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Beautiful. I bought a 2025 CX-70 Premium Plus in white w black interior. Love the inline 6 engine, really fun to drive SUV and the interior is top notch imo.
We ordered a turbo s Premium without the console in the 2nd row. It made the area seem more spacious, allowed room for purses.... and also if you have adults in the 3rd row, then can stick one of their feet into that area. It should be noted for others that in the 3rd row, it is very comfy and spacious for your body- just not your feet because of the sliders for the 2nd row chairs. If you are an adult, you will have to put one foot behind the chair and one foot into the console space. Another thing to note: if you have a console, it does not seem to lay flush with the seats down if you are planning on having dog beds or something else. Thanks for the review guys- please add in visors and also expecting people who carry dogs/people in the back, WOULD LOVE YOU TO REVIEW THE STRENGTH OF THE 2nd and 3rd row A/C HEATING FLOW!!!! AS A DOG OWNER HAVE NOT FOUND THIS ON ANY CHANNEL. it's a major concern to me. Also for people who live in cold climates being able to warm up 2nd row passengers. I tested a cx5 and could not get any flow from the vents. I think they were for looks and not actually active!
Dark chrome and black accents can be nice. What they did here was slap flat black plastic all over the place. Not fitting for their premium vehicle. Not sure how you can call something a "premium sport" and you downgrade the painted wheel arches and replace with flat black plastic?
I received a Mazda MX six twin turbo. It was red with silver stripes down the side. For graduation in 1990. That car was pimp and all the other students loved it !!!! I got pulled over left and right. 😂
The transmission is right underneath that front center console compartment. I suspect that’s why that consul compartment is so small. But that would be a good question for Dave Coleman.
They might be useful depending on where you live. But I have never had use for them. Even worse they make EVERY SINGLE CAR I ever saw with it look so ugly.
@@gaara4667Funny you say that, I'm glad we can all have our own opinions. Fog lights make EVERY SINGLE CAR looks better with them than without. The car looks cheap and incomplete without them, especially if there is a known space where they should be or if they exist in other markets.
These are beautiful and I would love one. My biggest complaint is no thigh extension. As a tall person the seat just wasn't good in the thigh support. Lower back pain after long drives is no fun.
I am a Mazda fan although I haven't owned one for a long time. But the ones that I owned wei great cars. Now it looks like they are not only good cars, but very handsome and high quality.
Looked at this exact spec in person, it was really nice inside and out. In person, it looks quite big and that’s the really deceiving part. It looks big on the outside but inside it feels very snug even compared to our smaller highlander. Maybe it was due to the positioning of the seats or the way the dash is made. It’s a beautiful cabin but the engine layout and platform this is built on is what keeps the cabin from being as spacious as the outside dimensions would suggest. It’s something worth considering because we had just got out of a palisade and that felt more comfortable…ofc because it’s a FWD based crossover with a smaller engine.
I also noticed this when I sat in one. The outside is huge, but the inside is very… snug as you put it. It’s truly not as spacious as these two would suggest in the video (considering they’re below average height). Was slightly disappointed ngl
@plutoxxxxxxx long hood, big engine = tighter interior. If I’m not mistaken the engine is also mounted backwards or closer to the cabin itself than a FWD vehicle.
Agreed that these prices are ridiculous, especially for a Mazda. But, to be fair to Mazda and other manufacturers like Hyundai/Kia, they do offer premium options that only luxury brands from just 5 years ago offered. In fact, a lot of those overpriced luxury brands (e.g., BMW, M-B, Audi, Land Rover) sometimes don't offer similar features, even when they're charging tens of thousands more.
I have a 24 cx90 for the most part it's a good car. The transmission is nit the best. Someone cut me off, I applied the breaks, checked the next lane and switched, however when I pressed on the gas there was nothing. It took about 3 seconds to accelerate. It wasn't a one ti.e problem
@@raymondgraber9629 wasnt aware of any recalls, I have a maintenance appointment in February, ill have to make sure they take care of any recalls. thanks
I live in SoCal, where I see nothing but highlanders, palis, Tellus, Pilots and Explorers. Have not seen CX90 yet, not once, ok maybe once....and wonder why cause sure it looks nice....
I was visiting the southern part of Miami/Homestead area Friday with my brother. I couldn’t believe how many Mazdas I was seeing, all kinds of them, CX 30s, CX 5’s, CX 50s and some CX 90s!
All the vloggers like to compare the CX-90 to the Grand Highlander, Honda Pilot, or Kia Telluride on the low end or the BMWs on the high end. Those cars are completely different in size or engine layout so they are inappropriate. No one compares the Audi Q7, which is similar to the CX-90 in every way. Even the trim names are the same (well, the 2024s). The engines are different (I4 and V6 vs I6) but the power is similar for the base and upper engines (the Mazdas are a bit more powerful). The CX-90 is a bit bigger inside and out. The difference is that the Mazda is tens of thousands less expensive likely to be more reliable in the long run.
@@JGisMe2013 Sorry, I should have been more clear. The BMW X5 is often compared but that's a smaller 2 row SUV. They never compare it to the X7, which is more similar in size (3 row) but can cost more than twice as much. The other Asian SUVs all are front wheel drive layout instead of rwd biased like the Mazda and BMWs.
As a cx90 owner I’m not sure I’d recommend it as a family vehicle. Not because it’s not a good vehicle, because it’s a real nice vehicle, but because of the seatbelt chimes. I understand being safe but the rear is ridiculous. If you drop your kids off in the morning the seatbelt chimes will keep going after they get out until you turn the car off and on again, sometimes I even have to open can close my door with the vehicle off or it’ll keep beeping. If your kid moves seats it will keep beeping until you put a seatbelt on an empty seat. If your kid puts some pressure on another seat it will keep beeping until you put a seatbelt on the empty seat. There is no way to disable this. The beeping in the driver seat also starts the second you turn the car on. It’s the stuff of nightmares, some engineer thought it was a good idea.
yeah I see how this was Drew's pick - overall way above average on the majority of levels. plus it looks more lux than the price is. I think it would look cool with a a deep gray or black matte wrap. thanks Brothers - Tony
I really wanted to like the CX90 but in many ways it falls short. 1. Terrible key fob. Anyone with thumbs will constantly hit the wrong tiny side buttons 2. Do not be 6’ or taller as you will not have any thigh support in the front seat. 3. Sure you can use the screen as touch screen in Car Play but I suggest having ape length arms. 4. The ride is stiff for this class of vehicle. 5. Storage areas are practically non-existent 6. Absolutely minimum ambient lighting at night - very dark at night if that matters to you. 7. The shift knob makes zero sense. All in all, a very good engine while the rest of the vehicle is quite impractical.
1. I agree with the fob, but I rarely have to reach for it now. 2. No comment, nowhere close to 6' 😂 3. I've never had to reach over for the touch screen while driving, the knob is preferable, and I don't have to take my eyes off the road. I only need the touchscreen once at a stop light if I have to change the destination (rarely). 4. The ride is stiff because it's meant to give you feedback, if it was floaty, you'd lose the handling, you can't have both, for example, the Grand Highlander, it's floaty and has worse handling. 5. Definitely if you compare it with the Grand Highlander or Pilot, but I came from a smaller car. 6. Doesn't matter to me. 7. I don't get this complaint, when automatic shifters were newly introduced, they were a gate style shifter, where you had to go from left (P) to right (R), then down (N), then left and down (D), and if you wanted manual mode, then another left. This is way better than other brands' knob shifters, the button shifters and the like.
Sadly, have to agree with most of it. I own the 2024 cx90 gt with phev. Dont care about the touchscreen thing, I use the voice for everything once apple carplay is connected. I bave clocked 7000kms on it and I can tell that as a 6 ft guy it is a bit stiff , seat wise. BUT, the engine and the interiors are top notch, happy with the purchase :) And what most reviews dont cover, is the way it drives over snow , it is quite decent.
@@shashankshekhar2611 For a sportier 3-row SUV you wouldn’t expect it to be above average is snow or slippery conditions, but Mazda in general has a very underrated AWD system. Definitely not for intense off-roading, but their predictive system helps you feel safe and in control when driving in snow. Thanks for mentioning it
@@eddiem488my pleasure! I live in Western Canada and it snows a decent amount and its able to take it. I have an old Subaru that is the local benchmark :) and the Mazda surpasses it!! I am sure off roading focussed vehicles must do a better job but I have only driven Japanese ones ( Honda, Mazda, toyota, Subaru etc) so compared to those it felt a lot more in control, I am talking about driving on 5 inches of semi compacted snow with some black ice here and there at below 35kph ( and well below 0 degrees )
I completely understand. I live in southern Ontario and we don’t get as much snow as out west but the weather here is definitely unpredictable. We obviously use winter tires, but Mazda’s AWD has done nothing but impress us with how responsive it is and how seamless it works. No car brand is perfect, but Mazda seems to have an incredible balance of luxury and comfort, along with reliability and practicality.
I bought a 24 CX-90 Turbo S PP in Platinum Quartz back in June with a 59k MSRP but got it for like 56,500...I can't believe how many compliments I have received on it since owning for 6 months. I have had Mercedes, BMW Audi and Infiniti's and I can't recall ever getting 1 compliment. It's definitely a great car but needs improvement in some areas...I was coming from a 18' Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland and needed a 3rd row. The Mazda is missing some convenience features. For 1..The remote start....it needs to be built into the key as well as have the app. Also, the car needs to remain started when you open the door, the Mazda shuts off, my Jeep didn't do that. Also, it would be nice if in the settings you could set comfort and temperature settings on remote start like my Jeep did. Like when its 90 degrees out i want my AC and cooled seats on when I remote start the car and same for when its freezing, the heated features and defroster would turn on. The remote start in the Mazda is pretty useless. Also put some fog lamps in that thing. And its 2024 Mazda, please have a touch screen full time, not just with Apple Car Play. The gas mileage is pretty blah and i use 93 oct 100% of the time but my very short commutes of 3 miles back and forth each way city driving has something to do with that but getting 19.7MPGs overall. I have reached 29+MPGs on 200+ mile drives. I have about 5300 miles atm. Not a big deal but i was surprised that it didn't have an ECO driving mode. i think if they added these features the car would be a 10/10. Id say its a 8/10 as is. I still love it. Really fun car to drive
You can have the touch screen full-time. Go to the settings and turn it on. I believe the engine turn off on remote start when you open the door is for security purposes.
@@Nonstoppatrick Definitely not true. Its only touch screen when using Apple Car Play or Android Auto. Otherwise, it's not touch screen. He goes through this at 11:20ish, plus i own the car and there is no such setting.
Not a surprise to see the price drop. In my area they've been selling for thousands under MSRP for a while because the demand is so soft. I don't understand why Mazda didn't realize that worst in class cargo and third row space was going to be a problem in a class where utility is paramount for most buyers. If Mazda could ever become class competitive on practicality while still driving well, they'd sell so much better.
13:01 That second row center console is not useful because it blocks access to the third row. I feel like most people would rather enter the third row through the middle of the second row because it's much easier. At least that's been my experience with my passengers.
most buyers probably only use the third row once in a blue moon, the second row on the other hand, is probably occupied most time. thus, it makes sense to sacrifice access to the third row if that makes the second row more comfortable
options on cars are a lot now. cars really only make sense on base trim or maybe a trim higher or something, you go up 20K and its essentially the same car with a few nice things. you could buy a second car with what the options cost. its not an exclusive thing to this car or Mazda everyone does it now. they want to FOMO people into features that they dont need or charge too much for.
Tbh they have designed it such that you get absolutely nothing beyond 4 wheels that move on the base trims. You are almost forced to get mid to upper trims if you actually want a comfortable and ‘luxury’ car. Unfortunately thats the way they rip you off now.
I just had this discussion about a Jeep Wrangler. You could literally buy 2 Wrangler Sports for the price of a fully loaded Wrangler and then you would have a whole spare Jeep. There's just no way those features cost as much as a whole other vehicle.
I sat in a new CX-90 at a car show. I really liked it but I didn’t fit. I’m 6’4” and my head brushed up against the headliner with the seat all the way down. Mazda doesn’t build’em for tall people.
Just got the 2025 CX-90 Phev . WISH my Mazda dealers Salesman would of told me. Not used to having to plug the charger in every night yet! Wanted a tow hitch installed so dealer ordered it. Scheduled to install it when done picked it up and drove home. Went to use the hands free and wouldn't work anymore called dealer service and ask why it wasn't working. Service rep said disconnected when you install tow hitch. I'm not a happy camper. If you have never owned a Mazda you're in for a real learning curve. I have never owned anything buy Fords all my life until now. I wish I wound of done more research on the Cx-90 first and also the dealer sales people where more honest about the demo I don't think I would of bought it. We traded my truck in because as being grandparents we need seating for 7. This is really a 6 person if you get 2nd row captains chairs. It has to have a 2nd row bench seat to hold 7. No way will this ever hold 8 people. Someone prove me wrong Well this really doesn't do the job. To tight should of bought a Ford Explorer. Also no key remote start have to use a App on phone and after 1 year have to pay $120 year for Mazda app. That sucks.
Do you still need to use premium gas to get those horsepower figures. I almost bought a Mazda a few years ago until I learned you lose 10% of the horsepower if you don’t use premium gas so a 49-50 cent surcharge to get all the horses.
This suv would have been an awesome choice for big families if it had bigger space and running on 20s instead of 21 inch wheels. Harsh drive and road noise seems to be a common complaint.
It's not really possible to try an cover two market tiers with one vehicle. You've got base (which to me looks a bit on the cheap with all the generic black plastic) and you've got the top tier with all the trim on the outside that I'm looking for, but at a substantial price premium. I still think they need to reduce the price even more. The dealers also refuse to do any substantial price reductions in my region. Everything that a person might want is bottled up in having to get the high trim (which includes many pricey items that I won't use). Kinda of like cable TV: No a la carte options to provide the customer with a more customized ordering option.
It depends largely on what you prioritize personally. I would rather have the CX-90 but I'm also okay with the rougher ride quality and far less cargo space, for example.
@plutoxxxxxxx honda tops mazda hands down...once the new appeal and cool features wear off, small things start being very annoying in mazda. I had a 2021 mazda 3 turbo for a year and then switched into a 23 civic and could not be happier even though the civics interior isn't as luxurious and doesn't have as much power as the 3 did.
The price drop is a nice thing, although I tend to think Mazda overpriced the CX-90 upper trims to begin with, especially considering the extreme competition in the segment and the CX-90's place as a newcomer without a reliability history or established market. That said, even with the price drop, it would be nice if Mazda backed up their product by offering a higher residual on leases. You estimated a 59% residual after 5 years/60k miles. But Mazda only offers a 56% residual after 3 years/30k miles for leases, which isn't competitive (KIA, for example, offered 70%!!!!!! residual values on its leases for the Tellurides as of this summer). I'm not saying Mazda needs to or even can compete with that. But if it expects to move more of these, it will have to make concessions somewhere until their desirability increases in the market. The car market just isn't what it was in 2020-21.
CX-70 - say hello to what you should have been....slotted in as the "premium sport" trim on the CX-90 model so that they could have released a sportier, slightly smaller and less expensive CX-70. Seriously Mazda? what the heck are they thinking over there?
I rented a cx90 for a few days from national and here are my thoughts Pros 1. Looks great inside and out 2. Handling and ride were excellent 3. Feels very stable around corners 4. The hud is great and it shows BSM and CarPlay directions 5. Relatively quiet 6. Wireless CarPlay worked flawlessly 7. Comfy seats 8. The chimes were nice 9. The pano roof was a nice addition. 10. The radar cruise control worked great. -------------------- Cons 1. If you toggle the drive mode to sport, you can’t use cruise control. If you do, you’ll get a message saying “Sport mode cancelled due to cruise control use”, and it’ll go back to normal mode. That is probably the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen in any car. My Toyota lets me use cruise control regardless of the drive mode 2. The touchscreen doesn’t work. I then found out that only more expensive trims get it. 3. The heated seats don’t remember the last setting when you restart the car 4. When you accelerate normally the transmission shifts way too quickly to 2nd gear. My Toyota doesn’t do that. 5. I hate start stop systems in general but this one was a bit too abrupt and jerky. 6. If you’re in drive or reverse and for some reason you set the parking brake, pressing the gas will not auto release it 7. The inline 6 was a bit noisier than I expected. Sure it’s no b58, but considering inline 6 engines are known for being silky smooth and ultra refined, i expected it to be a lot closer to a b58. The 2GR FKS motor in my Toyota felt a lot more refined and quieter in comparison 8. Wireless charger doesn’t even work. Keep seeing the message “wireless charger unavailable” 9. The gauge cluster or hud have to be adjusted via the infotainment 10. Compared to my Toyota, the hud wasn’t as feature rich as I expected. For example the hud in my Toyota shows the media information whenever I change or adjust the volume using the steering wheel. Plus it also shows warning messages, exterior temperature, a drowsy indicator, and even the status of the parking sensors when the car starts beeping at me when I park. 11. The steering feel even in sport mode was a bit underwhelming at best. Considering Mazdas have better feel and it’s RWD, I had hoped for a lot more feedback. The steering feel was more or less the same as my Toyota. 11. Noticed poor fit finish on the speakers near the A pillar on the front doors. When you touch them, they actually move to the point where I could just yank them out
@ I never used the memory seats. I don’t think they even worked. When I tried to set it, I pressed the preset 1 and set buttons simultaneously and I heard a beep and nothing else. I don’t think it even worked
@@naveenthemachinebecause you didn't do it properly. First you have to hold set, then after the first beep, you press 1 or 2, where you want to save it. If you want to save to the key, hold set, then hold the unlock button on the key.
As for your first complaint, why would you want the drive mode to stay in sport while you're cruising? Seems counter-intuitive to me. The point of cruise control is to hold the set speed, if you were in sport mode, the RPM's would remain high, so you'd be using more fuel even while cruising? Is that what you want? It's easy enough to get into sport mode right before passing. Can you imagine if once you're done passing, and you want to get back into cruise, and the car remains in sport mode, then you'd have to switch back to normal. Just more unnecessary button presses IMO.
@ in my Toyota when I use cruise control in sport mode the rpm’s don’t rise that much. Sport mode doesn’t change the gearing of the transmission. Gearing is the same. It’s just the throttle response that changes
I think they might have had enough of the new Santa Fe. The brothers purchased a NEW Santa Fe with the 2.5 turbo and automatic that turned into a lemon after 30 miles! The transmission was no good, replaced and still a lemon. Hyundai bought the vehicle back from them.
@@timsmith2827 guess you can't win, especially with brand new platforms/redesigns. Hopefully Honda can fix your issues though. What type of problems have come up?
@@pazicjr I had a grinding noise not too long after buying it which turned out to be the steering rack needing replaced. The brakes constantly squeal. At about 7,500 miles I started noticing a bad vibration before shifting. They initially thought the transmission was acting up but it turned out to be something with the motor mounts. The biggest issue is the auto braking system “sees” something that isn’t there and locked up the brakes 4 different times while driving on an empty road. Luckily it’s never happened on the freeway. Definitely never buying a pilot again.
The only things i don't like about these suv's is that 3rd row which have like a step instead of being at the same level of the other seats. That is uncomfortable as hell for long drives. You might as well get a mini van instead if you want to drive a lot of people around and be more comfortable. The other is that poop or tan color seats not to mention that ugly black line. This is minor and just preference but still.
Mazda is not worth 60.000 this year or next year, way over priced and it’s still a Mazda till it’s been tested by the public 2-5 years you don’t know what your going to get , It looks great but it’s still a Mazda.
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The center console is shallow because the 8 speed transmission is located underneath! It’s an inline 6 😊
Is the Bose sound system better than the one in the CX9?
Very nice !!!
Thanks! I got the cx90 phev exactly a year ago after watching the review on this channel and have been one happy customer! You guys make good content!
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Beautiful. I bought a 2025 CX-70 Premium Plus in white w black interior. Love the inline 6 engine, really fun to drive SUV and the interior is top notch imo.
highway mpg? please
Wish all new vehicles would drop their ridiculous prices
Don't wish that, just buy a Mazda!
Then how am I gonna show I’m better than you if I can’t spend more than you do?!!
Right?! Manufacturers keep talking about it, yet they're rolling out new models that are still ridiculously overpriced.
Fair question!!
My dad also bought the Mazda cx90 2025 Top trim till now the experience is great ❤
We ordered a turbo s Premium without the console in the 2nd row. It made the area seem more spacious, allowed room for purses.... and also if you have adults in the 3rd row, then can stick one of their feet into that area. It should be noted for others that in the 3rd row, it is very comfy and spacious for your body- just not your feet because of the sliders for the 2nd row chairs. If you are an adult, you will have to put one foot behind the chair and one foot into the console space. Another thing to note: if you have a console, it does not seem to lay flush with the seats down if you are planning on having dog beds or something else. Thanks for the review guys- please add in visors and also expecting people who carry dogs/people in the back, WOULD LOVE YOU TO REVIEW THE STRENGTH OF THE 2nd and 3rd row A/C HEATING FLOW!!!! AS A DOG OWNER HAVE NOT FOUND THIS ON ANY CHANNEL. it's a major concern to me. Also for people who live in cold climates being able to warm up 2nd row passengers. I tested a cx5 and could not get any flow from the vents. I think they were for looks and not actually active!
As a younger guy, I prefer chrome, color, and classiest over the black everything
I'm an older guy, 76 and totally agree!
Same. I crossshopped an Audi in the past and noticed the dealer got majority of the models with black optic package, which turned me away.
Dark chrome and black accents can be nice. What they did here was slap flat black plastic all over the place. Not fitting for their premium vehicle. Not sure how you can call something a "premium sport" and you downgrade the painted wheel arches and replace with flat black plastic?
...and I prefer Zero chrome outside or in! (an Older Guy whose first car was a '56 BelAir) Different Strokes.... 😊
Black trim over the wheel wells always looks cheap. Body color trim for the win... or better yet, lose the plastic fender flares and make them metal!
Without A Doubt, The Best Luxury Mazda Ever !! 😘👌
I received a Mazda MX six twin turbo. It was red with silver stripes down the side. For graduation in 1990. That car was pimp and all the other students loved it !!!! I got pulled over left and right. 😂
The transmission is right underneath that front center console compartment. I suspect that’s why that consul compartment is so small. But that would be a good question for Dave Coleman.
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Thank you for being a long-time viewer!
Kind of irritating that automakers keep casually leaving out fog lamps hoping we won’t notice
Very bad. The more expensive Infinity QX80 has only placeholders for the fog lights, whilst the cheaper Nissan Armada has the lights.
Fog lights as US drivers know them aren't really fog lights. They are just accent lighting and pointless with LED headlights.
They might be useful depending on where you live.
But I have never had use for them.
Even worse they make EVERY SINGLE CAR I ever saw with it look so ugly.
I’ve never used them either, and they don’t do anything other than annoy on-coming traffic. I think it was a good call..
@@gaara4667Funny you say that, I'm glad we can all have our own opinions. Fog lights make EVERY SINGLE CAR looks better with them than without. The car looks cheap and incomplete without them, especially if there is a known space where they should be or if they exist in other markets.
Thanks for the update! Would love to see a comparison between this and the 2025.5 Volvo XC90 Ultimate as soon as it's available here.
The Quartz beiges is the best and the most luxurious color on the road, literally a BMW if you look at it from behind
I just saw yesterday the Mazda CX 90 on the transporter truck with black out 21 inch wheels, it looked good
Just found this channel, nice job!
Thanks! Welcome to our automotive family!
The center dash section under the touch screen is wasted space. The touch screen should be located there along with being larger.
These are beautiful and I would love one. My biggest complaint is no thigh extension. As a tall person the seat just wasn't good in the thigh support. Lower back pain after long drives is no fun.
Sounded pretty solid after that hood slam😂
Good video!
my fav intro of all car channels :)
Thanks! 😁
I am a Mazda fan although I haven't owned one for a long time. But the ones that I owned wei great cars. Now it looks like they are not only good cars, but very handsome and high quality.
Looked at this exact spec in person, it was really nice inside and out. In person, it looks quite big and that’s the really deceiving part. It looks big on the outside but inside it feels very snug even compared to our smaller highlander. Maybe it was due to the positioning of the seats or the way the dash is made. It’s a beautiful cabin but the engine layout and platform this is built on is what keeps the cabin from being as spacious as the outside dimensions would suggest. It’s something worth considering because we had just got out of a palisade and that felt more comfortable…ofc because it’s a FWD based crossover with a smaller engine.
I also noticed this when I sat in one. The outside is huge, but the inside is very… snug as you put it. It’s truly not as spacious as these two would suggest in the video (considering they’re below average height). Was slightly disappointed ngl
I'm considering this CX90 or Palisade but waiting for the 26' and possibly their upcoming hybrid version.
@plutoxxxxxxx long hood, big engine = tighter interior. If I’m not mistaken the engine is also mounted backwards or closer to the cabin itself than a FWD vehicle.
How is the middle class would be able to afford a 50k car with a 60k salary ? Lol
I am able to afford a 50k CX-70 with a middle-class salary, granted I am upper middle class.
Your transportation should never cost you more than 15% of your income.
Life long loan, crazy simple 😂
Agreed that these prices are ridiculous, especially for a Mazda. But, to be fair to Mazda and other manufacturers like Hyundai/Kia, they do offer premium options that only luxury brands from just 5 years ago offered. In fact, a lot of those overpriced luxury brands (e.g., BMW, M-B, Audi, Land Rover) sometimes don't offer similar features, even when they're charging tens of thousands more.
I have a 24 cx90 for the most part it's a good car. The transmission is nit the best. Someone cut me off, I applied the breaks, checked the next lane and switched, however when I pressed on the gas there was nothing. It took about 3 seconds to accelerate. It wasn't a one ti.e problem
Did you get the transmission software update from the dealer? It should fix this issue.
@@raymondgraber9629 wasnt aware of any recalls, I have a maintenance appointment in February, ill have to make sure they take care of any recalls. thanks
I live in SoCal, where I see nothing but highlanders, palis, Tellus, Pilots and Explorers. Have not seen CX90 yet, not once, ok maybe once....and wonder why cause sure it looks nice....
I was visiting the southern part of Miami/Homestead area Friday with my brother. I couldn’t believe how many Mazdas I was seeing, all kinds of them, CX 30s, CX 5’s, CX 50s and some CX 90s!
All the vloggers like to compare the CX-90 to the Grand Highlander, Honda Pilot, or Kia Telluride on the low end or the BMWs on the high end. Those cars are completely different in size or engine layout so they are inappropriate. No one compares the Audi Q7, which is similar to the CX-90 in every way. Even the trim names are the same (well, the 2024s). The engines are different (I4 and V6 vs I6) but the power is similar for the base and upper engines (the Mazdas are a bit more powerful). The CX-90 is a bit bigger inside and out. The difference is that the Mazda is tens of thousands less expensive likely to be more reliable in the long run.
Maybe better the engine is put in backwards for some reason if any problem with engine you have to remove the engine little crazy I think
@@Holyheart1 its so rare to open an engine in a modern car. Also the chain should lasts the life of a car.
Those vehicles are not completely different in size, they’re all 3 row MID-SIZE suv’s.
@@JGisMe2013 Sorry, I should have been more clear. The BMW X5 is often compared but that's a smaller 2 row SUV. They never compare it to the X7, which is more similar in size (3 row) but can cost more than twice as much. The other Asian SUVs all are front wheel drive layout instead of rwd biased like the Mazda and BMWs.
It pretty much mirrors an Atlas…it’s still a Mazda
I’m a young guy that drive a charger Never thought I’ll be looking at get a Mazda this thing look 🔥
Excellent channel, greetings from Ecuador 💪
having a 2024, that middle console is quite the upgrade over the current.
As a cx90 owner I’m not sure I’d recommend it as a family vehicle. Not because it’s not a good vehicle, because it’s a real nice vehicle, but because of the seatbelt chimes. I understand being safe but the rear is ridiculous. If you drop your kids off in the morning the seatbelt chimes will keep going after they get out until you turn the car off and on again, sometimes I even have to open can close my door with the vehicle off or it’ll keep beeping. If your kid moves seats it will keep beeping until you put a seatbelt on an empty seat. If your kid puts some pressure on another seat it will keep beeping until you put a seatbelt on the empty seat. There is no way to disable this. The beeping in the driver seat also starts the second you turn the car on. It’s the stuff of nightmares, some engineer thought it was a good idea.
yeah I see how this was Drew's pick - overall way above average on the majority of levels. plus it looks more lux than the price is. I think it would look cool with a a deep gray or black matte wrap. thanks Brothers - Tony
Excellent review and lol at the vent bit!
Best choice of all 3 row suvs when you consider everything, engine, transmission, quality, styling and value.
I really wanted to like the CX90 but in many ways it falls short.
1. Terrible key fob. Anyone with thumbs will constantly hit the wrong tiny side buttons
2. Do not be 6’ or taller as you will not have any thigh support in the front seat.
3. Sure you can use the screen as touch screen in Car Play but I suggest having ape length arms.
4. The ride is stiff for this class of vehicle.
5. Storage areas are practically non-existent
6. Absolutely minimum ambient lighting at night - very dark at night if that matters to you.
7. The shift knob makes zero sense.
All in all, a very good engine while the rest of the vehicle is quite impractical.
1. I agree with the fob, but I rarely have to reach for it now.
2. No comment, nowhere close to 6' 😂
3. I've never had to reach over for the touch screen while driving, the knob is preferable, and I don't have to take my eyes off the road. I only need the touchscreen once at a stop light if I have to change the destination (rarely).
4. The ride is stiff because it's meant to give you feedback, if it was floaty, you'd lose the handling, you can't have both, for example, the Grand Highlander, it's floaty and has worse handling.
5. Definitely if you compare it with the Grand Highlander or Pilot, but I came from a smaller car.
6. Doesn't matter to me.
7. I don't get this complaint, when automatic shifters were newly introduced, they were a gate style shifter, where you had to go from left (P) to right (R), then down (N), then left and down (D), and if you wanted manual mode, then another left. This is way better than other brands' knob shifters, the button shifters and the like.
Sadly, have to agree with most of it.
I own the 2024 cx90 gt with phev.
Dont care about the touchscreen thing, I use the voice for everything once apple carplay is connected.
I bave clocked 7000kms on it and I can tell that as a 6 ft guy it is a bit stiff , seat wise.
BUT, the engine and the interiors are top notch, happy with the purchase :)
And what most reviews dont cover, is the way it drives over snow , it is quite decent.
@@shashankshekhar2611 For a sportier 3-row SUV you wouldn’t expect it to be above average is snow or slippery conditions, but Mazda in general has a very underrated AWD system. Definitely not for intense off-roading, but their predictive system helps you feel safe and in control when driving in snow. Thanks for mentioning it
@@eddiem488my pleasure! I live in Western Canada and it snows a decent amount and its able to take it. I have an old Subaru that is the local benchmark :) and the Mazda surpasses it!! I am sure off roading focussed vehicles must do a better job but I have only driven Japanese ones ( Honda, Mazda, toyota, Subaru etc) so compared to those it felt a lot more in control, I am talking about driving on 5 inches of semi compacted snow with some black ice here and there at below 35kph ( and well below 0 degrees )
I completely understand. I live in southern Ontario and we don’t get as much snow as out west but the weather here is definitely unpredictable. We obviously use winter tires, but Mazda’s AWD has done nothing but impress us with how responsive it is and how seamless it works. No car brand is perfect, but Mazda seems to have an incredible balance of luxury and comfort, along with reliability and practicality.
6:56 that chime reminds me of Phill Collin’s song piano in “against all odds" 😂😅.
I bought a 24 CX-90 Turbo S PP in Platinum Quartz back in June with a 59k MSRP but got it for like 56,500...I can't believe how many compliments I have received on it since owning for 6 months. I have had Mercedes, BMW Audi and Infiniti's and I can't recall ever getting 1 compliment. It's definitely a great car but needs improvement in some areas...I was coming from a 18' Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland and needed a 3rd row. The Mazda is missing some convenience features. For 1..The remote start....it needs to be built into the key as well as have the app. Also, the car needs to remain started when you open the door, the Mazda shuts off, my Jeep didn't do that. Also, it would be nice if in the settings you could set comfort and temperature settings on remote start like my Jeep did. Like when its 90 degrees out i want my AC and cooled seats on when I remote start the car and same for when its freezing, the heated features and defroster would turn on. The remote start in the Mazda is pretty useless. Also put some fog lamps in that thing. And its 2024 Mazda, please have a touch screen full time, not just with Apple Car Play. The gas mileage is pretty blah and i use 93 oct 100% of the time but my very short commutes of 3 miles back and forth each way city driving has something to do with that but getting 19.7MPGs overall. I have reached 29+MPGs on 200+ mile drives. I have about 5300 miles atm. Not a big deal but i was surprised that it didn't have an ECO driving mode. i think if they added these features the car would be a 10/10. Id say its a 8/10 as is. I still love it. Really fun car to drive
You can have the touch screen full-time. Go to the settings and turn it on. I believe the engine turn off on remote start when you open the door is for security purposes.
@@Nonstoppatrick Definitely not true. Its only touch screen when using Apple Car Play or Android Auto. Otherwise, it's not touch screen. He goes through this at 11:20ish, plus i own the car and there is no such setting.
Not a surprise to see the price drop. In my area they've been selling for thousands under MSRP for a while because the demand is so soft. I don't understand why Mazda didn't realize that worst in class cargo and third row space was going to be a problem in a class where utility is paramount for most buyers. If Mazda could ever become class competitive on practicality while still driving well, they'd sell so much better.
How was the shifting at low speeds? The earlier CX-90s had some issues with rough shifting in the first two gears. Hopefully that’s been sorted out.
Mostly good. In our experience, the PHEV had rougher shifts the last time we tested it out
Early owner here. That was mostly fixed worh a recall ecm tcm reflash. Made the car slower at start but minimal collateral damage
one of your best videos ever!
Thanks!
I got cx90 2025 it's awesome suv top of the line
How does it shift the first two gears? Mpg overall?
I love the looks of the CX-70 and CX-90, but their prices make me cough...hard. And then when the hood is popped, I go running back to my Subaru.
Enjoy your CVT lol
@@dad242 Like the 8-speed is any more reliable...
13:01 That second row center console is not useful because it blocks access to the third row. I feel like most people would rather enter the third row through the middle of the second row because it's much easier. At least that's been my experience with my passengers.
most buyers probably only use the third row once in a blue moon, the second row on the other hand, is probably occupied most time. thus, it makes sense to sacrifice access to the third row if that makes the second row more comfortable
@rezhaadriantanuharja3389 Most? What about the buyers with 3 kids?
If it doesn't ride smoothly it ain't luxurious.
I miss the 20th century.
Hows the wind noise?
I love the inside colors, i wish they would take it also in Europe in the 80 version
Just got a 2025 yesterday, still getting used to it
options on cars are a lot now. cars really only make sense on base trim or maybe a trim higher or something, you go up 20K and its essentially the same car with a few nice things. you could buy a second car with what the options cost. its not an exclusive thing to this car or Mazda everyone does it now. they want to FOMO people into features that they dont need or charge too much for.
Tbh they have designed it such that you get absolutely nothing beyond 4 wheels that move on the base trims. You are almost forced to get mid to upper trims if you actually want a comfortable and ‘luxury’ car. Unfortunately thats the way they rip you off now.
Base trims are the worst buys you can get. You get nothing and better off getting a size down at a better trim level
I just had this discussion about a Jeep Wrangler. You could literally buy 2 Wrangler Sports for the price of a fully loaded Wrangler and then you would have a whole spare Jeep. There's just no way those features cost as much as a whole other vehicle.
I hope the electronics were corrected. Mine is still not working well, unfortunately.
I sat in a new CX-90 at a car show. I really liked it but I didn’t fit. I’m 6’4” and my head brushed up against the headliner with the seat all the way down. Mazda doesn’t build’em for tall people.
I can’t argue about that I am short and I wish I had more room in the footwell. Still like the vehicle however.
How does this compare to a Palisade. Great review.
One of my top picks for sure. My brother & sister in law may buy one in the future to replace her 2013 CX-5 manual.
I really wish they redesign the back. I plan to wait another year to maybe buy it but let me tell you, the Honda Pilot is looking goooood
Not sure if it's the roof line or the trim line or the rear window. But yeah something is off about the back
What's up with the color of the interior fading in and out when you were showing the seats??
Just got the 2025 CX-90 Phev . WISH my Mazda dealers Salesman would of told me. Not used to having to plug the charger in every night yet! Wanted a tow hitch installed so dealer ordered it. Scheduled to install it when done picked it up and drove home. Went to use the hands free and wouldn't work anymore called dealer service and ask why it wasn't working. Service rep said disconnected when you install tow hitch. I'm not a happy camper. If you have never owned a Mazda you're in for a real learning curve. I have never owned anything buy Fords all my life until now. I wish I wound of done more research on the Cx-90 first and also the dealer sales people where more honest about the demo I don't think I would of bought it. We traded my truck in because as being grandparents we need seating for 7. This is really a 6 person if you get 2nd row captains chairs. It has to have a 2nd row bench seat to hold 7. No way will this ever hold 8 people. Someone prove me wrong Well this really doesn't do the job. To tight should of bought a Ford Explorer. Also no key remote start have to use a App on phone and after 1 year have to pay $120 year for Mazda app. That sucks.
Before Mazda cx9 touring + for 40K has almost all futures but for same you have to spend 55K for cx90
Yep, price is still too high after drop.
A CX90 touring trim is not gonna have all the features that a premium plus CX 90 has
@eleanormassaro5195 you don't understand what is going on, today for same equipment for cx90 you have to spend 15K more compared to cx9.
@@yournightmare9999 I understand exactly what is going on! Prices of cars have gone up exponentially!
@@eleanormassaro5195 👍
Do you still need to use premium gas to get those horsepower figures. I almost bought a Mazda a few years ago until I learned you lose 10% of the horsepower if you don’t use premium gas so a 49-50 cent surcharge to get all the horses.
This top trim looks like a fantastic value at $56k compared to others in the segment
57 dB is pretty loud @ 55 mph. Any owners want to chime in and share their experience? BMW X5 is only 49 for reference.
This suv would have been an awesome choice for big families if it had bigger space and running on 20s instead of 21 inch wheels. Harsh drive and road noise seems to be a common complaint.
They figured they’d go luxury and then raise the prices. Now they’re having to discount the car?
It's not really possible to try an cover two market tiers with one vehicle. You've got base (which to me looks a bit on the cheap with all the generic black plastic) and you've got the top tier with all the trim on the outside that I'm looking for, but at a substantial price premium. I still think they need to reduce the price even more. The dealers also refuse to do any substantial price reductions in my region. Everything that a person might want is bottled up in having to get the high trim (which includes many pricey items that I won't use). Kinda of like cable TV: No a la carte options to provide the customer with a more customized ordering option.
It’s not the price that’s stop the buying it’s the issues. Hopefully they fix all the issue
Price drop must be on lower trim levels...built '25 CX-90 turbo S premium, and i think that model was cheaper in '24.
true, there is no price drop for turbo S per se. This is BS headline.
Hi car confections, which would you recommend between Mazda cx 90 vs Lexus Tx 350.
It depends largely on what you prioritize personally. I would rather have the CX-90 but I'm also okay with the rougher ride quality and far less cargo space, for example.
@@CarConfections thanks a lot.
Hige price drop? Not in Canada these things are insanely overpriced. I see very few on the roads.
Mazda in general is WAY overpriced.
Went from a Mazda to a Honda. Impressed with both
@plutoxxxxxxx honda tops mazda hands down...once the new appeal and cool features wear off, small things start being very annoying in mazda. I had a 2021 mazda 3 turbo for a year and then switched into a 23 civic and could not be happier even though the civics interior isn't as luxurious and doesn't have as much power as the 3 did.
@@alexandertarasov8079you’re not generalizing much at all
Actually, I like both but the Honda has a better interior. For now
@@alexandertarasov8079yeah I love to downgrade to cars with less power and less luxury.
My wife wants a Crossover like the CX-90 but I want better seating options. 8 seater option is ideal.
Buy a s all bus.
Is that aftermarket tint on the front 2 windows on a brand new car? I've never seen the factory tint those 2 windows.
The dealership tinted the windows
Is there a cargo cover or any segregation method also between the second row and the trunk area ?
No
leatherette is not a material that wears well. Ive had material on my two mazda 6's and its peeling on drivers seat after 4 years and 60k miles.
No fog light...
I purchased a 2025 Honda Pilot Black Edition because of your review 🎉
Glad we could help! Congrats on your new Pilot!
The price drop is a nice thing, although I tend to think Mazda overpriced the CX-90 upper trims to begin with, especially considering the extreme competition in the segment and the CX-90's place as a newcomer without a reliability history or established market.
That said, even with the price drop, it would be nice if Mazda backed up their product by offering a higher residual on leases. You estimated a 59% residual after 5 years/60k miles. But Mazda only offers a 56% residual after 3 years/30k miles for leases, which isn't competitive (KIA, for example, offered 70%!!!!!! residual values on its leases for the Tellurides as of this summer). I'm not saying Mazda needs to or even can compete with that. But if it expects to move more of these, it will have to make concessions somewhere until their desirability increases in the market. The car market just isn't what it was in 2020-21.
Price?
There's a section of the review with all the prices
CX-70 - say hello to what you should have been....slotted in as the "premium sport" trim on the CX-90 model so that they could have released a sportier, slightly smaller and less expensive CX-70. Seriously Mazda? what the heck are they thinking over there?
How do you make the light strobe like that?
I always wondered that, I think it may be a glitch with the way their camera picks up LED lights
Ok so the gas mileage and driving dynamics alone would put this at the top of my list.
At almost 60k is Expensive+ tax+insurance+fees+interest maybe 70k Nah... I will keep my old car lol.
A car show 😮
Impeccable interior
The interior is nice except that the screen is too small for me.
$39,700 base price for the Select in the US.
Be nice if you guys would compare the cx70 vs cx90 👍✌️🙏🇨🇦
That brake light indicator could be a safety issue.
Flimsy taillights. Need to be more elaborate taillight design.
So this model gets the separate brake light from the rear accent light but the cx-50 doesn’t? Why though.
Because the CX50 is an older design. It's an older platform. This is not difficult to figure out.
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I rented a cx90 for a few days from national and here are my thoughts
Pros
1. Looks great inside and out
2. Handling and ride were excellent
3. Feels very stable around corners
4. The hud is great and it shows BSM and CarPlay directions
5. Relatively quiet
6. Wireless CarPlay worked flawlessly
7. Comfy seats
8. The chimes were nice
9. The pano roof was a nice addition.
10. The radar cruise control worked great.
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Cons
1. If you toggle the drive mode to sport, you can’t use cruise control. If you do, you’ll get a message saying “Sport mode cancelled due to cruise control use”, and it’ll go back to normal mode. That is probably the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen in any car. My Toyota lets me use cruise control regardless of the drive mode
2. The touchscreen doesn’t work. I then found out that only more expensive trims get it.
3. The heated seats don’t remember the last setting when you restart the car
4. When you accelerate normally the transmission shifts way too quickly to 2nd gear. My Toyota doesn’t do that.
5. I hate start stop systems in general but this one was a bit too abrupt and jerky.
6. If you’re in drive or reverse and for some reason you set the parking brake, pressing the gas will not auto release it
7. The inline 6 was a bit noisier than I expected. Sure it’s no b58, but considering inline 6 engines are known for being silky smooth and ultra refined, i expected it to be a lot closer to a b58. The 2GR FKS motor in my Toyota felt a lot more refined and quieter in comparison
8. Wireless charger doesn’t even work. Keep seeing the message “wireless charger unavailable”
9. The gauge cluster or hud have to be adjusted via the infotainment
10. Compared to my Toyota, the hud wasn’t as feature rich as I expected. For example the hud in my Toyota shows the media information whenever I change or adjust the volume using the steering wheel. Plus it also shows warning messages, exterior temperature, a drowsy indicator, and even the status of the parking sensors when the car starts beeping at me when I park.
11. The steering feel even in sport mode was a bit underwhelming at best. Considering Mazdas have better feel and it’s RWD, I had hoped for a lot more feedback. The steering feel was more or less the same as my Toyota.
11. Noticed poor fit finish on the speakers near the A pillar on the front doors. When you touch them, they actually move to the point where I could just yank them out
I think memory seats are synced to the key. It defaults back to the one in memory of the key, not memory seats.
@ I never used the memory seats. I don’t think they even worked. When I tried to set it, I pressed the preset 1 and set buttons simultaneously and I heard a beep and nothing else. I don’t think it even worked
@@naveenthemachinebecause you didn't do it properly. First you have to hold set, then after the first beep, you press 1 or 2, where you want to save it. If you want to save to the key, hold set, then hold the unlock button on the key.
As for your first complaint, why would you want the drive mode to stay in sport while you're cruising? Seems counter-intuitive to me.
The point of cruise control is to hold the set speed, if you were in sport mode, the RPM's would remain high, so you'd be using more fuel even while cruising? Is that what you want?
It's easy enough to get into sport mode right before passing.
Can you imagine if once you're done passing, and you want to get back into cruise, and the car remains in sport mode, then you'd have to switch back to normal. Just more unnecessary button presses IMO.
@ in my Toyota when I use cruise control in sport mode the rpm’s don’t rise that much. Sport mode doesn’t change the gearing of the transmission. Gearing is the same. It’s just the throttle response that changes
The engine is installed backwards, water pump, and alternator on the backside of the motor very hard to work on
Yep. They don’t want consumers working on cars.
@ jeep wagoneer the same.
Engine out jobs😂
Do your research water pump is on the front of the engine and this car does not have an alternator
Dont adore that toyota guy,, hes no better than tbose engineers who can design and build cars. All he can do is fix cars or cry.
Does anyone else hit their knees on that hvac outlet by the steering wheel? Maybe I just get into vehicles weirdly but that jutting out is a no no.
Design OK If have fog light better
That Suede has to go
Review hybrid Santafe guys please 😊
I think they might have had enough of the new Santa Fe. The brothers purchased a NEW Santa Fe with the 2.5 turbo and automatic that turned into a lemon after 30 miles! The transmission was no good, replaced and still a lemon. Hyundai bought the vehicle back from them.
Smh no dealer have this car for sale in jamaica 😔
Deciding between this and the Honda Pilot 🤔
@@MiAnHu88 test drive them. Only way to know
I have a 2025 pilot black edition. I’ve had nothing but problems with it. That’s why I’m researching new cars 🤦🏻♂️
@@timsmith2827 guess you can't win, especially with brand new platforms/redesigns. Hopefully Honda can fix your issues though. What type of problems have come up?
@@pazicjr I had a grinding noise not too long after buying it which turned out to be the steering rack needing replaced. The brakes constantly squeal. At about 7,500 miles I started noticing a bad vibration before shifting. They initially thought the transmission was acting up but it turned out to be something with the motor mounts. The biggest issue is the auto braking system “sees” something that isn’t there and locked up the brakes 4 different times while driving on an empty road. Luckily it’s never happened on the freeway. Definitely never buying a pilot again.
That center screen is so narrow,it looks like a large cellphone sideways
The only things i don't like about these suv's is that 3rd row which have like a step instead of being at the same level of the other seats. That is uncomfortable as hell for long drives. You might as well get a mini van instead if you want to drive a lot of people around and be more comfortable. The other is that poop or tan color seats not to mention that ugly black line. This is minor and just preference but still.
Mazda is not worth 60.000 this year or next year, way over priced and it’s still a Mazda till it’s been tested by the public 2-5 years you don’t know what your going to get ,
It looks great but it’s still a Mazda.
it doesnt compare to the 2025 buick enclave in my opinion
Should have put foglights on it the bumper doesn't look good at all empty like that
Its nice but not enough to take me out of my 21 Palisade Calligraphy, I like it's luxo-boat comfort