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mighty mazda

l mailloux, 06/12/2019
2016 Mazda CX-5 Sport 4dr SUV (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
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ask about navigation before purchasing heafty priced option,excellent sized suv

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Love love love

Brenda Shearouse, 07/28/2019
2016 Mazda CX-5 Grand Touring 4dr SUV AWD w/Prod. End 01/16 (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
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I cannot say enough about my Mazda CX5. I love my car, it handles and drives like a dream!!!!

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Great Ride!

PC, 02/23/2017
2016 Mazda CX-5 Sport 4dr SUV (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
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Took advantage of Mazda's sign and drive deal back in August. Almost at 5K miles. So, far I love this car. Only the Sport trim was available for the sign and drive deal but, it had all the features I wanted and with the 2016.5 model, all the trims come with the 2.5 L 185 hp engine. The vehicle drives like a car, a sporty one. Handles great and was pretty comfortable on three two hour one way trips so far. Easy to maneuver and park. Great visibility from the driver position and even the lowest trim gets the rear view camera. Averaging 27.1 mpg with so far which is decent for a crossover with pretty good acceleration. I'm able to easily pass other cars going uphill and you toggle into "sport" mode for a little extra boost. Once you get to sixth gear on the open highway, you can easily get more than 35 mpg. The climate controls are easy to use and it is quick to use and both the heater and AC are fairly powerful. The bluetooth pairing is cool and if someone tries to text you while you are driving, it will auto reply with a message that you are driving and can't reply. You can also have the system read aloud the text messages that receive. No problem playing music with my older iPod nano and it is nice you get two USB ports. Rear seating is decent and plenty of storage in the rear. The only things I don't like is the lack of cup holders for the rear passengers and you have to buy the rear storage cover for both the Sport and Touring trims. Fortunately, I found one on Amazon that is half the price of getting one from Mazda. The sport trim doesn't give you all the high tech safety features but, I was fine with that. I was fine with the cloth seats as well. Overall, I really enjoy driving this vehicle and will probably lease or even buy another one when my current lease is up.

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I LOVE the Mazda CX-5!

Jerome Stone, 04/13/2017
2016 Mazda CX-5 Grand Touring 4dr SUV (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
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I researched this car for over a year before making the purchase. And...I'm so glad that I bought it. It's dependable, fun to drive, handles well in bad weather and is pleasing to the eyes. The only "negative" that I can say it that the MPG was advertised as getting between 27-32 MPG on the highway and we're getting about 24. Not bad though. Otherwise, a GREAT car. Our next new car/second car might also be a CX-5; yes, that good!

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Love it!

RS, 04/14/2017
2016 Mazda CX-5 Touring 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
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Reluctant to upgrade to an SUV from my Mazda 3 hatchback, this car is just as fun to drive and has significantly more power. It is very comfortable, with lots of great features, such as being able to drop the back seats down by using a level in the trunk, so you don't have to climb into the back to do it. Great storage room. Does not drive like an SUV- drives like a car!

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Get the cx-5

Ty, 04/14/2025
2016 Mazda CX-5 Touring 4dr SUV (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
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I bought my 2016 (and a half) brand new in 2017. I swear by this vehicle. Mine has over 257,000 miles on it (unfortunately had to use it as a work vehicle). Outside regular maintenance, nothing happened to my vehicle until 183k miles (had to replace the serpentine belt, couple hundred dollar fix), and ofcourse needing some suspension work done at over 200k. It still drives like it has 35k on it. I wish they would update the look, cause I would definitely upgrade to another one, if they did. If you want something reliable and cheap to maintain, please do you, and your family a favor and jump on the cx-5. Oh, and dont worry about the non turbo model, once you put the sports mode on you will feel a very smooth, fast airplane take off. lol. I still love my vehicle, despite the very high mileage.

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Excellent! So comfortable

D. J, 04/06/2024
2016 Mazda CX-5 Sport 4dr SUV AWD w/Prod. End 01/16 (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
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In over 4 years never any trouble

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Best car ever !

Mazdaratti 2.0 !, 01/31/2022
2016 Mazda CX-5 Sport 4dr SUV (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
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I love it so much I bought my daughter one as well and am giving mine to her BF and buying another .

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Love My CX-5!

Vanessa, 01/26/2019
2016 Mazda CX-5 Grand Touring 4dr SUV AWD w/Prod. End 01/16 (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
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They are a little noisy in the cabin, but in 2017 they fixed that and in May I get my New 2019 CX-5 GT Reserve! I can't wait! I just love my Mazda's

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Best suv of 2016

jared mayberry, 04/29/2016
2016 Mazda CX-5 Touring 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
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Everything is great about this car. No complaints.

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