It’s been a good experience so far. I put on another 100 miles today and got some time on the highway and on some mountain roads. It’s averaging 18.1 mpg and I’ve been driving gently and keeping it mostly under 3,000 RPM until I get a few more miles on it. The ride is ok but sometimes can feel bumpy and I feel jostled around.
There are a lot of things to like about the car and the annoying things aren’t deal breakers. Here are the more notable annoyances:
- One in ten times the wireless Apple CarPlay refuses to connect
- The heads up display defaults to “on” every time the car starts
- The transmission tube where the shifter lives needs to be padded for the comfort of the driver’s right knee
- The windshield doesn’t have tinting across the top like most cars
- The seats are a bit hard and not as supportive as I’d like
- the indicator light for the A/C is blocked by a control knob
There are a lot of great things like the exterior LEDs, the flared arches and the dimensions of it really look good. A friend said it looked aggressive in his rear view mirror due to the big grille and stance of the CX-50. The ventilated seats are great and not very noisy. The passenger room is great! The cargo area feels very usable. The rear seats fold almost flat and my sleeping pad fits in there very nicely.
Feel free to leave me questions or requests.
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