2021 Mazda CX-9 Trim Levels and Configurations
The 2021 Mazda CX-9 is luxurious, affordable and fun to drive, and it comes in five trim levels. It has an upscale look, spacious feel, cutting-edge technology and imaginative styling. This midsize SUV deftly blends exceptional performance, upscale affordability, comfortable, attractive interior with high-end, luxury-class quality materials, intuitive technology and its exceptional performance. If it's a versatile three-row crossover with style, comfort, convenience, infotainment, connectivity, safety technology and affordability you need, check out the 2021 Mazda CX-9.
The Outside
The 2021 Mazda CX-9's exterior design emphasizes style and enhances performance on all trim levels. Its upscale appearance features a large grille, long hood, slim LED dusk-sensing headlights and LED taillights, lightweight body, tapered roof, body-color rear roof spoiler and bumper, dual chrome tailpipes and 18-inch alloy wheels. Advanced G-Vectoring technology and aerodynamic design improve the amazing cornering and smooth, exciting ride quality of this athletic seven-passenger mid-size crossover SUV that exudes power and grace.
The Inside
Inside the 2021 Mazda CX-9 is roomy, stylish, has comfortable seating, great ergonomics and top-notch technology. There's a user-friendly 10.3-inch infotainment display, crisp graphics, easy-to-navigate software and Mazda's Connected Services suite. Remote start, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, HD radio, streaming audio, Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, are all standard. Wireless smartphone charging is standard on all but the Sport trim. Upscale materials, soft-touch handsome grained plastic, brushed aluminum, rosewood inlays and three rows of smartly-designed, luxurious seats with premium material grace the cabin.
The seats in the CX-9's second and third rows fold down to reveal 71.2-cubic feet of storage space.
Under The Hood
The 2021 Mazda CX-9 has a powerful turbo-charged, 4-cylinder 2.5-liter, 227-horsepower engine delivering 320-pound-feet of torque and a smooth 6-speed automatic transmission. They provide the pep to make it go from zero to sixty in 7.1 seconds, zip in and out of city traffic, zoom down the highway and take the family and their gear over hill and dale with ease. This mid-sized crossover gets 22 miles a gallon in city driving and 28 miles each gallon on the highway. It powers all trims.
Safety and Driver-Assistance Features
Mazda's impressive collection of safety and driver-assistance features is standard on all 2021 CX-9 models. It includes automated emergency braking and pedestrian detection, lane-departure warning, lane-keep assist, adaptive cruise control and City Smart Brake support. The 2021 CX-9 got top grades on front, side, roof, rear, head-restraint, rollover, barrier and pole crash tests. The NHTSA and IIHS both named it a top overall safety pick.
Performance
The 2021 Mazda CX-9 excels when it cones to performance. Its turbocharged I-4 engine delivers pep, power and Mazda's hallmark driving verve. It's sharp, nimble handling is surprising in a 7-passenger mid-size SUV. And it's fun to drive. This Mazda's stability control system, electrically power-assisted rack, excellent body control on rough roads and its engaging, tactile feedback makes the steering wheel tingle and Mazda's 'zoom, zoom, zoom' ethos becomes clear. For city commuting, highway road tripping or off-road hill climbing, the athletic CX-9 is impressive. Its firm, supple suspension, accurate steering, superior cornering control, communicative handling, vim, vigor and ability to ride smoothly on rough roads helps make it an ideal family vehicle.
Diverse, Impressive Trims
Mazda offers the 2021 CX-9 in five trim levels. Sport, Touring, Carbon Edition, as well as the Grand Touring, and Signature trims. Plus, Mazda's i-Activ All-Wheel-Drive is available on all models and standard on the Signature trim. The SUV has Mazda's suite of iActivsense driver assistance features. It has forward collision and lane departure warning, lane-keep assist, pedestrian detection, forward automatic braking, rear cross traffic alert, blind spot monitoring and stop-and-go adaptive cruise control.
1. Sport
The 2021 Mazda CX-9 Sport is a 4-door, midsize SUV with a 10.25-inch center display, a Mazda Connect infotainment interface, 10.3-inch touchscreen, connectivity technology, 2 USB ports and a 6-speaker stereo. The driver's seat has 6-way power-adjustability, the front seats are heated and there's tri-zone automatic climate control. It has rear privacy glass, rain-sensing windshield wipers and 18-inch alloy wheels.
2. Touring
The Touring trim has proximity keyless-entry, push-button start, leather-trimmed seats, six-way power-adjustable front seats, FWD, power liftgate and all the features on the Sport trim. There's available All-Wheel-Drive, 8-way power-adjustable front seats, easy slide-and-tilt second-row bench and auto-dimming rearview mirror.
The Touring Premium Package
The Touring Premium Package adds wireless device charging, second-row captain's chairs, moonroof, 12-speaker Bose audio system, SiriusXM satellite radio, two third-row USB ports, second-row window sunshades, fog lamps and parking sensors in the front and rear.
3. Carbon Edition
One of Mazda's special edition models for 2021, the Carbon Edition CX-9 has all of the features in the Touring Premium Package. Plus, a heated steering wheel, a driver's seat that's eight-way adjustable, ventilated front seats, heated second-row seats and 7-inch digital gauge cluster. There's a driver condition monitor, reverse automatic emergency braking, paddle shifters, hands-free liftgate and adaptive headlights. Its gloss black
front grille, 20-inch black metallic wheels, red leather-trimmed seats and exclusive polymetal gray paint give it a unique look.
4. Grand Touring
The 2021 Mazda CX-9 Grand Touring has all the equipment and features of the Touring and Carbon Edition. It has FWD or AWD, navigation, Smart City Brake Support, hands-free power liftgate, traffic sign recognition and a surround-view parking camera system.
5. Signature
Mazda's 2021 CX-9 Signature trim has a Titanium front grille with LED accent lighting and exclusive Signature AWD badging. Its sophisticated interior has luxurious quilted Nappa-leather seats, rosewood inlays, aluminum accents, second-row captain's chairs and a steering wheel with distinctive stitching. All-Wheel drive is standard and gives the 2021 CX-9 Signature its quick acceleration.
New Special Edition Models
Mazda has several CX-9 Special Edition models for 2021 with unique upgrades and special touches. They include:
- The CX-9 GS-L
- The CX-9 GT
- The CX-9 Kuro Edition
- The CX-9 100th Anniversary Edition
Well-Built, Well-Equipped, Affordable And Fun To Drive
Need an affordable three-row crossover with comfort, style, all the right conveniences, cutting-edge technology, superior performance and is lots of fun to drive? Get a 2021 Mazda CX-9.