 What is up you guys, I'll go back to another one. If you are new to the channel, I'm Goldpony. I do new car track SCV reviews on YouTube and today we're in the brand new 2024 Mazda CX50 courtesy of Hanover Mazda in Hanover PA. For more information on their inventory, please feel free to check out the link in the description box below. So today we're in the CX50 because there are some slight improvements for the 2024 model year and all wheel drive comes standard as well which is definitely a good thing because it has been down pouring all morning. But ultimately in this video, we will be testing out and going over everything about this one from acceleration to braking, steering fuel, ride quality, sound system, exhaust clip, all that fun stuff. So having said all of that, what do you guys say? Let's just go ahead and jump right into it and as always, let's start with pricing. And so there are so many different trim levels for the 2024 CX50 select starting at $30,300 which is around a $1,500 bump by the way from the 2023 model year. Preferred for $31,650, premium for $34,000 even, premium plus for $37,500, turbo for $38,000, turbo meridian edition, which is the one we are in today starting at $40,800, turbo premium for $41,000, and the turbo premium plus for $43,300. So yeah, like I said, so many different trim levels for the CX50 but as you can imagine with all of those trims there are a couple different power plants available for this one as well. Powering all the non-turbo trim levels will be a 2.5 liter naturally aspirated inline four cylinder putting out 187 horsepower at 6,000 RPM, 186 pound feet of torque coming in at 4,000 RPM. That power being set to all four wheels through a six speed automatic red line coming in at 6,500 RPM with MPG numbers coming in at 24 in the city 30 on the highway taking regular unledded fuel. But so that there is that other engine configuration of course belonging to the turbo trim levels like the one we have today. Powering that one is a 2.5 liter turbocharged four cylinder putting out 256 horsepower at 5,000 RPM, 320 pound feet of torque coming in at 2,500 RPM power being sent to all four wheels yet again through a six speed automatic red line for this one 6,300 RPM, zero to 60 time though, 6.6 seconds in case you were curious with MPG numbers coming in at 23 in the city 29 on the highway taking either regular or premium unledded fuel. And the reason for that is those power numbers that I just gave you that was on premium unledded fuel you can put regular in this one though. If you do that it's just gonna knock off like 25 force power and 10 pound feet of torque off of those numbers in case you were curious about that. But anyways before we do any kind of fun acceleration or paddle shift your test here in the CX-50 didn't want to mention to you guys the drive modes there's actually a little toggle switch located just to the left of the shifter. And those drive modes will include sport, normal and off road adjusting things like the shift points throttle response and the off road mode is actually gonna prevent spinning in off road situations basically. Now that I've got all of that out of the way what do you guys say? Let's go ahead and find a straightaway. Let's put the paddle shifters here to the test first and let's see how quickly they are going to react for us here. All right, we are in full manual shift mode and it's not shifting either which is pretty darn cool. So three, two, one, go. It's quick. Okay, this is actually quick. Like the paddle shifters had a decent reaction time. Like they're not Maserati quick but they're actually pretty darn quick you guys. They're quicker than most SUVs that I drive actually. So I actually love that. You actually can have a little bit of fun here with the paddle shifters if you really wanted to. So well done Maserati, I definitely wasn't expecting that. But now I've gone ahead and give back full control to the CX-50 here. Let's find one more straightaway with the CX-50 having full control and let's see how quickly we can get this one here up to speed in that sport driving mode. All right, in three, two, one, go. No spinning either and it's so wet out. That's plenty of an acceleration. Yeah, there's absolutely no issues with that tiny little bit of turbo lag at the very beginning but it's nothing that would bother me. I've definitely felt worse and that is a heck of an acceleration for this thing. And like I said, the best part with this being all wheel drive SUV, there is no spinning whatsoever at that initial punch there. And like I said, it is so wet out today. So I absolutely loved that. Anyways, turbo long at that acceleration as always, braking is equally important. So upfront you will find 12.8 inch ventilated front discs at the back, 12.8 inch solid rear discs as well. As far as that 60 is easier, stopping distance goes that comes in at 118 feet, that is a sports sedan number. And that's brilliant and I love it. As far as braking feel goes, it's actually on the firmer side of things. So I like that. So no issues with the braking whatsoever. And like I said, traditionally in SUVs you find mid to upper 120s as far as the 60 is your stopping distance goes. So 118 feet, that's typically what you find in a sports sedan. So once again, Mazda crushing it with the driving dynamics, but it gets better. This is my favorite part, touching on suspension and handling. So upfront you will get a McPherson Stratfront suspension in the back, Torsen beam rear suspension front and rear stabilizer bars. And to what I also mentioned, Mazda claims at least they have tweaked the suspension settings and the steering feel for the 2024 CX50. So didn't want to mention that, but as far as ride quality goes, it's not bad. This is an extremely bumpy road. I just went over there and I definitely felt worse. So ride quality has been perfectly fine in my short little test drive here in the CX50, but the steering feel, that's brilliant. That's really where Mazda crushes it every single freaking time, no matter what vehicle that they make. So a steering feel definitely is weighted on the heavier side of things. It does instantly point you into direction that you want to go. It's just brilliant. You're driving an SUV, but it feels like you're driving a Miata. So I love that. Mazda always does an amazing job. Tors cab noise goes, we're going 38 miles per hour. We'll say it's a little more road noise than I'm typically used to in an SUV, but and it's raining out of course, but it's nothing that would bother me personally. I'm just comparing it to the other SUVs that I have driven in the past. That's all I'm saying, but then touching on rear visibility, I actually can see 100% perfectly fine out of my rear view mirror there with the shape of the CX-50. You definitely shouldn't have any issues there, but do want to also mention, seeing as it is raining today, touching on forward visibility, rain sensing windshield wipers actually do come standard on the CX-50. So whenever it detects any kind of mist or rainfall, it's going to automatically turn on those windshield wipers for you. So it's kind of like automatic headlights, just one less thing you got to worry about so you can better focus more of your attention on actually enjoying the drive in the CX-50 because it is an enjoyable drive. Do want to also mention though, a head up display is available for the CX-50 as well. That's just going to project your speed, speed limit, and safety features up onto your windshield. Again, assisting with forward visibility, but the pretty much rounds out the performance segment of this review, you guys. Let's now go ahead and take a look at the exterior of our brand new 2024 Mazda CX-50. All right, so here she is, you guys. The new 2024 Mazda CX-50 finished in Zircon Sand Metallic, which is possibly the best color on the CX-50. I'm just saying, but as always, let's go ahead and start with where this one is made, taking a look at the bin. First character is the number seven, actually indicating that this one is built and assembled here in the US. Alabama, I believe, is what it said specifically. So that is pretty cool, but as always, let's go ahead and start up front on this one. LED headlights with the auto leveling feature coming standard for all trim levels. That is pretty advanced. Automatic feature as well, along with automatic high beams. So if you have your high beams on at night and it senses a vehicle coming in the opposite direction, it's gonna automatically dim them back to low beams and when that vehicle is gone, it's gonna automatically bounce it back up to high beams for you there. LED daytime running lights do come standard, but you also get an adaptive front lighting system for all trim levels across the board. So if you're going around a bend at night, those headlights are going to swivel based on the direction of your steering angle. Better help illuminating when it's around that bend. So you're less likely to hit a deer or a possemer or an alien or Sasquatch or whatever the case. So that is something that you typically see as an option on luxury manufacturers. So the fact that that comes standard on the CX50, it's definitely pretty impressive. To the bottom corners there, you're gonna find front air curtains. One of the cool little features I found last year is there's a little bit of texturized finish found just in front of the headlights here. So I always like to point that out. It's pretty cool looking. It's just a little design element, but anyways, that pretty much rounds out the front end. I think I'm gonna go get an umbrella here in a second and let's go ahead and make our way to the side. All right, so now since we are around to the side of this one, silver roof rails do come standard across the board. You gotta love that. Rear privacy glass also coming standard for all trim levels as well. Take a look at the side mirrors. They are going to be gloss black power adjustable side mirrors with LED integrated turd signals. And they will also be heated for the preferred trim level end up and then power folding for the premium and premium plus trim levels in case you're curious about that. Also like the aluminum trim found on the side skirts there, it ties together with a couple of the other aluminum pieces on the side of the CX50 here. Let's say they're taking a look at the wheel setup. It is going to differ depending upon the trim level that you go with. Of course, 17 by seven inch aluminum alloys for the select preferred and premium trims, 20 by eight inch aluminum alloys for the premium plus and turbo trim levels and then 18 by eight inch alloys for the turbo meridian that we have today. So very unique set of wheels and tire configuration here for a turbo meridian. So I think they look pretty darn good. More of an off road configuration, but anyways, they're pretty much rounds off the side profile. Let's not go ahead and make our way to the back. All right, and something else since we are around to the back of this one, this is very interesting. So up top, you are not going to find any kind of shark fin antenna or any antenna whatsoever. That's pretty unique because that's something that luxury automakers like BMW and Mercedes-Benz do just for a much cleaner look. So I actually love that. I think that's a pretty darn good design element for Mazda at least. I'm sure there's a reason why they did that. But anyways, rear spoiler with an integrated brake light, rear window wiper as well. Of course, LED tail lights though, do come standard for all trims across the board as well. You gotta love that and love how Mazda does the exhaust. So many automakers are tucking their exhaust outlets away these days, but Mazda still exposes them. So dual exhaust outlets with chrome tips, I love it. And I do believe you guys know what we have to do next here. As always here is that exhaust clip. All right, so in essence, we are around to the back of the CX-50. When it comes to opening that rear liftgate, it is a power liftgate for the preferred trim level and up. There of course is a button on the liftgate itself. There's also a button on the key fob though as well. But once opened up, cargo capacity comes in at 31.4 cubic feet. If that was not enough space, there's a 60-40 split, meaning the rear seats do fold down, bumping that up to 56.3 cubic feet. And if anybody was curious between the cargo capacity between the CX-5 and the CX-50, CX-5 comes in at 59.3 cubic feet. So essentially they're the same size, a little bit more space with the CX-5, but pretty much the same. But cargo lining back there, and by the way, LED cargo lining back there. You gotta love that. Four grocery bag hooks. That's more than I'm typically used to seeing in any SUV. Got some tie-down acres back there, 12-volt power outlet. And then if you were to lift up underneath of that cargo floor, you are going to find a spare tire, which you guys know I personally prefer. Then making our way up to the rear legroom, that comes in at 39.8 inches. For reference, I mean, even six feet tall. This is how much space I had in the back there. Dual rear USB charging ports do come standard for every single trim level across the board. Well done Mazda there. Kids are gonna stay charged up in the back, that means. Rear ventilation also coming standard, and then there is a rear center armrest with cup holders then for the rear passengers as well. So then making our way up to the front seats, half leatherette seating for the select preferred and premium trims, but then full leather seats for the premium plus trim level and up, heated front seats for the preferred trim level and up, ventilated front seats for the turbo premium trim level and up. Preferred trim level and up is also gonna give you a eight-way power driver seat with power lumbar. Then you're gonna get memory settings for the premium trim level and up, but overall as far as seat comfort goes, it's actually really good. It was one of the first things that kind of muttered to myself when I got in this one. So I like it. I've had new issues in my short little test drive here today, but then taking a look at the steering wheel, it is tilt and telescoping and is leather wrapped for all trim levels, believe it or not. So I love that. Heated steering wheel though, coming on the turbo premium and the turbo premium plus, but not on our turbo meridian. Unfortunately, cause it is cold out, but wouldn't have minded if Mazda made the 10 and two grips a little bit thicker just because this is more of a driver's car. That's something I said with Mazda's before. So Mazda, if you're watching this, little bit thicker grips would be amazing. But now let's go ahead and make our way to the startup. Let me start by showing you guys the key here. You got your Mazda logo on the one side. All of your buttons, however, are located on the side of the key. So that's pretty cool. Lock, unlock, and the button to pop the rear liftgate there. But it is all keyless entry with a black push button start. So all I'm going to do here is simply put my foot on the brake and press that engine start button located kind of just by the driver's right knee. And so once started up, tachometer is all the way to your left. You got your fuel information to your right front and center. Then you're going to find the seven inch digital screen, which you can control by using the steering wheel mounted controls found on the left side of the steering wheel there. You actually have the ability to change the look of the gauges up there, which is my favorite part that I found on these digital gauges here because you can either display simply safety features and a digital readout or you can choose to display more of a traditional speedometer up there if you wanted to. But overall still gives you everything that you need, like outside temperature. It gives you how many miles you have left until you hit empty. Trip A, trip B. So Mazda did a plenty good job with those gauges there. So then making our way to overall interior quality, there is a panoramic moonroof for the premium plus trim level and up. We got that one. Dual zone climate control does come standard for all trim levels. LED interior lighting for the turbo premium and turbo premium plus. Auto dimming rear view mirror with home light controls for the premium trim level and up. And that's for up to three different garage doors, if you're curious. Wireless phone charger for the premium trim level and up. So I want to emphasize that because previously it was like the turbo premium plus. It was like upper trim level. And I remember, I remember saying in this particular review, Mazda, why don't you put it on some of the lower trim levels like the competition and now they have. They put it on the premium trim level and up. So thank you for listening to my video, Mazda. I appreciate that. But anyways, just in front of the cup holders here, you do get a little bit of rubberized storage. Just in front of the shifter is your cup holders. I like how everything is finished in a gloss black surrounding the shifter here because a lot of times manufacturers will leave that in matte gray or matte black. So Mazda went a little more high end with it. I love that. And within the center armrest, there is actually a decent amount of storage there. And by the way, the wireless phone charger is located just in front of the center armrest in case anybody was curious about that. You have a couple USB charging ports within the center armrest as well. So that's pretty cool. But overall, Mazda crushes it with interior quality. And that is definitely the case here in this one. I like the contrast colors that we have in this one. It's kind of like a saddle brown and a black leather. And then you got the saddle brown contrast stitching found on the doors, as well as just above the passenger side glove box. And maybe that's because we have the Turbo Meridian. I'm not a hundred percent on that, but it looks really good and it's all soft touch material. So there's very few hard plastics in this Mazda CX50. And that's something that Mazda is kind of had a reputation for incredible interior quality for its class. And that's definitely the case in this one without a doubt. But now let's go ahead and take a look at the infotainment screen here. Cause this is pretty nice as well. You get a 10 and a quarter inch infotainment screen. It's controlled by using the circular dial and buttons located just behind the shifter there. No, it's not a touchscreen. It's a little bit of a reach if it were to be. So this is something that Mazda does on all of their vehicles. And I'm telling you guys, a lot of people will say, I want the touchscreen. It's very easy to use. Like if you're going to have a circular dial and buttons, Mazda set it up so simple that really anybody can use it. And I'm telling you guys, after all the Mazdas I've reviewed, you definitely do get used to it. But Bluetooth and audio streaming is becoming standard Android Auto Apple CarPlay factory navigation system for the Turbo Premium Plus. And of course you can check out your radio information up there as well. So when it comes to the sound systems, there are two of them. You're going to find eight speakers on the select and preferred trim levels, but then a 12 speaker Bose sound system for the premium trim leveling up. And I remember that used to be upper trim levels before as well for the last model year. So a lot of kind of minor adjustments that give a lot of the lower trim levels more for the 2024 model year. So thank you Mazda for that. But anyways, having said that, I do believe you guys know what we have to do next here. 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. Yes, ma'am, oh, ma'am, oh, ma'am, oh, ma'am. Eh, it's okay. Bass was pretty darn good. And that was FM radio, by the way. I didn't see Serious XM set up for this one quite yet, but that would have been better clarity if it was Serious XM, because FM radio just isn't, you know, it's not that clarity more, but it's an okay sound system, plenty of bass. So I personally didn't have any issues, but last thing I wanted to mention to you guys on that infotainment screen is when you do put the CX-50 in reverse, you will find a very high definition rear view camera. I'm telling you, it's super high definition, letting you know who or what is behind you, which is always is going to lead us into safety. And so let me start with the best part, IIHS top safety pick plus, which is the very highest designation given by IIHS. So that pretty much does it all right there. Front side, side current airbags do come standard, driver and passenger knee airbags as well. In the back, you're going to have latch, AKA lower anchors to tenders to children for the rear car seats, rear child door locks, tire pressure monitoring system, but also coming standard, a blind spot monitoring system with rear cross traffic alert. That is impressive. Adaptive cruise control with stop and go, smart brake support, lane departure warning, lane keep assist, and a driver attention monitoring system then as well. So overall with a custom, my final thoughts of the CX-50, great steering feel. I always have to mention that first. The steering feel is always amazing on any Mazda. It makes driving an SUV so enjoyable, which is really hard to say with SUV. So I think that's absolutely amazing. Great braking as well. 60,0 and 118 feet. That's amazing. Plenty of an acceleration in this thing, especially the 2.5 liter turbocharged engine that we have today. So you're definitely not going to have any issues there. So overall, great driving dynamics. I probably just should have put it that way. Great interior quality though as well. And again, that's something that Mazda is known for. They have incredible interior quality for their class at least. That's definitely very nice. For as room for improvement goes, I would say the steering wheel with all of the excellent driving dynamics, I really want thicker grips. This feels like I'm driving, the steering wheel is like, it reminds me of the Volkswagen Beetle. It's just thin. It has thin little grips. I just wanted it to be thicker. I don't know. It's like BMW M grips. That's probably overkill, but still, that's kind of what I'm looking for. And then the only other thing I could think of here for the CX-50 would be some ambient lighting, multicolor ambient lighting would be amazing. A lot of the competitors do offer that. I know Hyundai and Kia are definitely known for doing that. So I think that would have been amazing as well. 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