Look at that amazing new front size Grill for starters!
The mid-sized crossover adds a brand new turbocharged engine, featuring Mazda’s signature Kodo design language, an updated cabin and all the necessary driver assistance features. The exterior design is in line with the rest of the Mazda family, especially in the front and rear ends. The new CX-9 is now 1.2in (30mm) shorter than before, at 199.4in (5,065mm), but rides on a 2.2in (55mm) longer wheelbase. This means shorter front and rear overhangs, contributing to its more dynamic stance, along with the new wheels, 18- to 20-inch in size.
Thanks to a lower weight, down 190 lbs (90 kg) in FWD and 287 lbs (130 kg) in AWD form, engineers were able to increase window thickness and rethink the active noise-cancellation technologies, which led to a 12 percent reduced interior noise at 62 mph (100 km/h) from the previous model.
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The cabin has enough room for seven in three rows of seats, and access to the third row is said to be “so easy that even a child could do it”. Some of the features found inside include the LED accent lighting, four USB ports, a Bose sound system, the Mazda CONNECT infotainment system working together with a 7- or 8-inch touchscreen display for functions like Bluetooth, navigation, phone, Pandora or Aha by Harman music streaming, among others. The driver gets a 4.6-inch full-color TFT screen in the gauges, along with a full-color head-up display projected onto the lower part of the windshield.
While the previous-gen used a 3.7-liter V6, this was dropped in favor of a brand new 2.5-liter force-fed four-cylinder that benefits from the Dynamic Pressure Turbo, the “world’s first turbocharger with the ability to vary the degree of exhaust pulsation depending on engine speed”.
Mazda adds a series of active safety features on the new CX-9, which include the Advanced Blind Spot Monitoring, Mazda Radar Cruise Control, operating at speeds between 19 mph (30 km/h) and 90 mph (145 km/h), Lane-Keep Assist, Lane Departure Warning, High Beam Control, Smart City Brake Support, Distance Recognition Support System, Forward Obstruction Warning and Smart Brake Support, operating at speeds above 9 mph (15 mph).
The 2.5-liter, turbocharged four-cylinder engine – Mazda’s first force-induced Skyactiv engine – is an excellent piece. It uses a variable geometry turbocharger, which the company calls a Dynamic Pressure Turbo. Here’s how Mazda explains it: Imagine a normal garden hose. Put your thumb over the nozzle, and the force of the water increases dramatically. That’s the DPT at low rpms. It features three small exhaust ports to direct exhaust gases into the turbo, making for 17.4 quick-spooling PSI at low rpms. As the revs climb, a flow control valve opens up, redirecting the gases to a trio of larger ports – removing your thumb from the hose, if you will – and keeping the boost up.
The Interior alone is something of an outer world experience! This Luxurious Interior is adored with real aluminum trim Nappa Leather. Nappa leather is also knows as aniline leather. The CX-9 has real rose wood trim. It is also surprisingly, extremely quiet inside the vehicle.
The 2017 Mazda CX-9 will be offered in the following colors named Machine Grey (pictured below), Soul Red, Snowflake White Pearl, Sonic Silver, Deep Crystal Blue, Jet Black and Titanium Flash. However, these may not be available in all markets, as the company says.
You can expect to purchase The 2017 Mazda CX-9 SUV as early as Spring 2016.
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