Car and Driver: Redesigned 2016 Mazda CX-9 Priced from $32,420

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Mazda has released pricing for its all-new 2016 CX-9, and the brand’s flagship three-row crossover SUV is going to set buyers back a bit more than the outgoing version. The starting price is $32,420 and ranges up to $44,915 for the new top-spec Signature version.

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The base model of the seven-seater, Mazda’s biggest offering, is once again named Sport, and the $32,420 figure represents an increase of $1555 over the 2015 model. The new version does add LED headlights and taillights, a standard backup camera, and a larger, 7.0-inch touchscreen. The Sport offers an optional Sport Package (making it a Sport Sport?), which brings a power driver’s seat, heated front seats, and heated mirrors for $950. Front-wheel drive is standard, and all-wheel drive is an $1800 option.

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Next up the ladder, for $36,870, the Touring brings leather, blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, dual power front seats, a power liftgate, passive keyless entry, an 8.0-inch touchscreen, and an auto-dimming inside mirror. The Touring can be further fancied up with the Premium Package ($1745), which includes navigation, a sunroof, Mazda’s Automatic Smart City Braking Support, a 12-speaker Bose audio system with XM satellite radio, rear parking sensors, rain-sensing wipers, rear door sunshades, and LED fog lights.

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For $41,070, the Grand Touring additions include 20-inch wheels (instead of 18s), adaptive front lighting, a head-up display, automatic high-beams, lane-departure warning, lane-keep assist, adaptive cruise control with automatic emergency braking assist, memory for the power driver’s seat, roof rails, and aluminum interior trim.

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At the top of the lineup stands the new Signature trim level, which unlike lesser models comes standard with all-wheel drive. At $44,915, it also includes auburn-brown Nappa leather, rosewood trim, and LED accent lighting for the shifter and the front grille.

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All 2016 CX-9 models share the same 2.5-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine, which makes 227 horsepower (on regular gas) or 250 (on premium) along with 310 lb-ft of torque. Mated to a six-speed automatic, the turbo four nets the CX-9 EPA fuel-economy ratings of 22 mpg city and 28 highway (with front-wheel drive) or 21/27 mpg with all-wheel drive, which puts it atop the class—excluding hybrids. The CX-9 rolls into showrooms later this spring.

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[Ringo64]

Not a bad little SUV, nothing I would buy but my sister got one (I know, right? She's the abomination of my family that is all GM) and it's not too bad. A lot I would change about it though to make it usable.