#7 SPEED READING CX 2016 REVIEW UPDATE#

Following the success of the little CX-3 (recently named AJAC’s Canadian Utility Vehicle of the Year and Canadian Green Utility Vehicle of the Year) and the slightly larger CX-5, the time is now right for the company’s flagship crossover to move a bit further up the luxury ladder. I’d call that the smart common-sense approach and the same could be said about the brand new 2016 Mazda CX-9. True to their word, they’ve done precisely that, and with creative thinking in all areas (engine/transmission design, refinements in weight-saving, etc.), Mazda now boasts some of the most fuel-efficient gasoline and diesel products in the world today. Therefore, before we go investing wildly in ideas which may or may not work, we intend to extract the most efficiency from the technology that’s widely available to us right now.” They said something like: “We don’t really know what the future holds ― it could be electric vehicles, hybrids or even hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. When Mazda came up with its revolutionary SKYACTIV philosophy, the company reps explained their reasoning in plain, easy-to-understand language. Do they rush to market and face the possible consequences? Or do they take the time and get it right? I’ve always believed Mazda to be a smart company, and I’m going to explain why. In truth, this has always been a struggle for manufacturers.

It also helped maintain higher resale figures as even used-car buyers could enjoy piloting the latest model for a while. It encouraged in-depth studies and greater testing of a product. This somewhat drives a quicker sales turnover after all, who wants to be driving the old model? However, there was a certain wisdom behind the former approach: A decade in-between model updates allowed designers and engineers to get things perfect.

#7 SPEED READING CX 2016 REVIEW UPDATE#

Sure, with advancements in technology today, the current thinking is to update on a slightly more frequent basis. However, one could recall the old Mercedes-Benz saying: “We redesign our models every 10 years whether we need to or not.” First introduced in 2006, the Mazda CX-9 was somewhat overdue for a redesign.

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