Mazda CX-9 Azami LE 2019 review: long term 

depends. it looks so ugly to me

Eye of the beholder.

Unlikely. Statistically impossible. And obviously wrong.

what car seats and how did you put all 3 together side by side in the second row? Thanks!!

@@cotes42 I have 3 britex safe and sound seats, two rear facing (outer seats with isofix) and forward facing in middle (seatbelt tethered) extra seats in back have anchor points too..

Damn, sorry to start a voice activated vortex there. Cheers, Mal Flynn

S C but they sure will smell

same as mine and I have the LE too and I also noticed the fuel range changes when I picked it up was 523km per tank now its close to 500

Looking as far ahead as possible instead of the car in front will reduce the amount of braking and subsequent acceleration. Lifting off as soon as you see the lights switch from green, at night this helps particularly well as you can see the other lights and if you see them turn red you know it's three seconds before yours are green. Rolling on to the accelerator and brake instead of treating them light switches. Biggest saver for me, is turning off the aircon when not needed and or when using the heater. This one alone is between 80-90km extra range for my car on a high run between Brisbane and Townsville per tank. Hopefully that helps 😊

@@JohnSmith-nz4bn The air con has eco mode so that is meant to cover the fuel and make the air con run lower. In all honesty as long as you set the air con at a reasonable temp and low fan usage it should not matter in fact most cars now days are geared around the running all the time. I think the issues here is the manufacturers are not detailing realistic figures. My CX9 only got 8s on open road driving.

Fantastic car eh, but re your fuel consumption, I can only assume we spent more time on open roads than you. As I noted in the story on site, we managed to squeeze 8.79L/100km out of it at a steady 110km/h. I can certainly imagine the number climbing to 14 if mainly used on urban roads. Still, I reckon you're doing much better than you would in a V6 Kluger, Acadia or Sorento. All the best, Mal Flynn

@@carsguide I drove mine to Canberra and got low 8s but there is no way 11's are realistic for city I have been driving mine really easy this tank and I am sitting on 12.6. The figures Mazda has quoted as 8's are complete BS. Its more then likely between 12-14. I love the car but god I wish Manufacturers would start being realistic on fuel usage figures as most are totally wrong factoring in a combined average. Its still way more efficient that my CX7 which would sit on 17-18's most the time :-)

That will probably spend most of the time in the mechanics garage.

shaun mcc I own a CX-9 Azami in Machine Grey and that is impossible to keep clean, next one will def be a white one, much easier, even though the grey looks brilliant

We ran a story based on reports of a new CX-7 this week, but I have a very good feeling the next CX-5 will grow closer to the RAV4's size. Stay tuned! Cheers, Mal Flynn

I had a CX7 luxury sport before great car and the CX5 is simply too small I now have the CX9 Azami LE and I love it

Oh c'mon people say a CX 9 is too big and then drive around in landcruisers because "no one likes a small car"

And they are transformers - pretty soon will be not so tiny monsters!

It is a mighty big SUV Peter. Cheers, Mal Flynn

Cheers Glen, True, but getting through the boot is less fiddly and it's still a contortionist job with the rear-facing seat. It does a cracking job of accommodating a broad spread of circumstances though! Cheers, Mal Flynn

@@carsguide thanks Mal. Great review by the way. The ability to be able to get into third row without getting kids out of middle row was a requirement for our next car. Found the tip from BabyDrive.com.au who does child seat-centric reviews. The reviewer at BabyDrive.com.au tends to mention it in 3 row reviews, and so far only the Mazda's have had their ability to get to 3rd row (for iso fix seats only) with the forward and slight tilt. I am quite large and tall, and the fact I managed it in the CX-9 and CX-8 helped seal the deal.

That's certainly an option, but my preference is to use the two ISOFIX (and therefore more secure) points in the second row. It's only top tether in the middle. Cheers, Mal

CarsGuide Mal I had my sons baby seat set up by a professional baby seat fitter and she didn’t use the isofix and said they weren’t all they’re meant to be? So I’ve enjoyed the fact they’re hidden now, but I found it a bit odd to be told that.

Straight from the chief engineer's mouth JH. Cheers, Mal Flynn

I love mazdaspeed

Annoyingly commonplace I'm afraid. Cheers, Mal Flynn

That is the way i see it cos a friend owns one, and he had problems with battery because he only have to buy it to the dealer

It’s not pointless you an SUV is not a true off road car if you want that go buy a patrol it’s meant to be a cross over you tool. Having owned a cx7 and now a 9 they ate great