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MARCH 02 - 08 | 2018
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TOP OF THE TREE: On the face of it the latest version of the Mazda CX-9 looks familiar - but it has changed markedly under the skin.
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AFTER a month of Mazdas, behind the wheel of everything from a Mazda2 mini to a big BT-50 pickup truck, it seemed appropriate to finish with a stint in a CX-9 Azami, the pinnacle of the company’s SUV product. Since its Australian debut in 2016, the family-favourite sports utility vehicle has carried off a number of awards for its class-leading features. Now the bar has been raised higher. The flagship SUV has been given dynamic, safety and comfort upgrades, including G-Vectoring Control to further improve handling. Also improved are NVH levels, with a reduction in the height difference between
By DEREK OGDEN the rear end of the roof moulding and the tailgate and increasing the thickness of the noise-absorbing material on the underside of the headliner. In addition, noise-insulating material introduced on the back of the cargo area side trim reduces noise from the tyres and the rear of the vehicle. Inside the cabin, higher density floor mats better absorb sound and the insulation layer added to the ceiling liner reduces reverberation. It’s as you were as far as styling of the CX-9 is concerned, the only change being the addition of Soul Red Crystal Metallic, a newly developed body colour that has
proven a big hit. Seating comfort has been further improved. The front pair of seats now have control over a wider range of positioning. All power seat function controls have gained a chrome-style finish. Heating has been added to the two outer seats in the middle row in GT and Azami models. Automatic folding mirrors have been added across the range. The CX-9 was the first Mazda to adopt a full-colour head-up active driving display projected onto the windscreen, giving key driving and navigation information just below the driver’s line of sight. Mazda CX-9 now has the latest version of the MZD Connect system which links
smartphones to the Internet and social media. In addition, the centre display on the dash has been enlarged to 8 inches on higher trim levels. Mazda’s safety-oriented HMI (Human Machine Interface) functions as a touchscreen when the car is stationary and is controlled by the console-mounted knob when on the move. The vehicle is powered by the Skyactiv-G 2.5T, the newly-developed top-of-therange petrol engine. The Mazda CX-9 already came with a large range of safety features including blind spot monitoring, driver attention alert, rear parking sensors, rear cross
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