Congrats. Turbo or non-turbo, you can't go much wrong with the CX-5. Looking at all other competitors, price/benefit/look aspects are all better IMO

 

Bought a 2021 CX-5 Grand Turing Reserve. Love the turbo. Is there any discussion on running an E85 mixture? Say 30% E85?

 

Have had several turbo cars going back to 1979, other than a Scirocco with an aftermarket Callaway turbo never had a problems with the factory turbo cars. Still have an 87 RX-7 Turbo bought new and it's been super reliable, contrary to all the claimed rotary engine problems. We're anticipating delivery of a Signature Turbo this week for my wife and have zero concerns of reliability. All the best with whichever you decide.

 

Yes - cylinder deactivation is spot on ! Mazda engineers have just gone and taken gas combustion engines to the peak of greatness - Even Lamborgini took the aventador 12 - and applied ....yes MAZDAS cylinder deactivation making it run as a 6 / then scream 12 on demand- I am very happy with the engineering applied on the 2.5 NA and cylinder decativation in my 2022 is seamless ---I compare its benifit for the N/A - equal to the turbo for those who prefer it - diffrent strokes - NAs got all the power we require and with under 2k miles rolling at an avg of 70-80mph - yeilding 31-32 mpg - I have always believed that less moving parts , means less can go wrong ?
- The real enjoyment for me personally in all my Mazdas , past and present ( 22 Cx-5 Ce na) is the suspension set up and unmatched steering response / feedback - I just love driving as a result - nothing compares for the $$$. Turbo -,ahh - not worth the massive cost differential / when you add , gas , insurance , excess tire / brake wear - and the high potential for tickets and for ME unecessacary passing - I seldom do unless some knot head is surfing the net or inpaired - I rather enjoy low stress driving more and more / suppose its connected to a more conservative attitude towards the cost of maintaining a ride-

 

I ended up getting a non-turbo cx5, guys. I'm very happy with it.

 

Congratulations and I am sure your will be continued happy with your choice for a few years!

 

After discovering that the NA 2.5 had cylinder deactivation (I think starting in 2018?) I put the 2.5T on my list. I almost purchased a F150 and when I found out that Ford started putting on CD in the venerable 5.0L cayote engine I scratched that engine off my list. I am so disappointed Mazda put this on this outstanding 4 cylinder engine. I kind of understand why a engine manufacturer would CD a V8. But the tiny fuel savings (if any) is not worth having this system on an inline 4 cylinder engine that gets 30mpg. I purchased a turbo just to NOT have CD. But if I HAD to own a car with cylinder deactivation, it probably would be car built by Mazda because I trust their quality.

 

I'd opt for the Lamborghini so I could deactivate more cylinders than the Mazda has total

 

Good choice, my wife has the non turbo and it has plenty of power for onramps and 80 mph toll roads around here. Other family members with GM and BMW turbos have had so many maintenance issues related directly to turbos I don't have any interest in adding that complication. The CX5 is a great car by many measures but it is not a high performance sports car and you are not going to tow with it, so why bother with the turbo?

 

CONGRATS-
I pulled the trigger on a 2022 CX-5-NA one month and 2k miles ago -
No regrets- A solid ride , which has surprised us on gas mileage before even being broken in! -Running on 2 cylinders in deactivation mode is a bit more appealing than it was one month ago ...$6/ gallon gas is the highest I have ever seen.