2009 Mazda CX-7 Trims and Specs

Although it's the base trim of the lineup, the four-door, five-passenger 2009 Mazda CX-7 Sport offers such top-shelf amenities as 18-inch aluminum wheels, a rear spoiler, rear privacy glass, front cloth bucket seats, tilt-wheel steering, a leather-wrapped steering wheel with cruise and audio controls, power windows, door locks, and mirrors, air conditioning, cruise control, and an MP3-compatible single-CD player with four speakers. Options aren’t too shabby, either, including voice-activated DVD navigation, a 6-CD changer with Bose surround-sound speakers, satellite radio, a power moonroof, a Class II trailer towing package, heated front seats, and a power-adjustable driver’s seat. Standard safety features for the ’09 Sport include four-wheel ABS, traction and stability control, side-impact door beams, dual front side-mounted airbags, and front and rear head curtain airbags. Additionally, an auto-dimming rearview mirror and rear-view backup camera system are available on this front-wheel drive crossover SUV.

The one-and-only powerplant for the entire CX-7 lineup, and, by extension, the ’09 CX-7 Sport is a 2.3-liter turbocharged inline four-cylinder (I4) and six-speed auto-manual transmission. This matchup is good for 244 hp and 258 lb-ft of torque at 17/23 mpg. Max towing capacity for the Sport is 2,000 pounds when properly equipped.

Packing the same standard and optional goodies as its rear-wheel-drive sibling, the 2009 Mazda CX-7 Sport AWD crossover, as its title implies, offers the additional advantage of full-time all-wheel-drive (AWD) traction. The AWD system features a mechanical center limited-slip differential, as well as a rear limited-slip differential to help provide safe passage through almost any weather. Like nearly all AWD systems, however, the Sport AWD's is not designed for off-roading.

In common with its brethren, the ’09 Sport AWD packs the standard 244-hp, 258-lb-ft/torque 2.3-liter turbocharged inline-four (I4) engine and six-speed auto-manual transmission. As is usual with AWD-equipped vehicles, mileage with the Sport AWD suffers marginally at 16/22 mpg. Towing capacity, however, remains at 2,000 pounds, with proper equipment.

The five-passenger, rear-wheel-drive 2009 Mazda CX-7 Touring crossover is the midlevel trim in the lineup. Adding leather upholstery, an eight-way power-adjustable driver’s seat, heated front seats, rear heating and air conditioning ducts, as well as front and rear floor mats to the Sport's amenities, the Touring offers the identical options as its lower-level sibling, including a power moonroof, DVD navigation, and a Class II towing package, as well as a rear-view camera system.

Power-wise, the ’09 CX-7 Touring features the standard 2.3-liter turbocharged inline four-cylinder (I4) engine and six-speed auto-manual transmission common to all CX-7 trims. This combo puts out 244 hp and 258 lb-ft of torque at 17/23 mpg. When equipped properly, this smallish crossover will tow up to 2,000 pounds.

As the king of the CX-7 heap, the 2009 Mazda CX-7 Grand Touring midsize crossover adds standard heated outside mirrors and a universal remote garage door opener to such other goodies as 18-inch painted alloy wheels, leather upholstery, rear-seat climate control, and remote windows and door locks. Options include a power moonroof, voice-activated DVD navigation, a 6-CD changer with nine Bose surround sound speakers, a Class II tow hitch and wiring, and six months of satellite radio service. Standard safety features include four-wheel ABS, traction and stability control, and six airbags protecting both front and rear passengers. Additionally, the CX-7 Grand Touring offers standard front fog/driving lights, dusk-sensing HID headlights, and an available rear-view camera system.

As with its sister trims, the rear-wheel-drive, five passenger ’09 CX-7 Grand Touring features a standard 2.3-liter turbocharged inline four-cylinder (I4) powerplant, managed by a standard six-speed auto-manual transmission. This matchup is good for 244 hp, 258 lb-ft of torque, and 17/23 mpg.

Featuring weather-beating full-time all-wheel drive (AWD), the 2009 Mazda CX-7 Touring AWD also offers such additional standard amenities as leather upholstery, an eight-way power-adjustable driver’s seat, and heated front seats. Options run the gamut from voice-activated DVD navigation to a remote starting system to a power moonroof to a Class II towing package to a 6-CD changer with nine Bose Centerpoint surround-sound speakers.

The ’09 CX-7 Touring AWD gets its giddyup from the one-and-only 244-hp, 258-lb-ft/torque turbocharged inline-four (I4) engine and accompanying six-speed auto-manual transmission. This mighty might can tow 2,000 pounds when properly equipped, but the AWD system cuts mpg to 16/22.

Packing Mazda’s Active Torque Split all-wheel-drive system, the 2009 Mazda CX-7 Grand Touring AWD is ready to get up to 59 cubic feet of cargo and up to five passengers to their destination in just about any weather. Equipped identically to its rear-wheel-drive sibling safety-wise, feature-wise, and options-wise, the CX-7 Grand Touring AWD crossover represents the crème-de-la-crème of the lineup.

The ’09 CX-7 Grand Touring AWD is powered by the only engine available to the CX-7, a 244-hp, 258-lb-ft/torque 2.3-liter turbocharged inline four-cylinder and its accompanying six-speed auto-manual transmission. The pair nets 16/22 mpg and is good to tow some 2,000 pounds when equipped with the available Class II towing package.