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Mazda CX-90

The three-row car that replaced the CX-9, and mechanically it has almost nothing in common with it: the engine is a longitudinal inline-six, the drive is rear-biased, and the platform is Mazda's large one rather than the transverse layout every other CX uses. Worth establishing before any driveline diagnosis, because CX-9 information does not carry across. The eight-speed automatic has no torque converter — a wet multi-plate clutch takes its place — so the low-speed hesitation and creep behaviour owners report is the design rather than a fault, and is worth separating from a real complaint before anything is stripped.

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Mazda CX-90, front view
Ethan Llamas · CC BY-SA 4.0 (external)

Generations

  • First generation 2023–present

    Longitudinal inline-six on the large platform; the eight-speed uses a wet clutch in place of a torque converter.

    Body styles
    SUV
    Platform
    Mazda Large Platform
    Engines
    • 3.3 straight-six turbo — mild hybrid · e-Skyactiv-G, 48-volt
    • 2.5 plug-in hybrid — plug-in hybrid · 241 kW (323 hp) · 500 Nm (369 lb-ft) · e-Skyactiv PHEV
    • 3.3 turbo — T3-VPTS · diesel
    Transmissions
    8-speed Skyactiv-Drive automatic
    Drivetrain
    Four-wheel drive

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