The Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) has awarded the all-new Mazda CX-9 with a top safety rating of five stars, ahead of its launch in Australia this week.
According to the car safety performance assessment programme’s report, the CX-9 managed to score 35.87 out of a possible 37 points. A breakdown of the score revealed that the SUV managed to secure 14.87 points in the frontal offset test and 16 points in the side impact test, both out of a possible 16 points.
The CX-9 also scored perfect marks in the pole and side impact tests. Pedestrian protection saw the CX-9 scoring 29.30 out of a possible 36, earning it a ‘Good’ rating. The same rating is applicable in the whiplash protection test as well.
Among the safety features that come as standard on the CX-9 across all variants include dual frontal, dual frontal chest and curtain airbags, with the latter being fitted on all three rows. Other safety kit include blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, and low-speed autonomous emergency braking (AEB, forward and reverse).
Only the high-speed AEB (AEB Interurban), adaptive cruise control (ACC), lane support systems (LSS), adaptive front lighting and fatigue warning systems are only available on top-spec CX-9 variants.
On the mention of variants, the CX-9 will be offered in a total of eight for Australia, spread across four grades, available in front- and all-wheel drive powertrains. The entry-level ‘Sport’ is priced at AUD$42,490 (RM126,973) for the FWD version, while the AWD retails for an additional AUD$4,000 (RM11,955).
The ‘Touring’ grade is next, priced at AUD$48,890 (RM146,121) (FWD) and AUD$52,890 (RM158,052) (AWD), respectively. This is followed by the ‘GT’ grade – AUD$57,390 (RM171,499) (FWD) and AUD$61,390 (RM183,805) (AWD). The range-topping ‘Azami’ grade is listed at AUD$59,390 (RM177,504) for the front-wheel drive version and AUD$63,390 (RM189,429) for the all-wheel drive variant.
All CX-9 variants will get the company’s SkyActiv-G 2.5T – 2.5 litre direct-injection turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine with both i-stop and i-ELOOP technology. Running on RON 91, the mill develops 228 hp and 420 Nm for the Australian market. A Skyactiv-Drive six-speed torque converter automatic is mated to the new mill.
Closer to home, the CX-9 is destined to arrive in Malaysia either at the end of 2016 or early 2017. No mention of pricing, but according to a local Mazda dealer, the seven-seat SUV is said to be tentatively priced under RM250k. Like the Australian-spec model, the CX-9 will likely be fully imported from Japan.
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$249k? ummm, let me think about it first.
I should be driving a new BMW 528i if staying down under!
For the same amount of money you can only get it’s smaller brother, CX-5 here.
Hopefully the top specs version is also avail with below rm300k. the old car sell more than 360k in the old day.
Fugly, i lost my appetite for lunch
Ouch RM250k for a Mazda.
Bila Winterjib nak turunkan harga kereta?
Forrester from RM210k to 129k. 38% price down! Lagi syukurrr!
X5 plug in hybrid sells for 388k …… different segment altogether but CX-9 have to priced below 200k if they want to be volume sellers like CX-5 but if they wanna price it CX-3, then will be much smaller volume if price at 230k. Let’s see ..
Minimum 250k for bottom spec.
For almost 100k lower can buy 158k sorento, highest ANCAP score ever http://www.ancap.com.au/safety-ratings/kia/sorento/100405
Thanks to Proton creator Malaysians can get this beauty at RM150k more.
I don’t know what you guys make so much fuss about this car. This is a Japanese alternative to Audi Q7 (I’m talking about the size and the comfort level – yes, Q7 is more comfortable as it uses air spring).
Those who have driven Q7 and old CX-9 know what I am talking about. I’d be absolutely want to upgrade to this car from my old CX-9 if money permits.