Yes they are...
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Yes they are...
Take the 2017 BMW X5 for example. IMO looks cheap and dated next to the CX-9 signature. Wood is possibly real but looks like plastic. Lots of cheap matte plastic in the center stack. Dated controls. And most German luxury models at the lower end even up to some mid-level models come with fake leather seats. Feels like vinyl. Even the whole upper dash looks like cheap plastic compared to the leather feel on the CX-9.
And what's up with the rotary knob being on the passenger side? In Mazda's, it's right where the drivers hand rests over the armrest.