Exit Interview: 2024 Mazda CX-90

Hopefully your ID treats you well! I really like the mid-cycle powertrain update - your RWD pretty much matches my pre-refresh AWD in performance specs along with ~21% better range.

I have been very fortunate with my '21 (1st year of ID.4 so theoretically should be a basket case) but 64k miles in (~50k of that in my hands) I have not really had any issues. Infotainment was buggy and seemingly unfinished on the original 2.1 software but the initial major update to 3.1 pretty much resolved all the issues, all the updates since have just been minor little updates that really didn't change anything notable in the user interfaces (at least that I can remember).

'22 has been pretty decent as well - just a failed cabin heater shortly after purchase that was handled under warranty. Oddly enough the cabin heater fault was enough to give scary driveline faults (basically the EV version of a CEL) even so it is entirely separate from the battery coolant heater - not sure the correlation there so who knows the logic. '22 is running about 10k miles behind the '21 so sitting around 54k miles.

Dealer service is ~$145 every 10k miles then ~$290 when the brake fluid needs exchanging (3 years then every 2 thereafter) - we do the cabin filter and wipers ourselves. Once battery warranty is kaput at 100k miles just going to stop with the dealer visits and reset the reminder and just motor on, just doing the dealer service thing for now just to avoid any potential issue during battery warranty. Is it necessary - probably not, does it give me peace of mind - absolutely.
 
The CX-50 has a torsion beam suspension in the rear vs. multi-link in the CX-5. That may be why the CX-50 ride feels harsher. Subaru uses multi-link as well.
No issue with the 3 hatchback torsion beam rear axle. ride is very compliant handles just fine and there’s no thrashing over bumps.
 
I've had very good luck so far with my CX-5 Turbo Signature. Aside from the tech being "yesterday", it has been a very smooth-running vehicle with excellent power, with no issues so far. Yes, like any car, there are some things I would change about it, but nothing that turned me away from it.
 
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