Mazda goes all-out with CX-9 safety tech
New large Mazda SUV to come with all the latest advanced driver aidsAbundant new safety technology will feature on Mazda's second-generation CX-9 large SUV, when it goes on sale in early July.
Under the umbrella of Mazda’s new i-ACTIVSENSE technologies, Mazda's new flagship SUV will feature advanced blind-spot monitoring, rear cross traffic alert and forward/reverse Smart City Brake Support in all versions.
In addition, the top-spec Azami model will also come as standard with adaptive LED headlights, high-beam control, driver attention alert, lane keep-assist system and Smart Brake Support – which is an extension of the Smart City Brake Support that is standard elsewhere.
The new CX-9 will be available in Sport, Touring and GT grades, with the top of the range Azami taking the model choice to four for the first time.
According to Mazda Australia’s marketing director Alasdair Doak, the upcoming CX-9 “Offers an uncompromising mix of luxury, safety and affordability that is not offered by any of its competitors.
“Thanks to the addition of new i-ACTIVSENSE technology, the brand-new Mazda CX-9 is safer than ever before, offering drivers, and as many as six passengers, peace of mind whenever the engine is started.”
The CX-9 will also be powered by a new SKYACTIV-G 2.5-litre direct-injection turbo-petrol four-cylinder producing 170kW/420Nm – lower in kW than the current normally aspirated 3.7-litre petrol engine (which produces 204kW) but well ahead of its 367Nm of torque.
The new engine will include i-stop (idle-stop) and i-ELOOP regenerative braking technologies which play a part in dramatically reducing consumption by a claimed 25 per cent from 11.0L/100km in 2WD form and 11.2L/100km with AWD, to 8.4L/100km and 8.8L/100km respectively.
The seven-seat Mazda, which approximates the BMW X5 in size and weight if not price, was introduced to Australia in December 2007 and has flown the company flag in the large SUV segment since the (smaller, five-seat) CX-7 was replaced by the mid-size CX-5 in 2012.
Although annual sales reached a high of 4605 in 2008, the CX-9 dropped back to a total of 3384 in 2015. By comparison the CX-7 achieved a best of 9714 sales the year before its departure in 2012. Last year, the CX-5 recorded an impressive 25,136 sales.
The first shipment of new-generation CX-9s has already landed in Melbourne prior to the national press and dealer launches in July.
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