Does big become more attractive when it gains a half-step in the 0-to-60-mph dash? The question is pertinent because reducing that time-to-speed sprint is more than mere visceral gratification. When a ...

SENIOR ROAD TEST EDITOR NATALIE NEFF: My art-professor friend, Jessica, was visiting from Austin, Texas, during my stint in the Mazda CX-9. She happens to be in the market for new wheels and has been ...

Imagine this scenario: At the end of our 2008 Sport/Utility of the Year program, a small crew of trans-dimensional beings suddenly materialize and capture the winner, the Mazda CX-9. Search parties go ...

The Mazda CX-9 has struggled to keep its head above water in a sea of similar large crossovers, and though it’s not the roomiest, this stylish and fun-to-drive SUV deserves a second look in its ...

Mazda has spent years carving out a niche as a purveyor of fun-to-drive cars, and they’ve been very successful—we can’t recall a Mazda we haven’t enjoyed driving. But nothing in the auto biz ever ...