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Nice, but with a few caveats
ScottyD, 08/10/2022
2023 Mazda CX-50 2.5 S Preferred Plus 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
I’ve had my 2023 CX-50 preferred plus in polymetal gray for about 3 weeks now, and have about 1k miles on it. Here are my thoughts.
The good:
- Comfortable, even on long drives.
- Excellent handling. Classic Mazda.
- Build quality is solid. Much nicer than the alternatives at this price point.
- Very surefooted. Haven’t done any significant off-roading yet, but zero problems so far … on dirt roads and grass parking lots.
- The dial controlled infotainment system has grown on me. Seemed weird at first, but it really is less distracting than the finicky touchscreen on my last car.
- Plenty of room for four people, with a decent amount of trunk space.
- The panoramic sunroof is a nice touch. Will get lots of use out of it once the weather cools off some.
- Power with the base engine is perfectly adequate. The turbo would have been fun, but it’s certainly not a must-have for day to day use.
The bad:
- Fuel mileage has been kind of disappointing. Combined average (for me, about 2/3 city and 1/3 highway) struggles to break 24 mpg. Not catastrophic, but definitely under the EPA estimate. May try to feed it premium gas next tank to see if that makes a difference.
- The Mazda Connect app is kind of awful. In theory, it should be helpful…but it doesn’t work consistently, and is slow as molasses even when it does work. If it were just telematics and marketing stuff, I wouldn’t care. But it’s the only way to use the remote start. Why couldn’t they have just put that function on the key fob??
- The road noise at highway speeds on some surfaces can get a little annoying. It’s not constant, so it might just be the OEM tires on rougher surfaces. But definitely take it up to highway speeds on your test drive to make sure it’s something you can live with.
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