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I have 2018 Cx9. I live in the tropical weather and it gets very humid here. AC is a must here all year long. The AC can seem underwhelming at times but it comes down to the settings for me. Put on recirculation. Adjust the arrow to above the seat arrow instead of top and bottom. Which means...

Like others said, folding mirror feature is only available for some markets. It wasn't avail for 2017 here but I guess enough people complained about it because very narrow streets and hard to park places and almost all new cars here have e-folding mirrors so Mazda had to do something. I...

https://www.motortrend.com/cars/mazda/cx-9/2017/2017-mazda-cx-9-touring-awd-long-term-update-5-review/ I've had my 2018 CX-9 for almost 3 months. I still leave the plastic film on the piano panel. So far, I'm getting about 9.6 km/l, city/hwy driving with 80% city. If its 50/50, it goes...

Well, in that case, as soon as the warranty expires here (3 years), I'm NOT going to Mazda dealership for any services. When I bought my Nissan, I never once went to their service center as I paid cash for it. I did most of oil change myself and the local auto shops usually cost 30 to 40% less...

That's good to hear; I've heard Volvo had some bad model years, even their turbos. But that's all I ask for, about 200K worry free engine/powertrain miles... Hopefully, the good Mazda engineering shows up in this iteration of CX-9.

Yea, that's what I don't get. I'm sure Ford bought into Mazda for their Japanese powertrain reliability, not for their design, so it would make sense they would want them to design the engine and powertrain. Like I said in another thread, Mazda would have taken credit for it if the CX-7 turbo...

If its same exact engine and they did not built extra strength into the relevant parts to accommodate the new turbo, then it may not last as long as the NA 2.5. Anyways, I'm pretty sure I will go thru with the purchase as there aren't many better choices until 2019 and above all, I would lose...

I dunno, even something like Miracast would have tied me to go along with their frugal mindset on implementing ACP/AA infortainment. Maybe they need a better IT engineer that is in tune with current generation. Because I know I almost didn't buy it because of ACP and AA; if I didn't really...

Hi, new member here. I live and work in Taiwan but from I'm US. Lots of valuable info on this site. You can skip to end about my anxiety about the new Mazda turbo engine. But first, I want to share of my experience shopping for new SUV since Jan of 2018. I have looked at all the options of...