2023 Mazda CX-9 Levels Guide
The new 2023 Mazda CX-9 crossover’s driving experience is superior to that of other family SUVs like the Hyundai Palisade, Kia Telluride, and Jeep Grand Cherokee L. Mazda has worked its signature driving exhilaration into the CX-9 to the fullest extent possible, and the turbocharged four-cylinder engine does its best to up the ante.
A 2.5-litre Skyactiv-G turbo-four powers all CX-9s mated to a six-speed automatic with manual and sport settings. In its peak configuration, the engine produces 250 horsepower and 320 pound-feet of torque when fed premium 93 octane fuel, and 227 horsepower and 310 pound-feet of torque when standard 87 octane is used.
Credit: CarBuzz, Mazda, Forbes
Summary
The Mazda CX-9 has an efficient drivetrain that is also quiet and powerful. Off-road traction aid and G-Vectoring Control Plus complement the standard i-Activ all-wheel drive. When compared to other three-row crossovers, the CX-9 stands out as one of the most enjoyable to pilot.
The Mazda CX-9 is widely credited for ushering in many of the luxury touches found in Mazda vehicles today. The Skyactiv-G 2.5 turbo engine and the premium Signature trim level first appeared in the current generation CX-9 and have since extended throughout the rest of the range. For the 2023 production year, there are no modifications.
Radar cruise control with stop and go, front smart city brake support, front smart brake support, pedestrian detection, advanced blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, and lane departure warning with lane keep assist are just some of the standard safety features included in all trim levels.
While it may not have as much space on the inside, the high-quality materials and classic styling make up for it. The CX-9 is lagging behind in the practicality department, but it remains a formidable contender in the SUV class for those who place a premium on good road manners.
Compare the Trims & Specs
2023 Mazda CX-9 | GS | GS-L | GT | Kuro | Signature |
Last Full Redesign | 2106 | 2106 | 2106 | 2106 | 2106 |
MSRP Pricing | From $42,050 | From $45,800 | From $51,050 | From $52,650 | From $54,050 |
Interior- Audio
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10.25-inch full-colour display with Mazda Connect Infotainment system |
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Mazda Connect Infotainment system |
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Mazda Connected Services2 |
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AM/FM/HD radio with 6 speakers |
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Apple CarPlayTM |
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Android AutoTM |
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Wireless phone charger (Qi) |
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12-speaker premium Bose sound system with AM/FM/HD radio, Centerpoint 2 surround technology, AudioPilot 2 noise compensation technology and SurroundStage signal processing |
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USB ports (2) and auxiliary audio input jack |
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2 additional USB ports in 2nd row |
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2 additional USB ports in 3rd row |
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Navigation system |
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Navigation-ready (requires navigation SD-card accessory)3 |
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HMI Commander switch |
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Bluetooth® with Audio Profile |
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Steering-wheel-mounted Bluetooth® and audio controls |
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SMS text message function4 |
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SiriusXM® Satellite Radio (includes complimentary 3-month subscription) |
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SiriusXM Traffic Plus and Travel Link® services (includes complimentary 5-year trial subscription) |
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Interior- Comfort
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3-zone automatic climate control |
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Rear air conditioning display |
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Rear heater ducts |
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Push Button Start |
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Satin chrome ring detail on Push Button Start |
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Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) with auto-hold function |
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Steering-wheel-mounted cruise controls |
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Mazda Radar Cruise Control with Stop & Go function (MRCC with Stop & Go function) |
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Tilt and telescopic steering wheel |
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Heated steering wheel |
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Illuminated window switches |
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Keyless entry (vehicle access and lock via key fob buttons) |
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Advanced keyless entry (vehicle access and lock via key fob proximity) |
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Day/night rearview mirror |
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Auto-dimming rearview mirror |
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Frameless auto-dimming rearview mirror |
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Homelink® wireless control system |
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Height-adjustable power rear liftgate |
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Hands-free, height-adjustable power rear liftgate5 |
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Speed-sensing power door locks |
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Power windows with front and rear one-touch up and down |
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Driver’s and passenger’s sunvisors with covered vanity mirrors and extensions |
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Driver’s and passenger’s sunvisors with illuminated covered vanity mirrors and extensions |
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Retractable rear door sunshades |
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Illuminated entry |
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LED illumination for overhead console |
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Front-door courtesy lamps |
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All-door LED courtesy lamps |
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LED illumination for front door pull handle and power window switches |
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Room lamp |
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LED room lamp |
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Cargo area light |
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Front centre console with armrest and storage |
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Dual front cup holders, dual 2nd row cup holders and four 3rd row cup holders |
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Bright ring detail on centre console cup holders |
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Rear centre armrest |
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Rear centre armrest with integrated storage |
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Remote fuel door release |
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12-volt power outlets (2) |
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Interior- Seats
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Premium cloth upholstery |
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Leather-trimmed upholstery |
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Garnet Red leather-trimmed upholstery |
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Nappa leather-trimmed upholstery |
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Quilting and piping details on seats |
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Heated front seats (three settings) |
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Adjustable heated second-row seats (outboard only; three settings) |
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8-way power driver’s seat (includes power lumbar support) |
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10-way power driver’s seat (includes power lumbar support) |
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Adjustable ventilated front seats |
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Driver’s seat memory position (2 memory settings) |
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Satin chrome-plated power seat switches |
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4-way manually adjustable front passenger’s seat |
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4-way power front passenger’s seat |
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8-way power front passenger’s seat (includes power lumbar support) |
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60/40-split folding 2nd row seatback |
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50/50-split folding 3rd row seatback |
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2nd row, heated captain's chairs5 |
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Reclining and sliding 2nd row seats |
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One-touch switch for power-operated 3rd row ingress/egress |
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Leather-wrapped steering wheel |
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Red stitching on steering wheel |
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Premium cross-stitching detail on steering wheel |
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Leather-wrapped shift knob |
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Black interior roof lining |
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Satin chrome inner door handles (front and rear) |
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Painted dash strip trim |
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Aluminum dash strip trim |
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Piano black painted centre panel and door switch panel |
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Aluminum upper door panel trim |
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Veiled Grey painted centre panel and door switch panel |
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Veiled Grey painted centre console panel with red stitching |
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Black metallic upper door panel trim |
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Black metallic dash strip trim |
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Satin chrome-plated glove compartment lever |
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Santos Rosewood-trimmed centre console panel and door switch panel |
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Gunmetal side louvre bezel |
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Bright finish on side louvre bezel |
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Black metallic side louvre bezel |
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Black-plated power seat switches |
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Driver’s and passenger’s single seatback pockets |
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Driver’s and passenger’s double seatback pockets |
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Custom CX-9 embroidered floor mats |
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Seating capacity: 7 passengers |
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Seating capacity: 6 passengers (with 2nd row captain's chairs)6 |
| Captain's Chairs Option | Captain's Chairs Option |
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Interior- Instrumentation
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Trip computer |
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Tachometer |
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Windshield-projected colour Active Driving Display (ADD) |
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Colour multi-information display |
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Meter set with 7-inch LCD display |
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Gauge illumination dimming control |
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Exterior temperature gauge |
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Warning lights for low fuel level, low windshield washer fluid, door ajar, check engine, oil pressure, parking brake, high beams and safety belts |
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Interior- Storage
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Overhead console with sunglasses holder |
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Lined glove compartment |
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Side door storage pockets with bottle holders |
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Concealed luggage compartment storage box |
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Exterior | GS | GS-L | GT | Kuro | Signature |
Power glass moonroof with interior sunshade, tilt-up ventilation and one-touch open |
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Power, body-coloured, heated door mirrors |
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Exterior mirrors in Jet Black Mica |
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Body-coloured door handles |
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Body-coloured rear roof spoiler |
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Turn signal indicator on door mirrors |
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Satin-finish front grille inserts |
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Gloss black-finish front grille inserts |
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Titanium grey metallic-finish front grille inserts |
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Signature grille illumination |
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Bright-finish lower body trim |
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High-mount stop light |
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Manually foldable door mirrors |
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Power folding door mirrors (automatic operation) |
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AWD badge on liftgate |
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Signature badge on liftgate |
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Exterior B and C pillar garnish in black |
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Exterior B and C pillar garnish in piano black |
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LED headlights |
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LED daytime running lights |
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LED front and rear signature lighting |
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LED fog lights |
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LED rear combination tail lights |
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LED licence plate |
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Automatic on/off headlights |
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Adaptive Front-lighting System (AFS) |
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Automatic headlight levelling |
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High Beam Control system (HBC) |
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Variable intermittent rain-sensing windshield wipers |
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Intermittent rear wiper |
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Rear window defroster |
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Dual chrome exhaust tailpipe finishers |
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Upgraded dual chrome exhaust tailpipe finishers |
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Front wiper de-icer |
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Privacy glass on rear door glass, quarter glass and rear gate glass |
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Noise-isolating windshield |
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Noise-isolating glass (driver’s and front passenger’s windows) |
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Green tint glass with UV shield |
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ENGINE | GS | GS-L | GT | Kuro | Signature |
Engine type | Skyactiv-G 2.5 T 4-cylinder with Dynamic Pressure Turbo (DPT) | Skyactiv-G 2.5 T 4-cylinder with Dynamic Pressure Turbo (DPT) | Skyactiv-G 2.5 T 4-cylinder with Dynamic Pressure Turbo (DPT) | Skyactiv-G 2.5 T 4-cylinder with Dynamic Pressure Turbo (DPT) | Skyactiv-G 2.5 T 4-cylinder with Dynamic Pressure Turbo (DPT) |
Displacement | 2,488 cc | 2,488 cc | 2,488 cc | 2,488 cc | 2,488 cc |
Compression ratio | 10.5:1 | 10.5:1 | 10.5:1 | 10.5:1 | 10.5:1 |
Horsepower SAE net | 250 @ 5,000 rpm (with 93 octane fuel)/227 @ 5,000 rpm (with 87 octane fuel) | 250 @ 5,000 rpm (with 93 octane fuel)/ 227 @ 5,000 rpm (with 87 octane fuel) | 250 @ 5,000 rpm (with 93 octane fuel)/ 227 @ 5,000 rpm (with 87 octane fuel) | 250 @ 5,000 rpm (with 93 octane fuel)/227 @ 5,000 rpm (with 87 octane fuel) | 250 @ 5,000 rpm (with 93 octane fuel)/227 @ 5,000 rpm (with 87 octane fuel) |
Torque SAE net lb-ft | 320 @ 2,500 rpm (with 93 octane fuel)/310 @ 2,000 rpm (with 87 octane fuel) | 320 @ 2,500 rpm (with 93 octane fuel)/ 310 @ 2,000 rpm (with 87 octane fuel) | 320 @ 2,500 rpm (with 93 octane fuel)/ 310 @ 2,000 rpm (with 87 octane fuel) | 320 @ 2,500 rpm (with 93 octane fuel)/310 @ 2,000 rpm (with 87 octane fuel) | 320 @ 2,500 rpm (with 93 octane fuel)/310 @ 2,000 rpm (with 87 octane fuel) |
Fuel system | Direct Injection | Direct Injection | Direct Injection | Direct Injection | Direct Injection |
Recommended fuel | Regular | Regular | Regular | Regular | Regular |
FUEL ECONOMY CITY/HIGHWAY (L/100 KM) | GS | GS-L | GT | Kuro | Signature |
AWD | 11.6/9.1 | 11.6/9.1 | 11.6/9.1 | 11.6/9.1 | 11.6/9.1 |
CURB WEIGHT (KG) | GS | GS-L | GT | Kuro | Signature |
AWD | 1,999 | 1,999 | 1,999 | 1,999 | 1,999 |
DIMENSIONS
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Wheelbase/overall length (mm) | 2,930/5,065 | 2,930/5,065 | 2,930/5,065 | 2,930/5,065 | 2,930/5,065 |
Overall width (mm) | 2,207 (mirror to mirror) | 2,207 (mirror to mirror) | 2,207 (mirror to mirror) | 2,207 (mirror to mirror) | 2,207 (mirror to mirror) |
Overall height (mm) | 1,716/1,753 (with shark fin antenna) | 1,716/1,753 (with shark fin antenna) | 1,716/1,753 (with shark fin antenna) | 1,716/1,753 (with shark fin antenna) | 1,716/1,753 (with shark fin antenna) |
Track (fr/rr) (mm) | 1,659/1,656 | 1,659/1,656 | 1,659/1,656 | 1,659/1,656 | 1,659/1,656 |
Ground clearance (mm) | 216 (laden)/224 (unladen) | 216 (laden)/224 (unladen) | 216 (laden)/224 (unladen) | 216 (laden)/224 (unladen) | 216 (laden)/224 (unladen) |
Turning circle, curb-to-curb (m) | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 |
Headroom (fr/2nd/3rd) (mm) | 998/978/899 | – | – | – | – |
Headroom (fr/2nd/3rd) with moonroof (mm) | – | 1,019/978/899 | 1,019/978/899 | 1,019/978/899 | 1,019/978/899 |
Legroom (fr/2nd/3rd) (mm) | 1,041/1,001/754 | 1,041/1,001/754 | 1,041/1,001/754 | 1,041/1,001/754 | 1,041/1,001/754 |
Shoulder room (fr/2nd/3rd) (mm) | 1,471/1,476/1,349 | 1,471/1,476/1,349 | 1,471/1,476/1,349 | 1,471/1,476/1,349 | 1,471/1,476/1,349 |
CAPACITIES | GS | GS-L | GT | Kuro | Signature |
Seating | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Towing capacity (kg) | 1,588 (3,500 lbs) | 1,588 (3,500 lbs) | 1,588 (3,500 lbs) | 1,588 (3,500 lbs) | 1,588 (3,500 lbs) |
Cargo volume (L) | – | – | – | – | – |
behind front seats | 2,017 | 2,017 | 2,017 | 2,017 | 2,017 |
behind middle seats | 1,082 | 1,082 | 1,082 | 1,082 | 1,082 |
behind rear seats | 407 | 407 | 407 | 407 | 407 |
Fuel tank (L) | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 |
Power | GS | GS-L | GT | Kuro | Signature |
Skyactiv-G 2.5 T 4-cylinder turbo engine |
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Dynamic Pressure Turbo (DPT) |
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Skyactiv-Drive 6-speed automatic transmission with manual-shift mode and Drive Selection switch |
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Paddle shifters |
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G-Vectoring Control Plus (GVC Plus) |
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i-Activ AWD (all-wheel drive) |
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Off-Road Traction Assist |
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Suspension | GS | GS-L | GT | Kuro | Signature |
Power-assisted 4-wheel disc brakes |
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Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) with Electronic Brake Force Distribution (EBFD) |
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Front independent MacPherson strut suspension with coil springs and stabilizer bar |
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Rear independent multi-link suspension with coil springs and stabilizer bar |
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Rack-and-pinion steering with engine-rpm-sensing variable power assist |
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Tires | GS | GS-L | GT | Kuro | Signature |
18-inch alloy wheels (dark grey high-lustre metallic) with 255/60R18 all-season tires |
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20-inch alloy wheels (silver metallic) with 255/50R20 all-season tires |
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20-inch alloy wheels (black metallic) with 255/50R20 all-season tires |
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20-inch alloy wheels (light grey, high lustre) with 255/50R20 all-season tires |
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Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) |
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Temporary spare tire |
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Safety Features | GS | GS-L | GT | Kuro | Signature |
Rearview camera (wide angle) |
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Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) and Traction Control System (TCS) |
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Trailer Stability Assist (TSA) |
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Roll-Over Stability Control (RSC) |
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Hill Launch Assist (HLA) |
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Advanced Blind Spot Monitoring (ABSM) |
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Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) |
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Smart City Brake Support Front (SCBS-F) |
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Smart City Brake Support Rear (SCBS-R) |
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Traffic Sign Recognition System (TSR)7 |
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Mazda Radar Cruise Control with Stop & Go function (MRCC with Stop & Go function) |
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Smart Brake Support Front (SBS-F) |
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Pedestrian Detection (forward sensing) |
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Distance Recognition Support System (DRSS) |
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Forward Obstruction Warning (FOW) |
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Lane Departure Warning System (LDWS) |
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Lane-keep Assist System (LAS) |
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Driver Attention Alert (DAA) |
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360º View Monitor |
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Front and rear parking sensors |
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Dual front and side airbags and dual side air curtains |
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Roll-over sensor for air curtains |
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Front seat belt ELR pretensioners |
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Child-safety rear door locks |
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Integrated rear child safety-seat lower anchors and upper tethers |
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3-point safety belts for all occupants |
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Height-adjustable front and rear seat head restraints |
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Height-adjustable front seat belts |
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Front active head restraints |
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Engine immobilizer theft-deterrent system |
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