Talking About Automobiles

Some of you are now probably excited for the coming of the new Mazda CX-9. Well, now is the time to be more thrilled ‘coz Mazda Motor Corp., the Japanese maker, will be bringing it to the showrooms in Australia by next month.

Powered with a 3.7 L V6 engine, the bigger CX-9 will be producing 204 kW of power at 6350 rpm and 366 Nm of torque at 4250 rpm.

Compared with the Mazda CX-7 that uses a 2.3 L four-cylinder engine, the CX-9 has been built with a different platform. The bigger SUV’s wheelbase measures 2875 mm and its total body length measures 5074 mm.

Australia, according to Mazda, will be the first market to get the 3.7 L version of the CX-9. It will be available in two grades, namely Luxury and Classic.

Depending on the version, the new CX-9 will sit on either 18- or 20- inch wheels. It will be having three rows of seats with a total of seven-seat capacity.

The reasonable luggage space has been retained. Folding the third seat-row will provide 928 liters of space, while unfolded provides 480 liters.

The door opening has been made wider for the third-row passengers, stepping in behind the second-row seat.

Features will include stability control, roll-stability control, touch-screen audio with reversing camera, six airbags, cruise control, power windows and three-zone climate-control airconditioning with separate control for the rear.

The CX-9 for Australia will be provided with an ‘active torque split’ all-wheel-drive system. The system will automatically adjust the torque distribution to the front and rear wheels.

So, what do you think? Will you have one before New Year? If you are interested, you should better prepare about $50,000 to have it by next month.