Offering a premium experience, fun-to-drive handling dynamics and bold KODO—Soul of Motion design, Mazda CX-9 represents a compelling offering in its class.
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In Sport trim, CX-9 comes standard with LED headlights and taillights—similar to Mazda's 2016 MX-5 Miata roadster—as well as fabric seating surfaces, an electronic parking brake, 18-inch wheels, rear backup camera, trailer stability assist, Mazda Connect infotainment with Commander control and a seven-inch color display. Optionally available is the Sport Package, which adds a power driver's seat, heated front seats and heated door mirrors.
CX-9 Touring adds an auto-dimming rearview mirror, Blind Spot Monitoring with Rear Cross-Traffic Alert, HomeLink garage door openers, black- or sand-colored leather seating surfaces, Mazda Advanced Keyless Entry System, a power liftgate, power front seats, and an eight-inch MAZDA CONNECTTM touchscreen display. Additionally, customers can opt for the Touring Premium Package, which further includes automatic on/off headlights, LED fog lights, navigation, a premium 12-speaker BOSE audio system.
There are rain-sensing wipers, rear backup sensors, second-row retractable sunshades, Sirius satellite radio, automatic Smart City Brake Support and a sunroof. Further heightening the CX-9 lineup is the Grand Touring model, which builds upon the Sport and Touring trim levels with Adaptive Front-lighting System, 20-inch wheels, aluminum interior trim, Mazda's first Active Driving Display that projects instrument and navigation information onto the windshield, high-beam control and lane-departure warning.
CX-9 Signature helms the top of the lineup, coming standard with predictive i-ACTIV all-wheel drive—a system that uses 27 sensors. All models come powered by new turbocharged SKYACTIV-G 2.5T engine, which generates 310 lb-ft of torque from just 2,000 rpm on either 87- or 93-octane gasoline. It also produces 250 horsepower on 93-octane gasoline and nets EPA-estimated fuel-economy ratings on either gasoline grade—22 mpg city/28 mpg highway/25 mpg combined in front-wheel-drive configuration. CX-9 starts with MSRP from $31,520. ■
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