ourxseven

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I rented a 2012 CX5 a few weeks ago and was pretty impressed with the performance / fuel economy balance of this new engine . Drove well and really was stingy on the fuel.

anyone else try it yet ?

p4nc7

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Apparently the 2013 is getting a larger engine. Good move IMO, I heard they lack in the giddy-up department. Although fuel economy is excellent, I have a few friends with skyactiv 3's getting ridiculous gas mileage.

I managed to get 41 MPG on my last road trip to Philadelphia. 2011 Mazda 2.

Neo

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From enthusiast to fuel miser. This forum is seriously changing. Lol

Yes, I tried the cx5. As far as a little SUV with an auto tranny goes, it's very impressive. Shifting the gears is just like a paddleshft car. Rapid fire and blips the throttle on downshift.
Not too shabby for the first full application of sky active.
Can't wait to see how the new Mazda 6 does.
Shortly after, the new redesigned 3 is going to sell like hot cakes with the design they've got going on.

Hopefully sky active rotary will show us that Mazda is back with style!

vipernicus42

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Yeah, I can't wait for the 6 either. I've got a 2010 Mazda 6 right now and I'm anxious to see what they can do with the platform. It might be enough to make me trade-up instead of just keeping my car when my payments are done in 2015!

Jon

Neo

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Guaranteed you'll want to trade up. Not to say the old platform wasn't good. With the full application on the new 6 platform (essentially a derivative of the cx5), you're going to be pleasantly surprised. Especially if they debut the Diesel engine in it when it makes it over here

BrightEyes

i read that they're gonna bring the skyactive diesel to canada in 2013 or 2014, don't remember exactly

MazdaMike02

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2013 is the first year of the CX5 which came on the market in February 2012. 2014 will have a new 2.5L Skyactiv-G, Twin Turbo Skyactiv-D diesel is also rumoured to be in the 2014 CX5.
2014 is also the year for new Mazda 3, with FULL Skyactiv and 14:1 compression ratio.
New Mazda 6 comes out 2014 as well, which is all new featuring I-stop and regenerative braking and full Skyactiv.

There is currently a 1.3L 4 cylinder Skyactiv in the Euro/JDM market in the 2/Demio. Hopefully we get that as well. It looks as though Skyactiv is a huge hit and we should be seeing a new rotary soon from all the profits!