 What is up you guys, welcome back to another one. If you're new to the channel, I am Goldpony. I do new car truck SUV reviews on YouTube. And today we are in the brand new 2022 Mazda CX-5 courtesy of Jack G Mbalvoo Mazda in York PA for more information on their inventory. Please feel free to check out the link in the description box below. And by the way, they just got a brand new building and it smells like a brand new building on the inside. It's absolutely wonderful. But anyways, we're in the new CX-5 today because there's been some exterior design changes for the 2022 model year, which I'm definitely a fan of. Also incredible reliability according to Consumer Reports. Just pick up a Consumer Reports magazine. They give it a well above average reliability rating, which is amazing. All-wheel drive also now comes standard across the board for the CX-5. So that is definitely gonna be good. If you live in Pennsylvania like I do and you have to drive to work in the snow, that's gonna be very beneficial for you. But ultimately in this video, we will be testing out and going over everything about this one from acceleration to braking, steering wheel, ride quality, sound system exhaust clip, all that fun stuff. So having said that, what do you guys say? Let's just go ahead and jump right into it. And as always, let's start with pricing it. So as you can imagine, there are an absolute ridiculous amount of trim levels available for the CX-5. First you have the S starting at $25,900. The Select for $27,900. Preferred for $29,600. Carbon Edition for $30,720. Premium for $32,310. Premium Plus for $33,950. Which by the way is the one we have today. And then you have the 2.5 Turbo for $36,400. And lastly, 2.5 Turbo Signature for $38,650. And so as you can imagine with all of this trim levels, there are actually two different engine configurations. First one belonging to all the non-turbo trim levels. That is a 2.5 liter direct injected inline four cylinder and the one of course that we have today. 187 horsepower at 6,000 RPM, 186 pound-feet of torque coming in at 4,000 RPM. Power sent to all four wheels. There was six-speed automatic with paddle shifters. If you go with the premium trim level and up for those paddle shifters at least, zero to 60 time is going to come in at approximately 8.3 seconds. Redline 6,500 RPM with MPG numbers coming in to 24 in the city, 30 on the highway taking regular unlit fuel. But so then you have the other option of course the turbocharged option. That one is a 2.5 liter turbocharged inline four cylinder putting out 256 horsepower at 5,000 RPM, 320 pound-feet of torque coming into 2,500 RPM. Power sent to all four wheels yet again. There was six-speed automatic, zero to 60, 6.1 seconds. That's dang impressive actually. Redline 6,300 RPM, MPG's 22 in the city, 27 on the highway. But here's the kicker with the fuel type. Regular unlit fuel is perfectly fine. You can do that but you're gonna get pretty substantially decreased power numbers. But premium fuel is recommended for those power numbers that I just rambled off so do wanna put it that way. But anyways, before we do any kind of fun the paddle shifter or acceleration test here in our CX-5 but once you mentioned the drive modes there's a little toggle switch looking thing just to the left of the shifter that's gonna give you sport and off-road modes. Off-road only applies to the turbo engine option that I'll just put it that way. But anyways it's gonna adjust things like the shift points and the throttle response. And now having got all of that out of the way what do you guys say? Let's go ahead and put the paddle shifters here to the test and let's see how quickly they are going to react for us. And by the way, there is a full manual shift mode. You just simply slide the shifter all the way to the back and to the left that is gonna give me full control over the shifting. So let's just test out and see how quickly these paddle shifters are going to react for us here. All right, we got a red light here. So in green we are gonna test out the paddle shifters. Here we go. Ever so slight, ever so slight. And actually better than normal. Typically when I test out paddle shifters in SUVs there is 100% a delay. This isn't as bad as most but there is a slight delay. It's not like BMW or Mercedes Benz quick but they're not bad. I gotta be honest and typically in SUVs anyways what you're gonna be using the paddle shifters for is to do a little bit of engine braking. Let's say it's snowing out and I'm going down this hill right now rather than actually hitting the brakes and wrist sliding off the road. I might do a little bit of down shifting with the paddle shifter. So let the engine do the braking so you're less likely to actually slide off the road. So that's really what they're gonna be there for in an SUV anyways but I do like, like I said I do like that they're there but anyways let's not go ahead and find yet another straightaway let's put the acceleration to the test here and let's see how quickly that zero to 60 in what did I say 8.2, 8.3 feels in our non-turbo charged engine that we have here today. All right a little bit of a rolling start. Not bad though. It's actually not bad. I don't mind that. Honestly it's kind of what I expected for this SUV so you're not gonna have any issues in merging onto the highway and you know what are the best parts you guys it's not a CVT there's so many SUVs so much competition to the CX-5 and they all use emotionless CVTs or continuously variable transmissions but the six-speed automatic it's dang refreshing because it actually gives you a little bit of driving emotion to that acceleration so I give Mazda props for sticking with the six-speed automatic it's definitely honestly a selling point for me so I like it. Anyways to go along with that acceleration as always braking is equally important so up front you will find 11.7 inch ventilated front discs in the back 11.9 inch solid rear discs and actually didn't want to mention the turbo charged engine actually bumps up those front discs to 12.6 inch ventilated front discs but as far as that 60 to zero stopping distance goes they just going to come in at 129 feet which to be honest it's a little bit on the higher side of things you do typically find 120s as far as that 60 to zero stopping distance goes but sometimes even 130s actually but typically I like to be under 120 as far as that braking feel goes because it is a little bit on the softer side of things it's not bad it's something you get used to but just a little bit on the softer side of things for this SUV. But so then touching on suspension and handling up front you're going to get a McPherson strut front suspension in the back independent multi-link rear suspension front and rear stabilizer bars as far as ride quality goes that's been perfectly fine I'm on short test drive here today so definitely not having any issues with the ride quality it's absorbing Pennsylvania's road of perfection is perfectly fine as far as steering feel goes that is the first thing I noticed when I got in the CX-5 and it's probably the main selling point for me personally besides the stellar reliability is the steering feel is on the heavy side comparably speaking to all the competition for this SUV which I love again it's all about driving emotion with monster and that is definitely the case with the CX-5 it's got a very nicely weighted steering feel it's got the six speed automatic it's definitely a driver enthusiast SUV I'll put it that way which I love in this thing so steering feel is definitely on the heavier side of things it instantly points you in the direction that you want to go so big fan of that as far as cabin noise goes I'm going about 10 miles per hour right now so you guys are hearing absolutely nothing but even when I was going a little faster cabin noise is 100% on point as well so no issues there and actually for 2022 Mazda says there is a more rigid frame which is said to improve noise level so that is another one of those new updates for 2022 and honestly I could tell it was very quiet when I was on the highway there so definitely no issues there like I said then touching on visibility I can see 100% perfectly fine out the back and it is a kind of smaller SUV so really shouldn't have any issues with that rain sensing windshield wipers though actually come standard across the board meaning whenever this thing detects and it kind of missed a rainfall it's going to automatically turn on this windshield wipers for us that is pretty darn cool and there is a head up display available for the premium plus trim level and up if you wanted to go that route as well but that pretty much rounds out the performance segment of this review guys let's now go ahead and take a look at the exterior of our brand new 2022 Mazda CX-5 All right you guys so here she is the new 2022 Mazda CX-5 finished in sole red crystal metallic pretty cool name for an exterior color of a vehicle and actually I do like it it looks pretty darn good but anyways revised front fascia for the 2022 model year definitely looks good not that the older one looked bad but I do like the slimmer look of the front headlights specifically they definitely look pretty darn good up there but speaking of let's go ahead and start up front on the CX-5 matte black front lip for all trims but the turbo signature because then it is going to be body colored of course of course you have some chrome trims surrounding the bottom portion of that front grille that looks pretty darn good as well to the sides LED headlights do come standard they of course come with the automatic feature as well along with automatic high beams meaning when you have your high beams on at night it senses a vehicle coming in the opposite direction it's going to automatically dim them back to low beams then when that vehicle is gone it's going to bump that back up then to high beams so that is pretty nice LED daytime running lights also coming standard like I said redesigned headlight housings for the better I love the look of the slimmer LED headlights upfront they definitely look very good adaptive front lighting system though actually comes standard with the turbo trim levels meaning when you're going around a bend at night those headlights are going to swivel dependent upon the steering angle better help illuminating what is around that bend so you're less likely to hit a deer or a possum or a snail or whatever it is so that is pretty darn good as well but anyways pretty much rounds out the front end of this one let's now go ahead and make our way to the side of the CX-5 it's up and now since we are around to the side of the CX-5 no roof rails are going to come standard however they are optional if you wanted to go that route so I wanted to specify that rear privacy glass does come standard across the board that looks good body color power adjustable side mirrors coming standard with LED integrated turd signals and if you were to go with one of the turbo trim levels you will also get power folding side mirrors then as well then take a look down at the wheel setup 17 by 7 inch aluminum alloys for the S select and preferred trim levels 19 by 7 inch black alloys for the carbon edition premium premium plus and turbo then you got 19 by 7 inch silver aluminum alloys for the turbo signature but again that pretty much rounds out the side I do like the chrome belt line molding found on the side here as well so definitely looks good but now let's go ahead and make our way to the back of the CX-5 alright so now since we are around to the back of this one body colored struck fin antenna found all the way to the top just below that rear spoiler with an integrated brake light just below that rear window wiper LED tail lights coming standard for every single trim level across the board and again a slight redesign for those tail light housing so that definitely looks good of course you got the CX-5 and all wheel drive badging back there just below it all you will find some matte black accents on the lower portion of that rear bumper and to this side's dual exhaust outlets with chrome tips so having said that I do believe you guys know what we have to do next is always here is that exhaust clip alright so now since we are around to the back of the CX-5 when it comes to opening that rear tailgate it is a power tailgate if you go with the preferred trim level end up meaning there is a button on the key fob there is a button on the tailgate itself and a button by the driver side left knee then as well but once up and up cargo capacity comes in at 30.8 cubic feet if that was not enough space there is a 40-20-40 split meaning the rear seats do fold down bumping that up to 59.3 cubic feet of course there is some cargo lighting found in that cargo area as expected there is actually a 12 volt power outlet back there then as well and then if you were to lift up underneath of that cargo floor you will find a spare tire which I personally prefer over the fixer flat as well which is pretty cool but then making our way up to the rear legroom that is going to come in at 39.6 inches so for reference I mean even six feet tall this is how much space I had back there rear ventilation does come standard for the select trim level end up rear center armrest with cup holders coming standard for all trim levels across the board there are dual rear USB charging ports for the select trim level end up and the best part about those charging ports they're not actually located in just below the air vents they're actually located within the center armrest there so I love that because if you're a kid that's going to be a much bigger reach for you if they were located underneath the air vents so it's so much more convenient that they're located within that center armrest where there's also kind of a little bit of storage there like a tablet holder almost as well so it's pretty darn convenient the way they actually set up that center armrest back there so I was a big fan of that but also heated rear seats coming with a premium plus trim level and again those heated seat buttons are actually located within the center armrest yet again so that's pretty cool anyways then making our way up to the front seats manually adjustable cloth seating coming with the S leatherette suede combo coming with the select leather seating coming with the preferred trim level end up heated front seats for the select trim level end up six way power driver seat for the select eight way power driver seat with power lumbar coming with the preferred trim level end up six way power adjustable passenger seat with the preferred trim level end up and ventilated front seats for the premium plus and turbo trim levels and overall seating was plenty comfortable you could easily go on a long road trip here in the CX-5 anyways Then take a look at the steering wheel. It is tilt and telescoping. It is leather wrapped for all trim levels and then heated for the premium plus trim level and the turbo trim levels then as well. So no issues there. To make our way to the startup, let me start by showing you guys the key. You do have your master logo on the one side. Then looking at the side, you actually have lock, unlock, and that button to pop the rear hatch. All of your buttons are actually on the side of the key there, but it is all keyless entry with a push button start. So all I'm going to do here is simply put my front of the brake and press that engine start button located just by the driver's right knee. And so, but then upon startup tachometers all the way to your left speedometer is front and center. By the way, there is going to be a larger seven inch LCD display if you were to go with one of the turbo trim levels. Obviously we don't have that today, but still overall, pretty much everything you could possibly want up there. You do have how many miles you'll have left until you hit empty that's going to be located immediately to the right of that center speedometer. And of course, if you press the info button on the left side of the steering wheel, you can adjust what is located within that center speedometer as well. So a bunch of different options there since that is the digital portion of the gauges after all. But overall, when it comes to interior quality now, power moonroof coming with the preferred trim level and up. So we do have that today. That's pretty cool. Overhead sunglass holder coming standard for all trim levels, auto dimming rear view mirror with homeland controls for the preferred trim level and up. You will get LED interior lighting for the turbo signature, dual zone climate control for the select trim level and up. And you will get some wood trim on the turbo signature as well. But honestly, I kind of like the grainy look that we have just about the passenger side glove box that carries onto the door. It looks like wood. It's not real wood. It is plastic, but it looks good. I'll say that a lot of soft touch material as well. Just in front of the shifter, you have a decent amount of rubberized storage along with a 12-volt power outlet. Behind the shifter, you have an electromechanical parking brake, dual cup holders and a decent amount of storage within the center armrest along with a 12-volt power outlet and two USB charging ports then as well. So overall, interior quality is perfectly fine. It certainly gets the job done. So then taking a look at the infotainment screen, there is a 10 and a quarter inch screen that comes standard across the board. It is not touch screen. The way you control it is you use the circular dial and buttons located directly behind the shifter, which kind of is more convenient. Anyways, when you're driving, you don't want to be reaching that far and taking your eyes off the road. But anyways, Bluetooth and audio streaming do come standard Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, factory navigation system for the turbo signature trim level. You can also find some driving statistics up there if you wanted to. And of course your radio information as well. And so when it comes to the sound systems, there are three of them actually. You will get four speakers for the S trim level, six speakers for the select preferred and carbon edition and then a 10 speaker Bose sound system for the premium trim level and up. So having said that, we do of course have that Bose sound system with us here today. So what do you guys say? Let's go ahead and turn on the radio, see what we got playing today. And let's test out the clarity of this one. Yeah, I feel it in a system like a snail. Guys, honestly, that sound system was amazing. I wish I had that Bose sound system in my own car because that was wonderful. The bass was intense, clarity was crystal clear. Quite honestly for the CX-5, it's absolutely perfect. And I've had Bose sound systems in my cars before they've never failed me. Bose is a very reputable company. So they're definitely there for reliability and they're long lasting. So that was an amazing sound system for the CX-5. Anyways, last thing I wanted to mention to you guys on the infotainment screen is when you do put the CX-5 in reverse, you will find a rear view camera coming standard across the board. And if you were to go with the turbo signature, you're also gonna get a 360 degree monitor as well, which is always, is going to lead us into safety. And so IIHS top safety pick plus. First thing I wanted to mention because that pretty much says it all right there. That's the very highest rating given out by IIHS. Front side, side current airbags you come standard in the back, you're gonna have latch, AKA lower anchors and tethers for children for the rear car seats, rear child door locks, tire pressure monitoring system, but also coming standard for all trim levels across the board will be hill start assist, blind spot monitoring system with rear cross traffic alert, adaptive cruise control with stop and go, automatic emergency braking with pedestrian detection, forward collision warning, and lane departure warning with lane keep assist then as well. Then if you were to go with the turbo signature that is going to add to that front and rear parking sensors, driver retention monitoring system, smart city brake support and traffic jam assist then as well. So overall when it comes to my final thoughts, I do like the slight refresh. I think the slimmer headlight and tail light designs look absolutely amazing. So big fan of that. Excellent, excellent steering feel. I absolutely love that. It's one of the best part really about driving any Maz that is the steering feel and the handling is absolutely amazing. Great reliability. Just look at consumer reports for that. Perfect safety. So if you have kids, this is definitely a vehicle you should not feel sorry about driving because it is the best safety rating you could possibly get. As far as room for improvement goes, where's the wireless phone charger? I wouldn't have minded seeing that. Full digital gauge cluster of course would be pretty darn sweet as well. And it doesn't have as much space as some of the competitors. So that's really the main drawback. I guess you could say for the CX-5 is the overall space but overall I was definitely a big fan. Let me know what you guys think of the new CX-5 in the comment section below. That is about it for this one. You guys, thank you so much for watching. 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