2016 Mazda CX-9 – Diesel-Like Fuel Economy Numbers Claimed For Turbo Petrol SUV

Mazda has revealed its all-new CX-9 will be around 25 percent more fuel efficient than the current model, despite only being available with a turbocharged small-capacity petrol engine instead of a diesel.

The last turbo petrol SUV sold by Mazda was the 2012 CX-7, which was available with a 175kW/350Nm 2.3 litre turbo inline four that was closely related to the now-discontinued Mazda3 MPS's engine.

Mazda's official fuel economy claim for the CX-7 was 11.5 l/100km on the combined cycle, but real-world figures were often well in excess of that. The current CX-9, which is only available with a naturally-aspirated 3.7 litre petrol V6, isn't much better with an average consumption of 11.2 l/100km in AWD form.