The Mazda CX-9 is an enjoyable car but it lacks too many features that similar 3-row SUVs sport.
I developed quite an affection for the last Mazda SUV I drove. Nimble, fun, stylish and cheap, it was a shockingly good little crossover.
It’s one thing to make a small crossover that good. It’s another thing entirely to attempt that same success on a three-row SUV, as the class is full of bloated monstrosities that sacrifice any semblance of fun or interest to the altar of practicality.
With the CX-9, Mazda promises that a three-row SUV doesn’t have to bore you to death.
