Every car is an argument about what matters, and the Mazda CX-9 makes its case with Petrol engine and 169 kW. Mazda built from 2006 to 2023 — in the decade of stability control, dual-clutch gearboxes and the first serious hybrids. The shape is credited to Moray Callum / Kaname Sawai (2004).
The story
The Mazda CX-9 is a mid-size crossover SUV manufactured by Mazda from 2006 to 2023 through two generations with three-row seating. It was Mazda's largest passenger vehicle until the arrival of the Mazda CX-90. Despite being built in Japan at Mazda's Ujina #1 plant in Hiroshima Prefecture, the CX-9 was never offered in the Japanese domestic market. The shorter and narrower Mazda CX-8 was offered in Japan instead. Production was ended in 2023, with the Mazda CX-90 serving as its successor.
What is underneath
The engine is Petrol engine; the output is 169 kW; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. On the scales it comes to 4528 lb. Drive goes through a 6-speed F21 automatic. The wheelbase is 2875 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Its place in the line
In the Mazda line-up the Mazda CX-9 has a clear place: it handed the line to the Mazda CX-90; the factory was Hiroshima (Ujima Plant No. . The cars a buyer would have weighed it against include the Jeep Wrangler (JK), the Infiniti QX50, the British Motor Corporation MG 7. Nearby in the Mazda catalogue sit the Mazda BT-50 and the Mazda T2000.
Owning one today
Buying one now means $10,600–$44,100 for a typical example, and running it — fuel and maintenance at its age — costs about $3,195–$6,839 a year. Insurance sits around $1,120–$2,370 a year. The figures are class-level estimates from the federal record, with the formula on the methodology page; the model-year pages carry complaints, recalls and repair costs year by year.
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