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2023 Mazda CX-9 Sport review
Mazda's largest SUV may be on its farewell tour, but even the base CX-9 has plenty to offer to Aussie families wanting bang for buck.
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James Wong
Mazda CX-9 vs Hyundai Kona Comparison
Mazda CX-9
Hyundai Kona
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2024 Mazda
CX-9
vs
2024 Hyundai
Kona
Select Variants...
How they stack...
Best suitable for...
Driving the family
Long distance driving
City drivingFuel Efficiency
72L - 74L
605 to 651 km
38L - 50L
148 to 450 km
ANCAP Safety Rating
Warranty
5 year
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5 year
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MSRP
$47,600 - $74,400
$32,500 - $71,000
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CarExpert's Take
James Wong
Marketplace Editor
James Wong drove this car and these were their findings:
Hits
- Lots of metal for the money
- Punchy 2.5T still goes hard
- Comfortable and refined
Misses
- Piddly old infotainment display
- No 360 camera or front sensors
- No third-row air vents
Scott Collie
Contributor
Scott Collie drove this car and these were their findings:
Hits
- Spacious, polished interior
- Smoother, more refined drive
- Space saver spare rare in this segment
Misses
- Expensive relative to base Kona Electric...
- ... and crosses into Ioniq 5 price territory
- 100kW DC fast charging isn't great
Standard Features
| Apple CarPlay and Android Auto | ||
| Wireless phone charger | ||
| Powered tailgate | ||
| Rear air vents | ||
| Adaptive cruise control | ||
| Climate control | ||
| Reversing sensors | ||
| Reversing camera | ||
| Autonomous emergency braking | ||
Optional Features
- Metallic Paint (+$695)
- Metallic Paint Special (+$695)
- Premium Paint (+$595)
Colours Available
For the 2022 model year, the CX-9 is available in the following finishes:
- Machine Grey metallic*
- Polymetal Grey metallic*
- Soul Red Crystal metallic*
- Snowflake White Pearl mica
- Sonic Silver metallic
- Titanium Flash mica
- Deep Crystal Blue mica
- Jet Black mica
*Premium finishes cost $495
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Specs
| Type | ||
| TURBO DIRECT F/INJ | TUR GASOLINE DIR INJ, GASOLINE DIRECT INJ, ELECTRIC, MULTI POINT F/INJ | |
| Size (cc) | ||
| 2488 | 1580 - 1999 | |
| Size (L) | ||
| 2.5L | 2.0L, 1.6L, 0.0 | |
| Induction | ||
| TURBO 4 | TURBO 4, INLINE 4, NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Camshaft | ||
| DUAL OVERHEAD CAM | VARIABLE DOUBLE OVERHEAD CAM, NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Valves/Ports per Cylinder | ||
| 16 | 16 | |
| Power | ||
| 170kW | 77kW - 206kW | |
| Power RPM | ||
| 5000 | 5500 - 6200 | |
| Torque | ||
| 420Nm | 144Nm - 392Nm | |
| Torque RPM | ||
| 2000 | 1600 - 4500 | |
| Bore Stroke | ||
| - | - | |
| Compression Ratio | ||
| 10.5 | 9.5 - 14 | |
