Peak Time Racing, I agree I own a '17 Signature coming from an XC60! I almost pulled the trigger on an RX350 but this CX9 was on par in terms of quality, fit & finish but cost $10K lower than the RX350 and had 7 seats vs RX's 5 seats! Definitely no regrets...

Yes, it folds down completely!

As soon as Mazda can send me one, but probably won't be until the summer sometime.

TheDustyaman how much does it tow?

Thanks! Do you mean just turn it off, or is there a way to adjust the proximity?

Should be able to turn to auto lock completely off!

Matt Maran Motoring yea. It’s in the setting in the infotainment.

Thanks, I do wish they'd adjust the proximity though because it would be a really handy feature if it allowed a little more distance.

Matt Maran Motoring it truly would!! Like you said in the video I hate putting something in the back passenger seat and walking back to get in and the car has locked itself!! Anyways keep up the awesome content!

JamCave Studio 4 banger turbo makes so much more torque than the old v6...and so much earlier in the power band.

Good timing, I raced my niece on the way to PF Changs Sunday in her 2018 Signature against my 2015 Grand Touring and I got her by a half to 3/4 of a truck ahead every time. We did two stop lights and two 40MPH roll, the second roll I reeled her in as she got the jump. Her and husband in the Sig vs. Me-Wife-Son in the GT. I'd say the V6 does quite well against the turbo.

JamCave Studio I said nothing about flat out performance. Partial throttle, quick response, towing, these are all things the 4 turbo will do better than the v6s. I’m sorry but those v6s have to scream to make any power and while it can be fun at wide open throttle, it’s not the right choice in an suv. To each their own but to claim the v6s is a superior engine for the application is just avoiding the facts to cling onto an engine you may personally enjoy more.

I agree, it's subjective. I don't care for the sound of 4 cylinder in such a nice SUV. I have a Mazda3 and Mazda6 also in my driveway, the truck shouldn't sound like those. I get what the market is doing with power adders, was in the Automotive business for 16 years. I'll take a powerful N/A motor over forced induction every time. I removed my 302 Vortech blown motor (488HP / 455TQ at the wheels) from my Mustang and swapped in a 347 Stroker (434HP / 491TQ at the wheels) and the Stroker is so much more solid. I had the blown application dyno tuned at least 13 times over the years, it was just so finicky with weather conditions. The stroker tuned 2 times and the second time was because I changed injectors and MAF. I'll be towing a new project Mustang with the CX-9 soon, maybe I'll get a diesel Ford pickup instead, jury is still out.

JamCave Studio I used to be the same until I realized the car market is moving that direction for a reason. Instead of making your peak torque for .05 seconds you make it for thousands of RPM like 1800-4500rpm. My dad has a supercharged s4 and I own a turbocharged mazdaspeed 3. The more aggressive turbo/supercharged cars will absolutely dominate n/a off the line and If boost is cranked up on the top end it’s even further exaggerated. And old cars are no reflection of the current state of boosted cars.

Compared to what a dated v6 with old technology and a lack of low end torque?

MzrSpeed so all V6s are more dated than all 4 cylinders? If you’re gonna avoid this slippery slope, you should acknowledge that Mazda should’ve offered a turbo V6 for their largest vehicle.

Robert D. Japanese vehicles are well known with their 4 cylinders, just like americans with their v8s :)

matthew armstrong cheap feeling compared to the competition

If you watch till the end you'll see :)

Now I’m a Mazda owner I take that back lol def buy it!

Unchainedmaple888 agree on the piano black gloss crap

Burning Octane then everything doesn’t look good.

Marsel Vitti lol Mazda is very reliable... do some research. My family has owned several and they have always been great. Same with VW. I am on my 3rd Passat, most reliable cars I have owned, and the list includes 2 Acura’s, which were not reliable at all.

iDrive4fun93 And why is mazda and volkswagen resale value is shit compared to toyota and honda

Marsel Vitti again, do some research. You will find Mazda’s resale is in the top 3, along with Lexus and Subaru. And VW’s resale is way better than any of its American competitors and depreciates at a lower % than many other German manufacturers. If you wanna drive a snoozemobile Toyota or Honda, than more power to you. I will drive cars that are meant to be driven even if they depreciate at a slightly lower percentage. I cross shopped before I bought a new sedan and I found that VW and Mazda has the best offerings for my personal taste. I owned a 2013 Ford Focus before my Passat, and while it was very engaging to drive, it was slow in a straight line and almost always had something wrong with it, plus the interior bits started rattling and vibrating. And the depreciation on that car was insane, in the two years I owned it it went from $13k book value to $6k. That’s bad depreciation.

Marsel Vitti toyotas are boring those are old men cars

I'm sick and tired of people talking about this reliability BS, this ain't the 90s.

mrpmj00 get your eyes checked

How is this dated???

This is the one SUV that doesn’t look dated to me. Looks even better than the Audi. I don’t like the motor though, should have been an option for something bigger.

The Ford Explorer looks old looking.

Lol ????