2024 Mazda CX50 - 18 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW

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Whats new for 2024
Some suspension and steering tweaks
Bose speakers and wireless charger std now on Premium and up
No more base S trim
Differences with the CX5
Lower roofline
Wider hips
Longer
Torsion beam rear suspension
Engines
Same options as the CX5
2.5 n/a motor
187 hp
186 lbft
27 mpg
2.5T (twin scroll)
256 hp
320 lbft (on premium)
Makes it the most powerful in segment (well tied)
25 mpg
AWD
Standard
G Vectoring
Standard items
AWD
LED headlights
High beam control
Roof rails
Automatic windshield wipers
Smart entry
Wireless ACP & AA
Leatherette interior
Looks
7 paint colors
5 optional ones
Zircon sand only for turbo cars
Meridian trim only gets 2 colors
Black chainmail grille on all of them
Lower ambers always on
LEAD headlights std
Loads of cladding
Wheels from 17-20
18 on meridian
Flared hips
Full LEDs on turbo cars only
Dual exhaust bigger on turbos
Trunk
Power trunk
But no hands free trunk gesture
31 cuft w/ rears up
56 cuft w/ rears down
Seats fold totally flat
Actually not a big trunk relatively speaking
Towing
2000 lbs for non turbo
3500 lbs for turbos
Rear seats
Doors open 90 degrees
Good legroom
Bad headroom
Heated rear seats on premium plus turbo
Pano roof
First pano roof on a Mazda
Front seats
Heated
Cooled only on top trim
2 level memory
Mirrors
Interior design
Black is the base option
Terracotta available on turbo cars
Padded dash
Contrast stitching
Different steering wheel than CX5
Heated
Paddle shifters for turbos only
Screens
HUD option
Traffic sign recognition projected on windshield
7 in semi-digital cluster
Wack
10.25 in infotainment std
Wireless ACP & AA std
Native UI NOT touchscreen…why
360 camera only for top trim
No digi rear view mirror
Safety
Kinda mid
Traffic jam assist only on top trim
Drive modes
Normal, sport
Towing only for turbos
Meridian Edition
Turbo only
Hood graphics
Sider rock garnish
Black lugs and unique 18 in wheels
.1 in LESS clearance than 4 other trims
.1 degree less approach and departure than S Prem Plus
S Prem Plus is the best offroader then?
But Meridian gets A/T tires
Little things
All windows auto up/down
A MILLION seat belt chimes
Water bottle hits heated and cooled seat buttons
Seats are NOTICEABLY nicer than CX5
When you put it in park and get out not all doors unlock
Headlights are annoying
Redline in cluster to tell you how MUCH over you’re doing
Automatically applies parking brake when car off
Price
30k starting
38k turbo starting