hard compared with Xtrail
3. Rear legroom is a little better compared with Xtrail
4. The passenger seat doesn't seem to have good thigh support making it uncomfortable to stretch your legs.
5. 6 speakers lacks treble for me. My Xtrail sounded better even with 4 speakers.
6. Suspension is good. I prefer it more than Xtrail CVT but the 1st gen Xtrail is still the best. Nissan screwed up the suspension of Xtrail CVT.
7. I like the white colors of the dashboard. Pleasant to the eyes at night.
8. Acceleration and power is not worth mentioning but if it's fuel efficient, then it makes up the lack of power.
9. Again, visibility is limited and the side mirrors are small compared to Xtrail.
10. NVH is good in city driving. Very pleasant and quiet to drive. Don't know in highways yet.
11. Cabin materials are also good. Better than the new CRV which is all hard plastics.
12. Cubby holes are limited, again coming from Xtrail hehe. But no compact SUV can beat Xtrail with the amount of cubby holes anyway.

I would highly recommend CX5 but with the leather seats. The cloth seats needs some work on comfort. Maybe putting seat covers can help a bit. But I also recommend test driving the new CRV just to be sure. I haven't test drove CRV to comment on the small details. Maybe somebody here can make a comparison.