Why Buy? | 2017 Mazda CX-5 Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ค. 2024
- Motor1 Senior Editor Jake Holmes gives Mazda’s new CX-5 the Why Buy? treatment to see if the best-driving affordable SUV is now the best across the board.
For more Mazda CX-5: www.motor1.com/mazda/CX-5/
As-tested price: $32,785
Look back through the archives of our Why Buy? reviews and you’ll notice us referencing one affordable crossover as a benchmark time and time again. Since its launch in 2012, the Mazda CX-5 has enthralled us with the way it brings genuine driving fun to a type of vehicle typically judged only for its spaciousness and fuel efficiency.
Not that the CX-5 was without its flaws. Over the years, Mazda worked to soften its ride quality and hush its cabin. This year, the 2017 CX-5 arrives with sweeping changes from front to back, including a smart face lift both inside and out, and there’s more equipment on offer, too.
Mazda’s crossover was already widely praised for being the best-driving affordable SUV you could buy. With all these efforts, is it now the best in every respect?
SPECIFICATIONS:
Engine: 2.5-Liter I4
Output: 187 Horsepower / 185 Pound-Feet
Transmission: 6-Speed Automatic
EPA Fuel Economy: 24 City / 31 Highway / 27 Combined
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Host: Jake Holmes
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I have a 2017 AWD CX-5 touring and I love it. Awesome vehicle. I went from a 2013 Ford Focus to this, so obviously a hugh upgrade. I'm very happy with mine ...so far.
How is it holding up in 2020? Any reliability issues? I'm looking at buying a used 2017 for myself. Ty
@@KingRockets Same here. I'm looking at buying a used 2017 CX-5 Grand Touring. I'm interested in knowing how well it has held up especially in terms of reliability.
Now mazda scores higher in terms reliability than Toyota and lexus
THIS GIRL SERIOUS SERIOUSLY LUVS HER CX-5.ZOOMER! !! TRADED MY 2014 CX -5. GRAND TOURING WITH LOW MILEAGE AND MINT CONDITION TOO! . IT WAS LIKE MY PERSONAL LIL GO. CART. . I'LL MISS ER BUT THIS 2017 CX-5. IS MY NEWLY EQUIPPED PERSONAL LUXURIOUS GO. CART. ..GO BABY GO. .. EACH DAY IS A DIFFERENT DRIVE FROM BEFORE. ALWAYS FUN AND EXCITING! !!! MAZDA CORPORATION HAS STEPPED UP AND REALLY IMPRESSED AND IMPROVED. .....THANKS FOR DOING A GREAT GREAT GREAT PERFORMANCE JOB. ....SMILES!
ZOOFLEET. HEY THERE! !! YOU CERTAINLY ARE CORRECT ABOUT THE LAXED AREAS IN MAZDA REPRESENTION OF DEALERSHIP'S. .. HAVING A UNPROFESSIONAL AS FAR AS SERVICES AT RICH MORTON IN MD. .. IF I HADN'T LUV MY CX 5 ZOOM ZOOM YOU CAN BET I'D BE? ???. IT WAS SUCH A DEEP CONCERN ON SEVERAL ISSUES THAT I REPORTED TO MAZDA MAIN CORPORATION. ....I'M PROUD TO SAY THEY REALLY STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE AND TOOK RESPONSIBILITY. ...BELIEVE ME I FULLY UNDERSTAND ON THE X. FORD SITUATION. ....NO MATTER HOW MUCH TECHNOLOGY AND INTERNET. ......HUMAN CONTACT AND PROFESSIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE SPEAKS VOLUME! .... ZOOM ZOOM.
I don't understand why people keep buying Chrysler and GM cars when a car like the CX-5 is available.
I love how you show where you can put your phone and other Nick knacks on the interior. Also synching your luggage to the music is fun to watch!
Keep it up! Looking forward for more videos from you, don't stop!
Really like your review. You talked about everything I wanted to know.
I LOVE driving my cx5. I was in line to buy a Jeep Compass when I decided to test drive one last car. And I’m so glad I didn’t get the Jeep. My CX5 feels like a class above it.
I agree 👌
Good thing about this cars is the fact is made in japan with 100 japanese materials and 100 labor which means there is discipline and a strict quality control, no sloppiness when assembling evey part of it. Worth to buy as well as the new camry with is also 100.made and sourced in japan.
@@Tahara-Aichi love the car and I’m a huge Mazda fan but there Chinese parts in the cx5. I own one love it but it’s the truth.
@@thetechlibrarian maybe the new ones have Chinese parts but my 2018 was all japan Hitachi
2.1A charger in the back, that's a really nice touch i wish more cars would have
More cars do. Welcome to 2017.
To the presenter: You're the only reason I subbed to this channel. The other guys especially other presenter could die alone now.
Just bought this car and blacked out all of the chrome accents. I love it and it's so smooth to drive.
Would you be willing to make a video to show off your car or have you uploaded pictures online?
Christian R I want to see it too! I'm not a fan of the chrome even if it is the top trim. Would appreciate it if you shared.
I'm assuming you bought the black one
Um SUV perfeito! Adoro o meu! Estética, equipamento, qualidade... tudo de nível premium.
I must be hard of hearing. My 2016.5 cx5 is pretty quiet. with the Bose system, there is no road noise. :)
Thank you!
greetings from munich
Will 2017 and 2018 model be the same? How does it work bcz am planning to buy it next year
Nice review.
I just bought the 2.2 twin turbo diesel version without animal skin seats.
That one is plenty fast enough (450Nm torques)
You guys got also hosed with the Start Stop system, in Latinoamerica we do have the system enabled in our cars, all assembled in Hiroshima, Japan. While a bit jerky in its operation it does save some fuel and gives you a whisper quiet cabin in red lights.
I wondered what the reviewers take is on the Kia Sportage SX? I was thoroughly impressed with the handling and torque vectoring axles. In my opinion is much better drive than the new, slower CX5.
There is a stop start function on some trim levels tho, at least in the model my dealership had
Hi what’s with DRLs? Is it just a single led or is actually lit up like other cars?
Just wish it had the turbo engine of the CX-9.
Lin Hunnicutt the cx-5 would be so awesome with that engine option! but the fact that a turbo diesel is coming makes sense to not bring that engine into production.
Not many people buy SUVs to race them.
George Lurye Drive a Forester XT, and you will understand why people want the CX-9 engine in this vehicle.
About 80% of Foresters are sold with the 2.5
George Lurye Which means 20% are not.
Thanks Jake, i have a 2016 CX5 and am over the moon with it, be trading up to this one for sure.
I only wish it had a round view monitor like nissan offers in a lot of their cars
Mazda is the best
Is there a dent on the back right side bumber?
Should I spend the extra few thousands to get the cx5 over the mazda 3? Only thing is that the 3 is better to drive and the 3 is more aftermarket friendly vs the cx5
He is wrong about the older CX-5's. You do not have to turn the radio up to max in order to hear it while traveling at higher speeds. I would know this because I drive a 2014 CX-5.
beckp1999 h
Plenty of reasons to buy. Expect a turbo next time around!
Just drove one while my CX5 was being serviced. Nice with all the bells and whistles for $34,000 but after my CX5's almost got me killed because of a programming problem where the vehicle wouldn't accelerate when the temperature was below freezing.I was passing a semi up a slight grade and the vehicle just stopped accelerating forcing me to to cut across the oncoming lane and onto the shoulder to keep from hitting a Dodge Ram head on. A month after that happen I got a recall notice.Yeah I know that could happen to any vehicle but in 50 years of driving it never happen to me.Think I'll check out the new GMC Acadia with a V6 next,
Toyota's are fine I've owned quite a few but they don't make anything I want. Never owned a Honda but they always seem to have transmission problems specially in their vans and Pilot. I don't know what I'll own next but it will definitely have a V6 engine while they still make them.Absolutely no interest in a turbo 4
Meanwhile, it's the Honda transmission mated to the V6 that has all the problems, not the 4 cylinders. Nice logic there, buddy!
This is a drive-by-wire accelerator issue and it's rare. That tech didn't exist even 20 years ago, so it wouldn't have happened in the last 50. By the way, the Acadia is made in China.
The Acadia is American made.one of the Buick suvs is Chinese made
It's 2017 and Honda can't make or source a reliable transmission. Never owned one never will. I thinking about waiting to buy the new Ford expedition. A little big but WTF the world is going to end soon
The new CX-5 released in China this September has Apple Carplay and iStop.
I own a previous generation CX-5 and while I accept it might be noisier than a Honda CR-V it is very similar to the Toyota RAV4. When you said you had to turn up the volume to the max at highway speed because of the noise I hope you were exaggerating. It is noisy but not that noisy, you make it sound like it is unbearable. My previous cars (2014 Toyota Yaris) were worse. If you complain about that don't even bother driving a Kia Sportage or a Hyundai Tucson, both same segment and much, much louder.
Trying to choose between this and the Lexus NX. Any opinions?
Kimberly Adams the lexus nx has 235 hp, 4 year 50k miles warranty, better value and resale. Plus you get that Lexus name. It's more expensive of course. There's a 2018 coming out this fall. Check it out.
Kimberly Adams is you want to spend more money go for the LEXUS but the cx 5 is an amazing vehicle for the price
Rath Hen CX5 best looking car and handling. Cheaper too maintenance
I would hold off. Unfortunately the NX is built on the top of a very ancient platform. The chassis for the NX was already out in the wild on the RAV4 when the chassis of the previous CX-5 was still only data on a computer. The previous model CX-5 was cleansheet everything, which is why not much has changed with this model. So you're looking at parts that were first designed 7 years ago.
Drive both. They're made for different markets and difference reasons. The NX is a luxury car, and the interiors are very high tech. But pull back the cover, and you're driving a higher spec 2008 RAV4. As per a comment above, I've been to both factories. The NX is manufactured only a short drive from where I type this in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan. Factory is awesome, Some quality work. But drive both back to back, and the Mazda should win easily. The suspension and engines are significantly more advanced in the Mazda. The transmission however simple it sounds on paper performs far more sweetly. It will rev match on downshifts. The six speed on the 200T is the pick of the bunch. It states that it is intelligent with their ECT transmission, but I personally think the Mazda is better. Haven't driven the 300, but a CVT - really??
Lexus has a great cabin normally, but take a look around and you'll see one area Mazda is no excelling in - consistency. Lexus has different print in the middle display, compared with the screen, compared with the speedo. It's as is many companies many the parts and different share notes. It's very Toyota in this manner. They always do this and should stop it! Would someone stop making digital clocks from a Casio fit into a dash!!!
Depends on your priority...if you are after practicality then CX5 as it does everything the NX does but at a lot cheaper price. If you want the luxury image and feeling then go with the NX. From my experience having owned both a luxury and a mainstream brand vehicle, you can't beat being more frugal and practical. I owned a Volvo XC60 previously and almost replaced it with an NX but realized afterwards that it wasn't an upgrade as they both did pretty much the same in terms of features, luxuriousness and performance, etc. Maybe with Lexus a bit more reliable than the volvo...I also looked at RX while a nice CUV was expensive though. So ended up with a Mazda CX9 as I went back to being a bit more practical...cheaper than Lexus by a lot but didn't lose the features and luxuriousness (Signature trim).
Does the driver's right side handrest slide forward like those in CRV or the Escape? I'm not too tall, and as you can notice in this video from 5:01 to 7:20, the driver's right hand will hang in the air in the normal driving position.
Amlan Das did you get your answer?
I found out that it doesn't.
Your right hand always should be on the steering while driving. The manufacturer purposely didn’t put that arm rest.
I want to buy
I don't see how this is The Benchmark for this class considering the fact that the sunroof is not automatic in order to open the sunroof you have to hold the button while other competitors come with automatic sunroof and offer panoramic sunroof while this still does not.
It is automatic, not sure why he held it. All windows are also one touch in the CX-5 while I know many other Asian brands do not offer that. They are lacking a panoramic roof however and I think start-stop is good technology to have.
where was the test drive filmed?
Detroit, Michigan
That is what I though, half the lots/house are vacant or abandoned...
Near the Old Packard Packard Automotive Plant in Detroit. It was built in 1903 and mostly abandoned way back in 1958.
What vehicles in it's class have wireless phone charging ? what vehicles in any class have that?
The Chevy Equinox and Toyota RAV4 both offer it, to name just two.
Kia Sportage
I just downgrade it from Acura tlx
To CX-5 grand turning with package
Love the switch
Just little bit stiffer drive then Acura
"This here Mazda" when you manage to sound country and British at the same time.
These are way quieter than the crv and the rav 4 is probably the worse strictly speaking of road noise.
When are you guys that test drive and give your opinions on the CX5 are going to start complaining that it does not have a panoramic sunroof it's 2017 cmon man also on the Mazda 6 it's been 4 years that I've been wanting to buy one of these cars hoping the next model will finally have a panoramic sunroof
Eddie Delgado hyundai actually got rid of the panoramic roof on the sonata .... but I still want one. My pop's murano panoramic roof is wonderful. But then again, i want ventilated seats too.... So maybe I need to look elsewhere
There is no doubt that the top model is one of best medium sized SUV. However, the entry mode seems much less equipped...
Kai Zhang mid sized? U mean compact do you?
It is mid-sized. Compact is cx-3, bmw x1, and others.
It’s a very nice station wagon.
The rear looks like the back of the Jaguar F-Pace
agreed lol
Jaguar F-Pace is looks like the back of CX-5
the cx-5 was designed first...
How tall r u?
About 5'10"
I am 6' 3", about 280 lbs. I stopped at a Mazda dealer and sat in a cx 5 and a cx 9. Too cramped by center storage and over all to small. The Ford Edge and Hyundai Santa fe were much roomier.
video looks bad. you need to use a 4K camera
You summed it up by saying, it is the one you WANT to buy...the CRV is a mom mobile, the Rav4 is living on it's reliability record, but boring... Did you film this in Detroit?
I love your reviews, but the camera behind the front wheel view when you are taking it out of the garage is somewhat disorienting for me. Of course I get motion sick very easily and cannot play first person shooters because of that so maybe it's just me.
Is the cx5 a reliable car??
It's about average for the class from what I've read.
my 2016 has been so far. there are a couple of 2015s and a 2014 in my office - no issues at all.
Look for Auto Bild 100,000km tear down test. Unfortunately video is all in German. However to sum it up, the previous CX-5 had it not been for a slight firmware change that was required for diesel vehicles back in 2012, would have joined their list of 7 faultless vehicles in the past 15 years. Auto Bild in Germany has arguably the harshest test. It takes well over a year to complete, so don't expect to see an Auto Bild test for this model yet. However the previous model was considered by the Germans to be the most reliable SUV on the market with no rival.
For record Mazda has the highest proportion of Japanese made to foreign made of any Japanese brand. The new Mexican and Russian plants were built to support growing markets. The CX-5 is made in Hiroshima Japan (it always was). They have started a new line up in Hiroshima and will also start a line up in Gifu (which is a short Shinkansen trip from Hiroshima). However for the US, they are expected to start producing models in Mexico. It's a new plant so hopefully can replicate what they're doing in Hiroshima.
The Hiroshima plant is amazing to watch. I've been there twice and heading there again in a couple of weeks to see the new CX-5 in production. I've also seen the Lexus plant near Fukuoka as well (produces the LX, NX and Furai). Both awesome to watch.
My 2015 had about 60k km with no issue at all. However, I will think before buying it simply cuz the paint is paper thin. Really bugs me
In short. It's an expensive good looking lame duck petrol guzzler. Good for mums shopping but not so good for long drives with family or friends travelling on mountain roads. You said: As much as I always liked to get behind the wheel of the CX 5 it always drove You crazy how loud and uncomfortable it was ......!? Could You explain that to us? What was it that You always liked?
It's the one I want to buy because the other options are either too ugly or goes over the budget
The funny part is that companies lend you only the highest trim cars which are all we-equipped and comfortable. Meanwhile, most people buy lower trims, with cheaper materials, less sound deadening and less features. These reviews are a bit of a pipe dream and the average ownership experience is nothing like these test drives.
Incorrect. Like the reviewer says 50% of the buyers chose grand touring.
Where are the numbers? I don't see numbers supporting that.
Bro. Watch the video again. He said 50% in the video.
Who cares what he said on the video? Do you believe everything you hear on the internet? Idiot.
The fuck ? If you don't support this video then why do you fucking watch this channel and leave a comment then? Second of all where is your fucking facts then? Internet gods please find "George Lurye" and fuck him up please.
where were you test driving the new car? Detroit ghetto????
Turbo's Break
Everybody comments on how it feels so nice to drive ., but is it reliable after 3 years . Also the vehicle is ugly as hell . Hyundai Tucson ,way!!!! More beautiful than this Mazda
Mazda beats the interior of the tucson also hyundai had a massive recall of engines so i dont see your point here although mazda should at least make a 80k mile powertrain warranty