The IT Nerd

So I’ve come to the end of the review of the Mazda CX-9. First let me wrap up a few loose ends. At the end of my week with it I registered 13.4 L/100KM in mixed city and highway driving, a lot of which was in rush hour traffic. I am not sure if the driving conditions contributed to this final result. But seeing that it’s a big seven passenger crossover, I’m not surprised with the result.

So what is the Mazda CX-9 GT AWD going to cost you. As equipped it was $48,090 including freight and PDE. But the CX-9 starts at $33,995 so you can find one that fits your budget. If I were to cross shop it against similar vehicles, I’d pick the Honda Pilot, Toyota Highlander and Nissan Pathfinder. You may also want to look at the Infiniti QX-60 and the Acura MDX as well if you are looking for something that would compare against the GT trim level that I drove this week. You’d want to pay attention to how each of those vehicles handles as I suspect that the CX-9 will win on that front with all with the exception of perhaps the Acura MDX which will be close because of the SH-AWD system that includes torque vectoring to improve the handling. A lot of these other vehicles miss out on some of the features that the CX-9 comes with, or you have to check option boxes to get them which will really add up. Thus I believe that the CX-9 will win on that front as well.

So to the woman who wrote in asking me to review the CX-9, my advice would be to take a good hard look at it. It looks good, it handles well, its got the technology you need and I think it’s a great value. I also think its perfect for people who want to look sexy while hauling around a lot of stuff. That’s a win-win in my mind.

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