Mazda cx5 petrol

chrissies
chrissies Forum Participant Posts: 50
edited January 19 in Towcars & Towing #1

Has anyone got any experience of towing with a Mazda CX5 petrol we have a Mazda CX 7 diesel at the moment but we need a new car and don’t really want diesel again or any views on petrol for towing thanks

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  • eribaMotters
    eribaMotters Club Member Posts: 1,193 ✭✭✭✭
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    edited January 19 #2

    I'm also interested. I currently tow with an Audi A3 1.5 petrol but my van is a comparatively lightweight Eriba at typically 1350kg.

    When time comes to replace I'm going to start my search with the Mazda CX5 and Volvo XC40.

    Colin

  • kalamitty55
    kalamitty55 Forum Participant Posts: 82
    edited February 6 #3

    i went to test drive a mazda cx 5 2021 petrol 2.0l, found a bit sluggish put foot down and very slow pickup, couldnt see it towing my van 1465kg so keeping my kuga

  • ClubMember2898D2234E
    ClubMember2898D2234E Forum Participant Posts: 4
    edited February 9 #4

    hi Chrissies

    after lot of research went down the cx5 route in soul red , a normally aspirated 2l.

    loved the car…really excellent quality. Checked with towsure which gave it a safe and legal match to the van we wanted to buy .

    went to Dorset and picked up van, then the cx5s shortcoming became obvious…not enough grunt ! Without revving the hell out of it. When I did my tow car comparisons I looked at BHp

    and kerb weight but I should have looked at torque, which on our cx5 was way off its rivals.

    we thought long and hard about what to do. We loved the car and didn’t want to change the van. So we bit the bullet and exchanged the petrol for a diesel cx5. The spec was better including hud and a reversing camera focussed on the towball. The towing experience was great and though it cost us we are happy for the long term. Hope this helps ?

     

  • flatcoat
    flatcoat Forum Participant Posts: 1,571
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    edited February 8 #5

    Depending on the weight of your van and budget, perhaps try looking at a HEV or PHEV? I drove diesels for 35 years, towing for 10 and my RAV4 PHEV is just as good and often better than any diesel. 

  • chrissies
    chrissies Forum Participant Posts: 50
    edited February 12 #6

    Thanks for that did u get the 2.2litre diesel Mazda CX5 done some research and petrol just doesn’t seem the way forward for us as we tow a Bailey unicorn Vigo did a match with a ford kuga petrol and said it wasn’t a match only thing putting us off another Mazda diesel is we have had problems with the dpf in our Mazda cx7 

  • eribaMotters
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    edited February 12 #7

    Just the feedback I needed, so it looks like the Mazda will not be on my list. I'd always thought the torque was important and noted how low the Mazda was. I seem to recall Lutz? correcting me on this though and saying the bhp is what counts.

     

    Colin

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