Y r we getting da 2.5l petrol engine ? All other country only gets the 2.2ldiesel turbo charged one. N they r styling way cheaper. I mean which one is better?

This post has been edited by konbawa: Oct 31 2019, 01:28 AM

We got the old speedometer which not equivalent as new design philosophy with new Mazda 3, CX5.

And not even 2.5T as the CX5 for this higher sibling for CX8.

10/10 this car will end up like New Mazda 6, where people will not buy it and become cool car under Bermaz storage

This post has been edited by ayamxxx: Oct 31 2019, 02:57 AM

I think i have to agree which u n pass this car too. Though finding hard to get good 7seater suv currently in Malaysia.

Sorento is a good option for a 7-seater SUV.
I did consider and test drive the 2.2D Sorento back in 2017 but finally opted for 2.2D CX-5 as my FIL decided to get a KIA Carnival. So no point having two 7-8 seater SUV/MPV in the porch
The new Santa Fe is a good looking car, but the price is too much to swallow considering it’s cousin the Sorento are tens of thousand RM cheaper

good luck in finding something similar at that kind of price range other than looking for pure MPV.

No other 7 seater suv has a wheelbase of 2.9m+ wheelbase at ~200k....there are just certain things to forgo in ckd to keep price low. Or else, just don't look back/sideways and get the larger sibling cx9.

Still no words on the pricing yet.

https://www.news.com.au/technology/innovati...13b2c5a7d52fe52

Bad news from Australia

Yes there are/were issues with Mazda Skyactiv Diesels, unfortunately these cars are being sold as 'daily runabouts', salesman says will not have any problems...They are very wrong (I am an ex Mazda Manager).
No 'clean' Diesel Engine car should be used as a suburban runabout as they need long distant use (about 45 minute one way once every week) so the Diesel Particulate Filter deposits can be burnt off.
If car is doing constant short trips you get Oil Level (Dipstick) Rising as Fuel is being dumped past Piston Ring as engine is not getting hot enough.

If you are doing lots of short trips I suggest you manually do a DPF Regeneration of DPFilter do the following....Must park car in well ventilated area with plenty of fuel in tank.

''Within six (6) seconds of starting the engine, press and hold the "TCS OFF" or "DSC OFF" button for 2-5 seconds to start the DPF Regeneration.
The engine idle will raise to 1750 rpm for 15-25 minutes until the DPF Regeneration is completed.
NOTE: Do Not hold the "TCS OFF" or "DSC OFF" button longer than ten (10) seconds or DTC C0089:64 will set. The glow plug indicator on Dash will flash during this manual DPF Regeneration process.''

But Yes, Australia needs a USA 'Lemon Law' that works, relying on ACCC is just too difficult a process.

Read this on the accc website

does doing high rev with short distance have the same effect as with doing normal rev with long distance will help burnt off the deposits?

i was been told that these diesel engines requires some sort of italian tune up once in a while.

garbage advice , Mazda 6 2.2D owner here , daily drive in city , no issues whatsoever

Aussie just being the whiny bitches they are , one guy say and keep parroting from one magazine to next

First geh cx5 2.2d owner here too. It’s my daily drive car too, here and there, driving about 200km+- per day. The engine temp is missing on this model itself, not sure about m6 though. But I did bought a obd meter to monitor the temp, just it case it goes too high, but sometimes the temp will rise to about 100 deg cel during bumper to bumper jam. Not sure if that’s the normal temp for diesel car.

msia n oz fuel diff... msian diesel got palm... oz got winter...

diesels are efficient at higher temps, because the only thing that will cause combustion is the heat of the highly compressed air.

in fact the engine is so efficient it's takes little to drop below 100

apart from the insturment cluster...and possible gvc plus...what will be other notable difference?

Do this cx8 follow the latest hu from cx5, cw android auto etc? But the speedometer is a turn off as the newest is totally cool.

Yes for car play and android auto but no new speedometer. You will still be getting the analogue ones...same like the cx5 pre update.
Updated cx8 which already launched in japan, aussie has the new meter, and 8inch infotainment compared to current 7".

Just have a look at cx8 at PACE earlier

3rd row seats although not the best but much more spacious compared to CX9

This post has been edited by Boy96: Nov 5 2019, 01:25 PM

wow..this is interesting considering cx9 is a bigger size SUV...how is the interior feel...roomy and as spacious as crv?
cant seem to find a comparison cx8 vx crv gen5

It feels like a stretched cx5