Beast Mode: 2016 Mazda CX-9 Signature AWD

Lou Martin
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I was provided a car free for 7 days to do a review, all opinions are my own.


Hey Yall!  We spent five days in Memphis for my families annual family reunion and I'm pooped!  I need a vacation from my vacation!


As you all know, I like to take the 6 1/2 hour drive to Memphis because flying there is way too expensive, even though the flight is only about an hour from Atlanta.  I was checking out the prices and flights were going to be about $400 a piece, rip off!



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The car I drove to Memphis was 2016 Mazda CX-9 Signature AWD Crossover vehicle.  Now, I'm not a fan of crossovers and the reason for that is it reminds me of a station wagon.  Crossovers, look wise, seems so ugly to me.  But not the 2016 Mazda CX-9, it looks just like an SUV, my favorite cars to drive.



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The exterior is tough, masculine, cutting edge, I love the sharpness of the body frame.  Makes you want to be seen in this car.  The Machine Gray exterior color gives the CX-9 a fantastic look.


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And the awesome looks department doesn't stop there, open the door and I was wowed by the color of the leather interior seating called Auburn.  The color gives the inside a luxurious sex appeal.



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The seating with some adjusting was comfy for our long ride to M-Town.  With these burning up hot days, I didn't have to worry about the leather seats burning my skin; seats stayed cool throughout the day.


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Like I always say, space is the most important when it comes to me picking a car I want to drive, and this CX-9 had plenty of leg room and storage in the back.  It even had 3rd-row seating for extra guest (7 passenger seating) and even they had enough leg room.  I piled in a bunch of my family in the car, and they loved everything about it.


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The CX-9 was fully loaded with some new features Mazda introduced like the Active Driving Display.  While I was driving, I could see how fast I was driving, what was the speed limit, blind spot monitoring, and lane departure all in my front driver side window!  It shows a lot better at night.  This helped me while driving to know when to slow down because this car drives so smooth I didn't realize how fast I was going, but with the mileage and speed limit displaying right in front of me, it helped me to maintain my speed and stay in my lane.



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Can you see that 0 mph by the first tree?  Sorry it came out blurry.




There are a few things that I wish the CX-9 had or needed to improve on.



I didn't like the fact that the CX-9 didn't have cooling seats, yes I did mention that the seat are not hot when you sit in them, but still it's a nice feature that people would like to have.



Another thing, the navigation system is not user-friendly.  I couldn't figure out how to use it, so I had to use my cell phone for driving directions.  I even had help from my brother to try to understand the system, and he too couldn't figure it out.  Now this is a big problem here, and this happened to me in other Mazda vehicles too.


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The CX-9 is considered a luxury car, I don't like the fact that the automatic sunroof door opens manually.  Mazda should have both door and sunroof open by a push of a button.



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Now here is the kicker that needs significant improvement, the gas mileage.  This car drinks gas like it's drinking a glass of water.  On the highway, it's okay, but when I was doing city driving, I went through gas quickly.  During my trip, I gassed up like four times, not good at all; that's almost getting gas every day.  My wallet is not happy.  (Fuel Economy: 23 MPG combined city/hwy  21 city and 27 highway)



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For this big beast of a car with all the bells and whistles, the total MSRP is $45,215.00.  To me, for what the car has and do not have, the price is a bit too much.



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Even with the stuff that needs improvement, I had a great time driving this car.  I felt safe, comfortable, and super cool driving it.  When people pulled up beside me, they were checking me out as well as the car; it's a show stopper.



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Judging by my review, would this be a deal breaker buying this car?



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8 Comments
  1. The new Mazda style is so sleek. I love the way they look!

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  2. The new Mazda style is so sleek. I love the way they look!

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  3. Love it! The inside is the bomb and it's my favorite color too

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  4. Yes, after reading your review, it would be a deal breaker if I was in the market for a new car. I respect your honesty on this and loved the fact that you didn't hold back LOL I do like the look of the car, very sleek!

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  5. Ooh, now I like this one. That interior looks sexy. It's expensive though!

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  6. Very nice looking car/suv/crossover! One to consider. #productreview

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  7. This car is with lot of space.That is one of the concerns for a family car specially with kids.Luxury looking interior too...

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