 Pony's up you guys, welcome back to another one. If you're new to this channel, I am Goldpony, I do new car truck, SCV reviews on YouTube. And today we are in the brand new 2024 Mazda CX-5, courtesy of Jack J. Umbalvo Mazda in York PA for more information on their inventory. Please feel free to check out the link in the description box below. So we are in this one today because the CX-5 is known for great driving dynamics. It's also known for great reliability and it is actually known for being quite luxurious at least for its segment as well. So ultimately in this video, we will be testing out and going over everything about this one from acceleration to braking, steering feel, 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 it. So there are way too many trim levels for the 2024 CX-5. Let me start by saying that. So I'll give you the first one. Select trim level is gonna start at $30,675. There is a new trim level for the 2024 CX-5 that's gonna be the carbon turbo. That goes for $38,970. Then the highest trim level is the turbo signature going for $41,975. We do have the turbo premium with us here today for future reference. But as you can imagine with all of these trim levels, there are a couple different power plants available for the CX-5. First one is going to belong to all those non-turbo trim levels. That one is powered by a 2.5 liter naturally aspirated inline four cylinder, putting out 187 horsepower at 6,000 RPM, 185 pound-feet of torque coming in at 4,000 RPM. That power being sent to all four wheels to a six-speed automatic, zero to 60 time coming in at approximately 8.1 seconds for that one, with MPG numbers coming in at 26 in the city, 31 on the highway taking regular unleaded fuel. So then there is that other engine configuration and the one that we have with us here today. Of course, belonging to the turbo trim levels. That one is powered by a 2.5 liter turbocharged four cylinder, putting out 227 horsepower at 5,000 RPM or 256 horsepower if you put premium unleaded in this one. 310 pound-feet of torque coming in at 2,000 RPM or 320 pound-feet of torque with premium fuel. Power sent to all four wheels through a six-speed automatic, zero to 60 time approximately 6.2 seconds with MPG numbers coming in at 22 in the city, 27 on the highway taking either regular or premium unleaded fuel, depending upon how much power you want at any given time. But before we do any kind of fun acceleration or paddle shifter test here in the CX-5, did want to mention to you guys the drive modes. There's a little drive mode toggle switch located just to the left of the shifter that gives you sport normal and off-road adjusting things like the shift points and the throttle response. So now I'll have it 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. So by the way, paddle shifters do come on the premium trim level enough in case you were curious, but I do want to see just how quickly they are going to react for us here. All right, so I did want to mention there is a full manual shift mode on the CX-5. All you need to do is slide the shifter all the way to the back and to the left here. Gives you the gear that you're in up on the digital portion of the gauges. And having said that, we are in sport driving mode in three, two, one, you. It's okay. Not the very quickest paddle shifters have ever tested, but they're actually not that bad. So they have a decent reaction time to them. But again, not the quickest, but did you like that they're there because the other benefit of having paddle shifters in an SUV is if you were to be going down a hill, you can actually use them to do a little bit of engine braking as opposed to actually hitting the brakes. So if it's snowing out or something, so you're less likely to actually slide off the road. So they're good for that reason as well, but let's go ahead and find one more straightaway. Let's put the acceleration here to the test now with the CX-5 having full control and let's see how quickly we can get our CX-5 here up to speed. All right, in three, two, one, go. That's pretty good. This turbocharged engine man is pretty darn quick. So you're definitely not gonna have any issues emerging onto the highway. You definitely pin you in the back of your seat. So that is plenty fun. As Mazda typically is known to be in plenty of different aspects. We'll get more into that as we go on in the video, but that is plenty of an acceleration. So I like it. But to go along with that acceleration, you guys know braking is equally important. So upfront, you will find 11.7 inch ventilated front discs for the non-turbo trim levels. But if you were to go with those turbo trims, that is gonna bump those front discs up to 12.6 inches up front. In the back, it's gonna be the same 11.9 inch solid rear disc. As far as that 60-0 stopping distance goes, that comes in at 132 feet, which is definitely on the higher side of things. I didn't expect that kind of number, but let's go ahead and test the braking feel real quick. It's on the softer side of things. So maybe that number is correct, but with a minded Mazda, if you're watching this, just firm up the brakes a little bit and maybe that 60-0 stopping distance number will get a little bit better. But yeah, wouldn't have minded if they did firm up those brakes just a little bit. But now let's get to one of my favorite parts of really any Mazda, touching on suspension and handling. Up front, you're gonna get a McPherson strut front suspension. In the back, independent multi-link rear suspension, front and rear stabilizer bars, of course. As far as ride quality goes, you tend to feel a little bit more of the road compared to some of the other SUVs in this class. It will say that, but it's nothing that would personally bother me and it might not bother you either, honestly. So it's maybe one of the little bits of a trade-off that you get with the CX-5 because the big benefit why I love driving the CX-5 and really any Mazda, it's the steering feel. It is like none other in its class. You're driving an SUV, but it feels like you're driving a Miata. It is such a nice steering feel. It instantly points you in the direction that you wanna go. It's weighted on the heavier side of things and it feels like you're almost driving a sports car, but it's an SUV. At least in terms of the handling and the steering feel. So I absolutely love that and that is really what Mazda is known for is the incredible driving dynamics. When it comes to the suspension, the steering feel, the handling, things like that. So I love the CX-5 for that particular reason. But anyways, touching on cabin noise a little bit as we were going, I don't know, 30 miles per hour or so it'll let you guys be the judge of that. It's honestly nothing that has bothered me in my short little test drive here today. Wind noise has been certainly at bay. Road noise is perfectly fine, at least for me. So definitely no issues there. Then touching on rear visibility, I could see 100% perfectly fine under my rear view mirror there. This is a smaller SUV, so you really shouldn't have any issues with rear visibility there. But another benefit though, in terms of forward visibility is rain sensing windshield wipers. Actually do come standard on every single trim level across the board. So you gotta 100% love that. And if you were to go with a premium plus trim level enough, you will also get a head up display that's gonna project your speed, speed limit and safety features up onto your windshield. So that better helps the forward visibility as well. Having said that, it's not the brightest head up display. So a lot of times I'll be able to see it even with sunglasses on. I can't see this one at all. I literally have to pull my sunglasses up in order to see it. So it's kind of dim, but it is a good placement. So it definitely will help you better keep your eyes on the road. 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 2024 Mazda CX-5. All right, so here she is you guys. The new 2024 Mazda CX-5 finished in Soul Red Crystal Metallic. In case you were curious of the exact exterior color name that we had on this one with us here today. But speaking of colors, there is a new color for the 2024 Mazda CX-5. I did want to mention that first. Zircon Sand, which is available with the new carbon turbo trim. That is exclusive actually to that particular trim level. So I did want to mention that, but as always, let's go ahead and start with where the CX-5 is made. Taking a look at the bin. First character is the letter J indicating that the CX-5 is built and assembled in Japan as it should be. So this is a true JDM SUV, you gotta love it. But let's go ahead and start up front on this one LED headlights with auto leveling actually for all trim levels across the board and daytime running lights, of course. But if you were to go with a premium trim level and up that gives you LED daytime running lights. So there is a difference there. Automatic feature coming standard, you do get automatic high beams as well. 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. And do what I also mentioned for the premium trim level and up, there is an adaptive front lighting system that comes standard. I love that feature. It's a big safety feature right there. So when you're going around a bend at night the headlights are going to swivel based on the direction of your steering angle. Better help illuminating what is around that bend. So you're less likely to hit a deer or an alien or Sasquatch or whatever the case. It's just a pretty darn cool safety feature there as well. And it looks cool at night as well. But anyways, front grille finishes are going to differ amongst the trim levels. Of course, you do have a gloss black front lip for the carbon trims and the turbo premium that we have today. Otherwise it is actually a body colored front lip that comes standard otherwise. I think I actually like the body colored front lip a little bit better. Gloss black doesn't look bad because it goes together with the front grille pretty darn good. But the body colored front lip and the body colored side skirts we'll get into that in a second. I think that is the best look on the CX-5 personally. Which you get on the non-turbo trim levels basically. But anyways, that pretty much rounds out the front end of this one. Let's now go ahead and make our way to the side. All right, so now since you are around to the side of this one. Rear privacy glass does come standard. Body colored power adjustable side mirrors coming standard as well with LED integrated turd signals. Gloss black finishes will come with the carbon trims and then power folding side mirrors coming with the premium plus premium turbo and turbo signature trims as well. Then again, down to the side skirts. Look, I was just mentioning they're either going to be finished in gloss black or they are going to be body colored. And both of those options actually are super rare in SUVs. Typically you find kind of a matte gray or a matte black finish to the side skirts on almost all SUVs out there. But with the CX-5, they did it right. They did it finished in either gloss black or body colored again. I like the body colored better but this doesn't look bad either. So it's more of a luxury finish on the exterior. So I love it. But then take a look at the wheel setup. 17 inch alloy is coming on the select and preferred but all other trims are going to get 19 inch alloys varying in design. But that pretty much rounds out the side profile. Let's now go ahead and make our way to the back. All right, so now since you are around to the back of this one all the way to the top you're going to find a body colored shark fin antenna. Just blow that rear spoiler with an integrated brake light. Just blow that rear window wiper. In terms of the tail lights they're going to be LED tail lights for the premium trim level and up. Otherwise you're going to get those halogen bulbs back there. And then just below it all again Mazda crushing it with this design dual exhaust outlets. So many manufacturers are tucking the exhaust away these days and I hate that look but Mazda does it right. Dual exhaust outlets exposed with bright tips. Gotta love it. Having said that I do believe you guys know what we have to do next here. As always here is that exhaust clip. It's someone else since we are around to the back of the CX-5 when it comes to opening that rear lift gate it is a power lift gate for the preferred trim level and up. But once opened up cargo capacity comes in at 30 cubic feet even. If that was not enough space of course the rear seats do fall down. There's actually some levers in the cargo area to do that bumping that up to 59.3 cubic feet. Of course there is LED cargo lighting back there for the turbo premium and turbo signature trim levels only otherwise you're going to get the halogen bulbs of course. It's actually a 12 volt power outlet back there was pretty surprised to see that. 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 love as opposed to the fix-a-flat and then there is a little bit of in-floor storage kind of surrounding that spare tire there. But anyways then make your way up to the rear leg room that comes in at 39.6 inches. So that's actually respectable. For reference I'm in even six feet tall. This is how much space I had back there but Mazda crushed it with these rear seats. Check this out. Rear ventilation of course does come standard across the board. You gotta love that. But also rear center armrest with cup holders also coming standard across the board. And this is a setup that kind of reminds me of BMW the way they did this. So it doesn't just have the cup holders within that rear center armrest. It also gives you dual rear USB charging ports coming standard. You absolutely got to love that back there. And there's even a little bit of more storage surrounding that for smaller items as well. So they put a lot back there and then it gets even better because your heated rear seat buttons are also located on that rear center armrest. And that comes standard for the premium plus turbo premium and turbo signature trim. So a lot going on for the rear passengers. Like I said the only thing missing Mazda if you're watching this the only thing missing is the rear window sunshades. I think that would have made it perfect. But anyways they did an incredible job there's rear seats nonetheless. But then taking a look at the front seats leather at seating coming with the select leather seating coming with the preferred trim level and up heated front seats for every single trim level. You hardly ever see that. Anyways, ventilated front seats on the premium plus and turbo trim levels power adjustable driver seat with power lumbar for all trim levels six way power adjustable passenger seat for the preferred trim level and up memory settings for the preferred trim level and up overalls four seat comfort goes, they're okay. Not the very most comfortable seats I've ever tested but they're okay because they are power adjustable but they're a little stiff but they're not bad. Anyways, then taking a look at the steering wheel it is tilt and telescoping and is leather wrapped for all trim levels across the board and it will actually be heated for the premium plus turbo premium and turbo signature. And it is a very hot steering wheel when you turn on that heated steering wheel I got it all right now. So it definitely does a very good job but now let's go ahead and make our way to the startup. Let's 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. You got lock unlock and the button to pop the rear liftgate there but it is all keyless entry with a push button start for all trim levels. So all I'm going to do here is simply put my phone to the break and press that engine start button surrounded in chrome located just by the driver's right knee there. And so once started up as far as the gauge cluster goes 4.6 inch digital screen for the select preferred and carbon edition trims but then you got an upgraded seven inch digital screen for all other trim levels basically but tachometers all the way to your left you got your fuel information all the way to your right. And again the center part that is going to be the digital portion which can actually be controlled a little bit by using the steering wheel mounting controls found on the left side of the steering wheel giving you things like trip A, trip B when you need your next oil change how many miles you'll have left until you hit empty and there's a couple of different looks you can choose from as well. So gauges are done perfectly fine in my personal opinion and then making our way to overall interior quality if you were looking for a power moonroof that is going to come on the preferred trim level and up overhead sunglass holder does come standard auto dimming rear view mirror with homely controls for the preferred trim level and up dual zoom climate control does come standard wireless phone charger on the premium plus trim level and up by the way that wireless phone charger is located just in front of the shifter there also just in front of the shifter though you do have a 12 volt power outlet down there just behind the shifter you have your electromechanical parking brake on your cup holders but surrounding the shifter is going to be that gloss black finish that Mazda traditionally does that I love they could have left that a matte black plastic but they didn't so good job Mazda doing that within the center armrest there's actually decent amount of storage in there and you also have a couple USB charging ports any 12 volt power outlet as well so overall a lot of soft touch finishes a lot of nice design on the doors there but the one thing that kind of threw me for a loop the second I got in the CX-5 here is the contrast stitching contrast stitching is a good thing don't get me wrong but why is it pink? It's like a magenta or a pink or something like that that kind of threw me off I'm like are they only marketing this to females as opposed to males cause I actually really like this thing except for the pink contrast stitching I don't get it but anyways maybe there's a reason there that I am unaware of but anyways let's go ahead and take a look at the infotainment screen here 10 and a quarter inch infotainment screen it is not touch screen probably could be I mean it's not that far away but it is all controlled by using the circular dial and buttons located directly behind the shifter and it will say it's relatively easy to use I played around with Mazda's plenty at this point and it's really not that difficult you get a hold of it pretty darn quick it's pretty simplistic but Bluetooth and audio streaming does come standard Android Auto Apple CarPlay however it will be wireless Android Auto Apple CarPlay for the premium plus trim level and up factory navigation system for the Turbo Signature Trim only 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 gonna find six speakers for the select and preferred but carbon addition trim level end up is going to get a 10 speaker Bose sound system and that is the one that we have with us here today so what do you guys say let's go ahead and turn on the radio let's see what we got playing this morning and let's test out the clarity of this one actually a really good sound system I definitely don't mind that plenty of bass plenty of clarity that song went really well with our pink contrast stitching as well but last thing I wanna admit to you guys on the infotainment screen is when you do put the CX-5 in reverse you will find a very high definition rear view camera coming standard across the board letting you know who or what is behind you which is always is going to lead us into safety so let me first 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 curtain airbags do come standard in the back you're gonna have latch AKA lower anchors that headers your 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 adaptive cruise control with stop and go smart city brake support with pedestrian detection lane departure warning and lane keep assist then as well so overall when it comes to my final thoughts here of the CX-5 excellent steering feel slash handling it does an amazing job at that and that's really my favorite part of the CX-5 quite honestly because it really is unlike any other SUV in its class nothing is going to out handle and out feel the driving dynamics in terms of that steering feel and all that also some great interior finishes as well like I said I like the gloss black finish surrounding the shifter like all the soft touch material I just wish they didn't have the pink contrast stitching but anyways also known for great reliability at least I know on the naturally aspirated four cylinder I'm not a hundred percent on the turbo four that we have today but that naturally aspirated four cylinder I know they last forever and I'm sure this probably does fairly good job as well honestly but another thing I really really like about the CX-5 is the fact that you're able to get body colored finishes on the exterior so like the side skirts like the fender surrounds like the front lip they're all either finished in a body colored finish or a gloss black finish which is extremely rare and it's particular segment and really across the board even a luxury automaker so I absolutely love seeing that but the only roof improvement I can really think of quite honestly is it is probably the smallest in its class so if you're looking for cargo space maybe the CX-5 is not what you're looking for maybe you want to jump up to a CX-9 or a CX-90 I don't know but not a ton of space in the CX-5 I will say that a lot of the competitors do offer a little bit more space but really that's the only thing I got on this one this is pretty darn nice SUV and that is about it for this one you guys thank you so much for watching for free to follow me on social media at the bottom of the screen to see what's coming next on the channel before it gets to YouTube be sure to hit the subscribe and the bell notification button if you're into new car reviews because that is what we do here on this channel after all do appreciate you guys watching more than you know and I will see you guys all in the next video stay gold