VERDICT: 2017 Mazda CX-9 Touring AWD
“The 2017 Mazda CX-9 was fun to drive and had space to spare. Zoom Zoom with room.”
Average Fuel Econ: 20.6 mpg
Base price $38,710 As tested $41,105
It’s a beautiful, warm early October evening in 2017, and I’ve spent the better part of the day photographing Flyin’ Miata’s new turbocharged ND Mazda Miata for an upcoming magazine story. We’ve been leisurely zigzagging our way through the most scenic parts of Central California. We are on our way north to Monterey to participate in the annual Miatas at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca (now WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca) gathering, and I’m driving my newly assigned long-term
