Buddy, if you watch any video testing (such as
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfCNpmAjF4I) the AWD of the CX-9, you will see that it functions dramatically differently than a FWD car. Your statements are silly. It may not function they way you want but it is doing its job.
Honestly, sell it. You will never be happy with it for some reason. Just sell it and move on. It is not the car for you.
Buddy, what car is for me and what isn't ... is MY decision, not yours!
Chill. I did not want to upset a couple of 'die hard Mazda fans' by asking what is 'expected' from the super-duper AWD system advertised by Mazda. I got plenty of good, useful feedback and i do know that my car is not broken. It is designed that way, despite what Mazda claims in their promo/marketing materials.
I get it - the Mazda AWD system is not designed to handle any real off road and it even allows for torque steer with the turbo engine (sad, but true).
Clearly, it will never match the capability of my Audi or Lexus GX or most of the other "old school" 4x4/AWD cars i have driven so far. I can live with that as long as i can do my ski trips safely and i get out of my own driveway in the snow.
The real test will be this coming winter. I am happy to revisit the topic after i test the car in the snow with Nokian tires. If it fails, yes, you bet there will be a different, better, more capable SUV, on my driveway.
I chose the CX-9 after i test drove MANY other options in it's class and the class above it. There are MANY positives about it. I like the car for the most part. Unfortunately, i made the mistake to assume that its AWD system is as impressive as its interior, looks, engine and handling. I didn't test drive the car on snow/mud covered roads, obviously. So far, i am very unimpressed with the AWD and this is what triggered this topic.
I get it that some of you here do not want to hear/read anything negative about the Mazda brand, but reality is - Mazda is NOT perfect in everything, they drop the ball here and there, or cut a corner..... and that is OK!!
I am a car guy, not a fanboy, and i can tell you that after owning and WORKING on more than 10 different car brands (domestic, Euro, Japanese) there is NO perfect car. Everyone cuts corners somewhere, the question is...how much you care about the specific feature they decided to go cheap on...and what else they offer to compensate for it.
Anyway.... winter will be here soon. I can't wait to see how it goes.
Until then.... i guess i should focus on Youtube videos that only praise the Mazda AWD system...and just ignore the ones that expose its weakness, just so everyone here is happy! LOL
I will just assume these two are fake news:
LOL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFgTc5ViX34 ...or ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF6nRPD_xyM
Cheers!