Test Drive Mazda CX-9 since 2007 SUV

Test Drive Mazda CX-9: For spoiled dynamics ... Minivan?

Five meters of length, two widths, a meter of seventy heights that can give the driver a car with such dimensions? At a minimum, additional earnings of the route taxi. Let's see what is in Mazda CX-9 besides large, no! huge sizes.
First, it is a very attractive appearance that speaks in advance about the sports character of the car. There are no coarse corners here, only one speaker, however, you can easily make sure that I reviews the photo gallery.
 
In Russia, CX-9 comes exclusively with the leather interior. On the dashboard reigns the world of plastic plastic under the skin, plastic under aluminum, plastic under a tree, plastic under plastic. (Oil processing The greatest achievement of the 20th century!) But in the door finish, the skin is used - a very pleasant fact that gives the car a certain status. Of the remarkable functions in the cabin there are three-zone climates-control for the driver, passenger and the second row of seats. It is not clear for what reasons, it is impossible to adjust the power of blowing in any way on the central console deflectors. On the front passenger seat, ride with climate control for a long time (for example, sleeping in a journey between cities) is simply impossible. However, a large space for the driver and front passenger is a confident advantage in the qualities of the car.
 
In the maximum configuration, which was at the test car, there is also a hatch. However, this is the only difference from the basic version that may be purchased in Russia.
Perhaps at first glance, the appearance of the CX-9 inspires the feeling of badness, at least it was with me with the first meeting with him. However, the first maneuvers on the parking office of Mazda convinced me in the opposite. Each degree rotation is easily tracked by the steering wheel position. At speed, the control still remains informative, and the steering wheel becomes harder, and CX-9 smoothly flows out of a number in a row, and does not step up as many crossovers, through markup.
Hundreds of Mazda CX-9 reaches in 10 seconds not the best indicator in the class, but often a more prominent role plays not so much this figure, but also the time to achieve higher speeds. I can not call specific numbers over the time of overclocking, however, the failure in the speed set is up to 130 km / h. Require acceleration to the speeds of German autobans in the case of a crossover, I think, inappropriate.
For traffic on the highway, the car is ideally, at high speeds, the CX-9 manageability does not lose, but you should not wait for the maneuverability of lighter sedans, hatchbacks and even more so sports coupe.
Inserting two tons into the earth is unlikely to even be brakes in a pair with ABS and emergency braking system. It is worth noting that in the usual, non-consumer mode, the brake system itself is somewhat soft for such a mass of the car. When moving in no case cannot be forgotten about it. However, temptations during the ride mass. The ability to jewelry to enter steep turns from CX-9 is worked out for five with a plus, but you should always be ready for the burning light of stop signals standing in the traffic jam for one of such turns.
In appearance, the CX-9 body geometry does not assume off-road qualities in the car. With a total length of five meters, the wheel base is 2.9 meters, almost two meters remain on the front and rear sole, the height of the road lumen without load is 20 cm. For these parameters CX-9 may lose many representatives of the SUV class. However, on the light off-road will help constantly included a complete drive and high ground clearance, laid by a modern parquet. These qualities are enough to make such fints as parking on a high sidewalk. In modern conditions, the urban reality of the absence of specially designated places is very relevant.
 
However, extra centimeters in length and width allowed to increase the number of seats up to seven. The third row of seats, unfortunately, does not have the comfort that can get passengers of the second row. The skin here is rougher, the seats are not so soft, the spaces also do not have to wait, and there are not many windows. However, for passengers of the third row, seat belts are provided, which is important. In the second row, sit very spacious, the third climate control zone is provided for guests. The temperature is adjustable at the continuation of the central console between the front seats.
By the way, both of the last rows are fully folded. The volume of the trunk increases with 267 liters to 928 liters with folded seats of the third row, and up to 1887 liters with fully folded seats of the second and third rows.
 
With the lack of such chips as blocking differential, special modes for off-road driving, and just the size of which was mentioned earlier, a question from the practical feasibility of CX-9 may arise. This is definitely not the parcoatnik who is timidly attached to a number of SUVs. Rather, demonstratively twisted from the older brothers, a family sports minivan, which is not sick in the extreme right row, and confidently leads in a car stream. Mazda proved that the zoom-zoom concept can be successfully integrated into a large car.
Testing car Mazda CX-9, 3.7 L, 277 hp, 6-speed automatic transmission, cost from 1 918 000 p.
Editorial FINAMAUTO Thanks the company Mazda Motor Rus for the provided car
Posted by: Natalia Bernadskaya

 
 
 
 
  
 

A source: Business Autoclub