Let this do the convincing for you.
About the ownership cost and bulletproof reliability read this:
2013 Mazda CX-5 Touring AWD Long-Term Test ? Review ? Car and Driver
Being compared with the newest competitors: all new RAV4 and Forester
2013 Toyota RAV4 XLE AWD vs. 2014 Subaru Forester 2.5i Touring, 2014 Mazda CX-5 Grand Touring AWD ? Comparison Test ?*Car and Driver
Being compared with the newest CRV and Ford Escape/Kuga (all new model, including the Tucson/Spotage twins and older RAV4) read this:
2013 Ford Escape vs., 2012 Honda CR-V, 2012 Hyundai Tucson, 2012 Kia Sportage, 2013 Mazda CX-5, 2012 Toyota RAV4 - Comparison Test - Car and Driver
Instrumented test of the 2.5L AWD model :2014 Mazda CX-5 2.5 AWD Test ? Review ? Car and Driver
(Spoiler alert!) Casting a win over newest RAV4, Escape/Kuga, Forester and CRV tells a lot about the credentials of the CX5.
I was happy to have read that over the 40,000 miles (64,373.76kms) it ran course through the hands of C/D mag staffs, it was tagged as "mechanically flawless" despite packing a lot of tech stuffs in it. 21mpg average FC of hard driving is still 8.9km/l. Not bad, considering it is 2.5L 6AT and has AWD. C/D claims that average individual who has much better control of the accelerator may really reach 26mpg which is 11km/l. I can't remember a small SUV this as efficient before. Kudos Mazda!
Last edited by basti08; April 17th, 2014 at 12:15 PM.
good evening everyone,
ask ko lang pwede po ba i-off yung i-stop? or hindi gamitin lets say wag mag seatbelt para hindi sya gumana?
pag ganun po ba ginawa hindi na mabilis masisira yun Special Battery ng i-stop?
Don't drive without a belt.
And yes, you can turn it off. There's a button to toggle it on or off.
No need to turn it off. If your AC is set cold enough, it won't turn on. If you don't press down completely on the brakes at a stop (press just hard enough to stop the car, but don't push the pedal all the way down), it won't turn on.
And no, the batteries should not be destroyed. Capacitors are not damaged by depletion, like lithium ion batteries are.
Last edited by niky; April 19th, 2014 at 11:51 PM.
Ang pagbalik ng comeback...
When I was buying CX-5, i had an option to either buy a unit without i-stop and with i-stop. The 2.0 version and the 2.0 Pro version differ by around 100k after discounts back then. Which made me go for the non-pro version. Now, with the price of battery, I do not think the savings you get from I-stop can justify the cost.
Granting both units cost the same, do you think the cost of gas consumed by idle would be equal that of the battery of istop?
My Cx-5 non-pro averages around 9.5 to 10km/l with heavy edsa and makati traffic during weekdays.
For those still thinking if they should buy one, apart from skyactive and other tech stuff, yojin 3 and 100,000km warranty and the very good looks, consider as well that the unit is Japan CBU. Japanese are very meticulous with quality and if you get to work with Japanese, you would really know how much it means to them to the point that you would go crazy with the level of precision they require.
Which is why over the course of a 70 pages here, i think I haven't read any question about a mechanical problem due to improper QA compared to other cars in this forum. I might be wrong and missed a couple but generally, there are no complaints.
That is, for me, a big consideration why you should buy this car.
guys this might be a stupid query, kasali ba sa yojin3 ang battery replacement
Mga sir, question lang. I just noticed the other day na pag patay ko ng engine may maingay pa siya sa hood, parang tumatakbo pa yun fan. Nawala siya after 1-2 mins. Normal lang ba yun? Thanks.
reminds me of overhead projectors na yung fan stays on even after you power the device off. what it does is to cool the lamps to a safe temperature to keep it from being damaged. baka ganyan din sa case ng engine ng CX5. meron dyang pyesa na dapat optimal temperature to last long.
Look at this chart conducted by headlightmag in Thailand.
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Vs. Subaru XV, Xtrail gen2, CRV gen4, Captiva, Tucson gas and Escape. (missing is the ASX and RAV4)
The CX5 turns out to be the fastest and yet also the thriftiest in fuel.
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Guys, tanong ko lang. Maganda ba sa CX-5 yong "Manyak Tint"? I will have my SOUL RED unit by next week and my SA is asking me 1,500 for the darker tints. He recommended to have the left and right side tinted dark and have medium tint on the front and the back. Sabi nya maganda daw yun sa CX-5. My main concern kasi is ayoko makita ako sa loob(that's why I wanted the manyak tint in the first place) and my SA told me na hindi na raw ako kita sa loob doon sa ni-recommend nya na tint. Is this true?
Hey Guys!
Just wanted to give you an update on my question. I have decided to tint my CX-5 with super black on both sides and rear and have medium black on the front. I'm a bit excited because I will be having my unit tomorrow.
Anyway, I did a back read on this thread and I noticed that some guys are having issues with how expensive the battery is. So I went ahead and ask my SA and he told me that it only cost 5k! How good of a deal is that?!That's a lot cheaper compared to 23k and 13k that I have read in this forum. I'm not sure if the dealership area is a factor here. I'm in DAVAO by the way.
Will keep you guys posted when I get my unit.