loki

not surprising they make the 2.5 standard. rest of the world got the D and will soon have the X in more than 1 model. if the first x variant here is a 2.5L or a 6cyl... w/e.

the cx-3 is based on the 2, which here is the toyota yaris...? while not bad for those of smaller needs and stature, this will be for those that want a little more thrill, but still don't need something big.

12 minutes ago, ocnblu said:

Yup

is it just frequency of the ~1500rpm idle, or that it happened whenever you(or other) started it?  sometimes, for mine, it could be 2 hours later and it wouldn't need to high idle yet. I was told when i bought it, that i didn't have to let it go through that cycle, but i typically let it do it be cause it'll take me that long to get situated and buckled in,

On 10/31/2019 at 7:12 PM, ocnblu said:

I find the high-pitched sound of a Mazda Skyactiv engine offputting when it is in cold idle mode.  Have you noticed the shrill tone on cold start-up, or is it just me?

are you talking about how it idles high to warm up the CAT for 10-20 seconds?

f'ng sikeston MO?! lolololol....just saying. hehe

think safety and such regs will keep this off the road for a while?

the best thing they have is the VC turbo....and the seats?

22 hours ago, Drew Dowdell said:

I've always understood the Freeze/Thaw scenario to mean that it was low on refrigerant. 

i wasn't suggesting otherwise, just other factors could exacerbate the issue, especially if the refrigerant was barely low.

just curious, would the position of the window make a difference, like a north window vs SE window, or shaded vs full sun?
would it be a huge pain to switch the positions of them to see if it changes?

i wonder how well the CX-30 will do when it comes out. guessing it'll take about 1/4 from cx-5 and 1/2 from cx-3.... ~22K for a 6 month time.

12 hours ago, ocnblu said:

Balthy stole my line.  Love it when the truth is told.

Further proof that "The Leaper" will meet The Reaper sooner rather than later, with an attitude like that.

rumor for next year's zen3 is; they might increase threads per core to 3, possibly 4.

i was wondering if and when the 2.7L turbo 4 would make it into other vehicles.

anyone else excited for this next gen chiplet tech?

also, how about that post keynote stock bump of almost 10%? 

doesn't CARE..... a yugo? if it's broke then they don't have to care. you have someone else take care of it

doesn't care.... tesla, minimum maint. limited range(mostly) and just plug it in so you can use it when you need to.

On 4/13/2019 at 1:58 PM, Drew Dowdell said:

I don't mind it too much as far as small cars go. if you had to drive something in this class what else are you going to pick, a mirage?

a mazda2, i mean yaris (iA)?

or are those really not in the same class?

yeach.

but if it keeps it kinda competitive.... w/e.

" Dual 4-inch black chrome exhaust finishers "

damn.

from AC induction to DC motors?

that's the opposite of freight hauling loco's, but makes sense for "city" driving. AC motors have harder time moving from a standstill.

cool.

a new conglomerate of Saturn Hummer Olds Mercury plymoth(pontiac) AMC - SHAMPO, they will bu(r)y FCA into the fold.

'15 mazda 6. for the first 35K dealership changes at ~5K. After that castrol edge closer to 7500 and mazda filter. About to hit 78K in the next couple weeks.

13 hours ago, dwightlooi said:

It sounds labored because it is 237 bhp trying to lug 4,000 lbs around.

It short shifts because it is smart! The new 2.0T (LSY) engine hits its torque peak of 258 lb-ft at 1,500 rpm. It hits its 237 hp power peak at 5,000 rpm and spend every bit of the last 2000 rpm running out of breathe.  By 6000 rpm it is making less than 200 lb-ft. By 7000 rpm it is making closer to 150 lb-ft. You really don't want to rev that thing.

The LSY is very quiet, refined and responsive from 1000 rpm through about 5000 rpm where it does its best work. In many ways it feels like the old Supercharged 3800 which -- despite popular slander -- is actually a very refined engine when not hustled. Most of the fuel economy gains come from shutting off the two middle cylinders in cruise and from the low lift economy cams also having a long intake duration which can then be phased to eat into the compression stroke and reduce the effective displacement as well has create an asymmetrically long power stroke. It's a part time "mild Atkinson" cam if you will.

sounds like a very similar setup to how mazda tuned the 2.5LT. Give it lots of grunt way down where most people drive anyway...even at the expense of high end(5K+) power

from https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a25693266/2019-mazda-cx-5-turbo-by-the-numbers/

" The turbocharged CX-5's appeal isn't really about scorching performance, although the 250-hp engine does send it to 60 mph in 6.2 seconds, nearly two seconds quicker than the base engine. But this engine is more effortless than exciting and is almost diesel-like in the way it doesn't like to rev. To maximize acceleration, the transmission upshifts at 5300 rpm—1000 revs short of redline—because the 2.5T's output tapers off so dramatically at high rpm. "

if you want ease of driving, tune the engine this way. if you want highend power, you want it tuned differently...adding noticable turbo lag when not driven hard... or it'll be NA or super-charged...which it seems supercharged engines are only for the larger v-8s now...

I always liked your analysis of things changing and technical options @dwightlooi.

really like the ..ruby red in the top pic.

57 minutes ago, Robert Hall said:

Sad but true...end of the road is nearing for affordable V8 RWD cars...alas, it's the era of CUVs and SUVs, and an EV future is on the way.... at least the Charger and Challenger haven't devolved into FWD 4cyl generics.

that wouldn't work... at least given the status of the 200, the dart and such. unless it's a generator with a powerfull EV drivline.

why not, they almost have it anyway in the US... Yaris iA sedan