2009 Mazda CX-9 Trims and Specs

The 2009 Mazda CX-9 Sport serves as the base trim for this seven-passenger SUV model line. The Sport is powered by a 3.7-liter V6 (273 hp, 270 lb-ft of torque) paired with a six-speed automatic that gets 16 city/22 highway mpg and has a 2,000-pound towing capacity (3,500 with the optional tow package). The Sport features diagonal hydraulic antilock brakes with electronic braking distribution.

The Sport is loaded with interior features that belie its base status: tri-zone climate control, Bluetooth, cruise control, remote entry with a retractable key, a tilt/telescopic steering wheel with audio and cruise controls, anti-pinch power windows with front one-touch up/down, a trip computer, illuminated entry, power locks, a leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob, three 12-volt outlets, eight cup holders, a leather-wrapped center console with storage area, rear under-floor storage, cloth-trimmed seats, 60/40-split fold-down second-row and 50/50-split fold-down third-row seats, one-touch walk-in access to the third row, ambient temperature display, and a six-speaker AM/FM/CD stereo.

The Sport’s exterior features halogen headlights, rear wiper and washer, tinted privacy glass for the rear windows and liftgate, rear step bumper, roof spoiler, LED taillights, dual stainless steel exhaust, and body-color power mirrors, door handles, bumpers, and liftgate garnish.

The 2009 Mazda CX-9 Sport AWD shares a drivetrain with the front-wheel-drive Sport (3.7-liter, 273-horse V6 with a six-speed automatic transmission) as well as interior and exterior features. It adds Mazda’s Active Torque Split all-wheel-drive system that utilizes multiple sensors to monitor road conditions and send appropriate power to each wheel. The system adds 220 pounds to the gross vehicle weight (6,025 pounds) and decreases its mileage to 15 city/21 highway mpg. Like all the CX-9 AWD models, the Sport AWD comes with the towing prep package, which increases towing capacity to 3,500 pounds and includes a heavy-duty transmission cooler and a reprogrammed Engine Control Module.

The extra $1,895 that you would spend on the 2009 Mazda CX-9 Touring over the base CX-9 Sport is essentially for the power seat option package. The Touring adds leather-trimmed seats to the first and second rows. The front seats are heated with an eight-way power-adjustable driver's seat with power lumbar support for the driver and a four-way power-adjustable front passenger seat. The second row features a center armrest with an extra storage area. The Touring exterior adds halogen headlights with an auto-off feature and heated, power body-color mirrors. Otherwise, the Touring shares all interior, exterior, and drivetrain features with the Sport.

The 2009 Mazda CX-9 Touring AWD shares a powertrain (3.7-liter, 273-hp V6 mated to a six-speed automatic transmission) and exterior and interior features with the front-wheel-drive Touring trim and then gets Mazda’s Active Torque Split all-wheel-drive system. This system automatically distributes power to all four wheels depending on road conditions. It adds 220 pounds to the vehicle’s gross weight (6,025 pounds) and lowers the gas mileage to 15 city/21 highway mpg. The Touring AWD also comes with the towing prep package, which increases the vehicle's towing capacity to 3,500 pounds and includes a reprogrammed Engine Control Module and heavy-duty transmission cooler.

The 2009 Mazda CX-9 Grand Touring is the high-end trim for this SUV and, unlike the Touring trim, makes many additions to the base Sport while sharing the Sport’s powertrain (a 3.7-liter, 273-hp V6 with a six-speed automatic transmission). The exterior of the Grand Touring adds 20-inch aluminum alloy wheels with P245/50R20 tires, foglights, chrome door handles and liftgate garnish, anti-theft perimeter alarm, integrated turn signals on the power mirrors, rain-sensing wipers, and Xenon headlights with auto on/off and manual height adjustment. Interior upgrades include three-position memory for the eight-way power-adjustable driver’s seat with power lumbar support, electroluminescent gauges with blue indirect lighting, a leather-wrapped tilt steering wheel with piano black accents and audio controls, a HomeLink auto-dimming mirror with compass, and silver and wood pattern trim.

The 2009 Mazda CX-9 Grand Touring AWD has the same multitude of interior, exterior, and drivetrain features as the Grand Touring with front-wheel drive and adds Mazda’s Active Torque Split all-wheel-drive system. The AWD system automatically sends power to each individual wheel as demanded by conditions for increased safety and handling. The AWD increases the vehicle’s gross weight by 220 pounds, to 6,025 pounds, and decreases its mileage to 15 city/21 highway mpg. The Grand Touring AWD also comes with the towing prep package, which ups the maximum towing capacity to 3,500 pounds and includes a heavy-duty transmission cooler and a reprogrammed Engine Control Module.