2014 Mazda CX-5 Grand Touring AWD Long-Term Road Test

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2014 Mazda CX-5 Grand Touring AWD Long-Term Road Test

Another weekend in our long-term 2014 Mazda CX-5 brought another hauling assignment. This time we hauled six tires, plus brake parts.

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noburgers

lots of stuff. I still don't get that 6th tire though, different size and type--what's that for?
Also, first time I noticed the dual exhaust tips

gloss

Well, no wonder you guys are getting such sterling gas mileage.

subytrojan_2

Here's an educated guess, noburgers. The WRX is currently wearing a set of P225/45R17 summer tires. That sixth tire is a Bridgestone Potenza RE-01R with a fair amount of tread remaining. The full-size spare wheel is shod with a P215/45R17 Bridgestone Potenza S-03 Pole Position tire. If the owner, whoever he or she may be, needs a full-size spare for the summer tire set or has a hypothetical Dunlop Direzza Z1 Star Spec P225/45R17 suffer irreparable damage that has roughly the same amount of tread as the RE-01R, this person would have his or her bases covered.