I absolutely love my 2025 Mazda CX-90 in red. From the moment I started driving it, I could feel the luxury and attention to detail. The interior is elegant, spacious, and extremely comfortable, making every drive enjoyable whether it’s a short trip or a long ride.One of my favorite features is the remote engine start. Being able to start the car from inside my house and let it warm up before I get in is a huge convenience, especially during cold weather. It makes my daily routine so much easier and more comfortable.The ride is smooth and quiet, and the car feels very solid and well-built. The technology is modern and user-friendly, and the overall driving experience feels premium without being overwhelming. The red exterior color is stunning and always gets compliments.Mazda truly did an amazing job with the CX-90. It delivers luxury, performance, comfort, and practicality all in one vehicle. I’m extremely happy with my choice and would highly recommend the Mazda CX-90 to anyone looking for a stylish and reliable SUV.

I appreciate the app for what it is, and I’m not here to discuss how I feel about what Mazda provides for what it costs (or doesn’t cost, if you’re still in the free period like me).In general - for me - the app does what it’s supposed to and works about as often as any app or digital service does (read: nothing is perfect). It’s not an outlier in that regard, so it gets a 4. I would upgrade to a 5 if it had Siri Shortcut integration, and if the visual manual/help/“whatever-that-thing-is” was less confusing, more comprehensive, and if the Search Function pulled up more information. When I use that OM Search function, it’ll pull up search terms that are very related as I’m typing, but then when I select one to search, it’ll say No Results. So I’m not sure if those search terms are just what other people have tried, or it’s trying to pre-populate based on something else. Either way, I don’t end up getting the info I want and just use Reddit/the Interwebs anyway.Bonus points if it pulled and showed more data about the current state of my car, and allowed for more control over the state of various instruments and features when using Remote Start (like an option to turn on heated seats).

The app is fine for the basics that Mazda offers (when the app WORKS). Things I've notice that are lacking and don't work consistently are: 1) instructions from the manual are difficult to find (manual is very hard to navigate and not phone screen friendly, but a google search did me wonders a few times), 2) failure in refreshing your vehicle "status" (which is the whole point of the app??, lately have had to redownload the app or the refresh function is stuck for hours - currently unable to refresh my status from 4 hours ago now with multiple restarts and such), and 3) the app sometimes, flat out, won't log in, and again, I will close the app multiple times or redownload the app. :/ Also, app non-urgent "notifications", once in the app, are really counterintuitive, hard to get to and clear out. Annoying. When functioning, the app is great for starting my Mazda, locking, and alerting me of anything I missed, all remotely. But it's been very patchy to access the app and stay reliable for "status" from the get go. I do love being able to check in with my "car lock" and the alerts when I don't fully close a car door or the remote lock doesn't work.

We love our CX-5. And when I learned Mazda was providing the functionality of the app, I was excited. But after also owning a Tesla, I see the many ways this app falls short. Submitting requests can often take some time to get the desired outcome. Other features are downright poorly thought through — when opening the vehicle after remote start, it kills the engine by design, forcing you to start it again. Also, the notifications from the car about various status updates tend to be very delayed. It does, however, blow the Toyota equivalent out of the water. Ideally, this app would have more functionality. But it does have the basics like engine start, lock, etc. I wish the app didn’t only highlight press photos from the latest and greatest Mazda products though. When you pay as much as a new car costs, it feels cheap to make any element of it feel like an ad for another product. It would make the app feel much better if it displayed your vehicle instead — even if just a generic press release photo of it.