Roadfly.com - 2012 Mazda 5 Test Drive & Car Review

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2012 Mazda 5



Host: Elizabeth Kreft
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I have this exact car, purchased it this past spring. We have 2 young kids and travel 11 hours to a vacation home every summer. This car is great for road trips, has more space than I thought and handles well in town and on the fast turns if you want to have a little fun. I can't say enough about the Mazda 5. Something Liz didn't mention was the ability to fold down all the seats for a large cargo area. The middle row passenger seats also have storage space underneath. Perfect for a fam. of 4!

officialcheetahhopperz
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I picked up the same exact car tonight after a test drive. I was absolutely sold. Thank you Elizabeth and RoadFly!

kczxl
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Yeah, I changed the trans fluid and that smoothed things out, I was surprised at how rough the trans was on the fluid. I also switched out the factory tires too with some continentals and everything is now back to normal, thanks for the tip!

contractkier
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Thanks for the awesome review Elizabeth! I love your style/looks!! Can't wait to see Franklin.

Triumph
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Unit is Alpine PKG-RSE2, and the factory speakers has been upgraded to Focal component system that includes true crossovers. Tweeters on the sail plate on the front doors are not true frequency separated tweeter, they are just taps into the 5.75" factory speaker inputs.

peterkim
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Elizabeth is the best reviewer at roadfly period! What a great review, thank you.

vsn
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I've had this car for about a month now and I am so far very happy. We just got a ton of snow today and it rode like nothing else. Traction control keeping the car straight at highway speeds when going over slushy puddles. My only pet peeve with this car would be the rearmost seats should be mounted a slightly higher for better legroom. Also, it has no lighting at the third row. Mazda should have at least added a reading lights on the side.

peterkim
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omg... you're definitely better than the other two reporters (russ and emma?). Anyway, great job. Keep on giving reviews about cars. LOVE YOUR STYLE!

alijalab
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It's the Alpine PKG-RSE2, RSE stands for Rear Seat Entertainment. It works well but Alpine should have added a HDMI input rather than RCA.

Audio modification is the AUX port, I soldered a jumper between two pins to let the radio know that there's a cable attached to the AUX port on the center console. This way, the AUX option is always shown when you press the MODE button. I use direct audio output from the RSE unit into the factory head unit.

peterkim
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Good review! I like how relaxed and laid back you seemed

bwarren
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I've seen some posts about using Mazda3's performance header; although the 2012 MZ5 engine is 2.5L, it's basically the same engine as 2.3L except the pistons are probably shorter for slightly more displacement. So theoretically, anything that fits on MZ3 should fit the MZ5 as well as far as engine components go. I like my MZ5 a lot and was looking for a header/exhaust swap along with a suspension upgrade.

kczxl
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you're the only auto review channel i subscribed to . . . =)

glyw
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Good review, Capt Kreft. Kudos to Mazda on offering a minivan with stick shift. Wonder whether they offer a bench seat second row...

carzzi
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nice job for a first review Elizabeth just take your time for the spec and it will be perfect i hope to see you doo more review in the future ;)

patdud
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Great review. I really like this new host, very professional and fun to watch. Great job!

Dimsca
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I am experiencing the same thing but with my 2010 Mazda 3 with 26k miles. got the wheels balanced rotated but didn't fix it. Gonna bring it in to the dealer in a few days to have them take another look at it.

contractkier
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I've had the same exact car for about 2 weeks now and I am just having a blast with all its features and the amazing handling. I am now waiting for some accessories to come from Cardinale Way Mazda in Mesa AZ. This car really changed my opinion about Mazda as whole. Hope I see more vehicles like this come from Mazda. Now here's an idea? How about a turbo charged version with AWD?

kczxl
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Nice, its very decent well made smooth videos like this that make me want to become a roadflyTv car reviewer.

PJLaPointe
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Hi Elizabeth! Nice to meet you. Lovely job on the review ^_^

thedefinitive
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i like it finally a car that has space thats not too big, could be smaller though
id love to try a 6 speed!

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