Mazda CX-9 2009 vs Ford Explorer 2008
| Gearbox: | Automatic | Automatic | |
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| Engine: | 3.7 Petrol | 4.0 Petrol | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 273 HP | 213 HP | |
| Torque: | 367 NM | 344 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | n/a seconds | 10.2 seconds | |
| Mazda CX-9 engine produces 60 HP more power than Ford Explorer, whereas torque is 23 NM more than Ford Explorer. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 12.9 | 13.5 | |
| Mazda CX-9 consumes 0.6 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Ford Explorer, which means that by driving the Mazda CX-9 over 15,000 km in a year you can save 90 litres of fuel. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 76 litres | 85 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 580 km in combined cycle | 620 km in combined cycle | |
| 670 km on highway | 750 km on highway | ||
| Ford Explorer gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
| Read the article "Fuel Efficiency: How to Reduce Fuel Consumption" to learn more about fuel economy. | |||
Drive type | |||
| Wheel drive type: | 4x4 - AWD (all-wheel-drive) | Rear wheel drive (RWD) | |
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             Mazda CX-9 has 4x4: Engine power is automatically (without driver intervention) distributed among the wheels based on conditions using a hydraulic multi-disc clutch, viscous clutch, or similar traction control device. Some systems allow locking of multi-disc clutch manually for permanent all wheel drive.  | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 5.09 m | 4.94 m | |
| Width: | 1.94 m | 1.87 m | |
| Height: | 1.73 m | 1.83 m | |
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Mazda CX-9 is larger, but lower. Mazda CX-9 is 15 cm longer than the Ford Explorer, 6 cm wider, while the height of Mazda CX-9 is 11 cm lower.  | |||
| Seats: | 7 seats | no data | |
| Trunk capacity: | 487 litres | no data | |
| Trunk capacity with 7 seats: | 487 litres | no data | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down  | 
2852 litres | no data | |
| Turning diameter: | 11.4 meters | 11.2 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Mazda CX-9 is 0.2 metres more than that of the Ford Explorer. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 2`062 | 2`808 | |
| Safety: | no data | no data | |
| Quality: | no data | no data | |
| Average price (€): | 10 200 | no data | |
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