Granted I’m picky given I occasionally work in vehicle development, and have been reviewing cars since the late 80s. But here’s the review of a friend of mine I usually spend Thanksgiving with I think describes my concern, and why we are leaning 3.3 should we get one.
They will sort it out. They have to.
“Con: Mazda CX-90 Plug-In Hybrid powertrain lurches
A hybrid should feature a smooth powertrain. Toyota’s hybrids are as smooth as a warm knife slicing through butter. Mazda’s plug-in powertrain is more like using a butter knife to cut through a lamb shank. Even in electric-only mode the 8-speed automatic shifts in order to keep the gas engine at the ready. Those shifts make the entire CX-90 judder. When the juice runs out or the system calls for power from the gas engine, the transitions come with a lurch. At times the powertrain gets indecisive and can’t decide what it’s going to do. It feels more like a prototype than a production car.”
Approaching 300K on two of our BMWs and thinking will reconsider at 500K.