2024 Mazda CX-90 price and specs: Up to $100,000 for new luxury SUV
The Mazda CX-90 six- or seven-seat SUV – which replaces the CX-9 – is the first Mazda in close to three decades to break the $100,000 price barrier.
- 2023 Mazda CX-90 pricing and specifications
- Petrol or diesel six-cylinder engines with three model grades
- LED lights, twin screens, 19-inch wheels on base model
- Priced from $74,385 plus on-road costs
UPDATE, 14 August 2023: The 2024 Mazda CX-90 has now arrived in Australian showrooms.
Compared to the prices announced in March, the CX-90 is up to $1530 cheaper due to movements in the Luxury Car Tax (LCT) threshold on July 1 – with the range now priced from $73,800 to $93,655 plus on-road costs (such as stamp duty, registration and CTP, but after LCT and GST).
The CX-90 G50e Touring is now below the LCT threshold – and as a result has a $585 price reduction – while buyers of the G50e GT, G50e Azami and D50e Azami will now pay up to $1350 less in Luxury Car Tax than initial pricing estimates.
The diesel engine costs between $2000 more and $1115 less than the petrol – depending on model – as its more frugal 5.4L/100km fuel use claim means it benefits from a higher LCT threshold for vehicles with claimed fuel economy of less than 7.0L/100km.
The cost of the SP and Takumi packages have climbed from $5000 each, to $6500 each compared to the March 2023 prices.
Our original story – including the calculations compared to the old CX-9 within – has been updated with the new prices. We've added some new images of the vehicle in Australia.
22 March 2023, updated: The cheapest version of the new 2024 Mazda CX-90 large family SUV costs nearly $27,000 – or about 60 per cent – more than the most affordable variant of the CX-9 seven-seater it replaces.
The CX-90 – the largest Mazda SUV ever sold in Australia – is available in a choice of three model grades (Touring, GT and Azami), with turbocharged inline six-cylinder petrol or diesel power.
Its starting price from $73,800 plus on-road costs is $26,200 more than the cheapest version of the vehicle it will eventually replace – the seven-year-old CX-9 – and $780 less than the most expensive CX-9 variant in showrooms today.
However, Mazda Australia says the CX-90 is better equipped than the car it replaces – and claims, when compared to a similarly-equipped CX-9 (GT all-wheel drive), the price gap is $5100.
Nevertheless, the new starting price for Mazda's full-size family SUV has brought about an unprecedented hike from one model to the next.
The new CX-90 arrives in local showrooms months ahead of the discontinuation of the seven-year-old CX-9. Click here for more details.
The top-of-the-range CX-90 is priced from $93,655 plus on-road costs (Azami petrol) – making it the second-most expensive Mazda ever sold in Australia, behind the RX-7 SP sports car of 1995 ($101,515).
With one of the optional $6500 packages fitted – which add unique trim and a six-seat layout (two individual second-row seats) – the price hits $100,155 plus on-road costs, or close to $110,000 drive-away.
A plug-in hybrid version is planned for Australia, but it is not due until the second half of 2024.
The CX-90 is the largest of four SUVs on Mazda's new rear- and all-wheel-drive vehicle architecture – and the second to arrive in Australia after the smaller, five-seat CX-60 ($59,800 to $85,500 plus on-road costs).
Three model grades are available – Touring, GT and Azami – with seven seats as standard (2-3-2 layout), and a choice of 3.3-litre turbocharged inline six-cylinder petrol and diesel engines.
Both engines are mated with eight-speed multi-clutch automatic transmissions, aided by 48-volt mild-hybrid technology – which gives a small extra boost to the engine at low speed – and rear-biased all-wheel drive.
The 'G50e' petrol engine develops 254kW and 500Nm – making it the most powerful mass-produced Mazda road car ever, 46kW/50Nm more than the CX-60 petrol – while the 'D50e' diesel quotes 187kW/550Nm, matching the CX-60.
Claimed fuel consumption is rated at 8.2 litres per 100 kilometres for the petrol – 0.8L/100km less than the less powerful four-cylinder CX-9 petrol AWD – or 5.4L/100km for the diesel, said to be best in class, and 0.2L/100km less than a Toyota Kluger Hybrid.
Although the new six-cylinder petrol engine is more efficient than the CX-9's four-cylinder, it now requires dearer 95-octane premium petrol, rather than 91-octane regular unleaded (or E10) as before.
Measuring 5100mm long, 1994mm wide and 1745mm tall, on a 3120mm wheelbase, the CX-90 is 25mm longer overall, 25mm wider, 4mm lower and 190mm longer between the front and rear wheels than the CX-9.
Mazda claims 257 litres of boot space with all three seating rows in place (up from 230L in the CX-9), expanding to 608L up to the seats with the third row folded (compared to 810L in the CX-9, but measured to the roof), and 2025L with the second and third rows stowed (measured to the roof, including under-floor storage).
Braked towing capacity is rated up to 2000kg in the diesel and 2500kg in the petrol, while most models are about 200kg heavier than equivalent CX-9s.
Standard features in the CX-90 Touring include 19-inch wheels, a 10.25-inch infotainment screen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, 7.0-inch instrument display, LED headlights, surround-view camera, power-adjustable front seats, leather trim, eight speakers, hands-free power tailgate, head-up display, and a full suite of advanced safety technology.
This standard equipment level is equivalent to, or just below the GT version of the current CX-9 – which is priced from $68,700 plus on-road costs with all-wheel drive.
More expensive model grades add 21-inch wheels, a 12.3-inch infotainment screen, 12.3-inch instrument display, adaptive LED headlights, panoramic sunroof, ventilated front seats, 12-speaker Bose sound system, and power steering column adjustment.
Optional $6500 SP and Takumi packages swap the three-seat second-row bench for individual 'captain's chairs' with ventilation, and add unique white or tan seat trim.
The 2024 Mazda CX-90 is in Australian showrooms now.
2024 Mazda CX-90 Australian pricing
- CX-90 G50e Touring petrol – $73,800 ($585 less than original price; $26,200 more than base CX-9 Sport FWD; $5100 more than similarly-equipped CX-9 GT AWD)
- CX-90 D50e Touring diesel – $75,800 (unchanged vs original price)
- CX-90 G50e GT petrol – $84,555 ($1530 less than original price)
- CX-90 D50e GT diesel – $84,800 (unchanged vs original price)
- CX-90 G50e Azami petrol – $93,655 ($1530 less than original price; $21,740 more than CX-9 Azami AWD petrol)
- CX-90 D50e Azami diesel – $92,540 ($1325 less than original price)
Note: All prices above exclude on-road costs.
2024 Mazda CX-90 Touring standard features:
- 19-inch silver alloy wheels (with space-saver spare wheel)
- Dusk-sensing LED headlights with auto high beam
- LED tail-lights
- 10.25-inch infotainment display with wireless and wired Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, satellite navigation, AM/FM/DAB+ digital radio
- 7.0-inch instrument display
- Three-zone auto climate-control air conditioning
- Keyless (proximity key) entry with push-button start
- Eight-speaker sound system
- Hands-free power tailgate
- Head-up display
- Wireless smartphone charger
- Leather seats, steering wheel and gear shifter trim
- Leather front door trim
- 10-way power-adjustable driver's seat with two-position memory
- Eight-way power-adjustable passenger seat
- Heated front seats
- Auto-dimming rear-view mirror
- Auto-folding, power-adjustable side mirrors with heating, memory, driver's side auto dimming
- Rear-seat console with USB-C ports, 150-watt home power outlet
- Gloss black front grille insert, side pillar garnish
- Black 'Inline 6' side badge
- Front and rear parking sensors
- Rear-view camera
- 360-degree camera
- Eight airbags (including front-centre airbag)
- Autonomous emergency braking (forwards) with pedestrian/cyclist detection, intersection support
- Lane-keep assist
- Adaptive cruise control
- Blind-spot monitoring
- Front and rear cross-traffic alert
- Traffic sign recognition
- Tyre pressure monitoring
- Driver monitoring and attention alert
- Low-speed rear autonomous emergency braking
2024 Mazda CX-90 GT adds (over Touring):
- 12.3-inch infotainment screen
- 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster
- 21-inch silver alloy wheels with space-saver spare
- Adaptive LED headlights
- Heated rear seats
- Heated steering wheel
- Power steering wheel column adjustment
- Panoramic sunroof
- Driver personalisation system
- 12-speaker Bose premium sound system
- "Signature illumination" for LED tail-lights
- Footwell lighting for driver and front passenger
- Leather rear door trim
- Silver 'Inline 6' side badge
2024 Mazda CX-90 Azami adds (over GT):
- 21-inch two-tone (black metallic and machined) alloy wheels with space-saver spare
- Black nappa leather seat upholstery
- Ventilation for front seats
- Body-coloured wheel arches and side cladding
- Ambient interior lighting
- Cruising and Traffic Support (traffic jam assist)
- Upgraded driver personalisation system
- See-Through View for 360-degree camera
- Frameless rear-view mirror
- Rear footwell lighting
The optional $6500 SP Package, available on Azami, adds:
- Second-row individual seats (captain's chairs) with ventilation
- Second-row centre console with USB ports and storage
- Tan nappa leather seat upholstery
- Suede dashboard upholstery
- Two-tone steering wheel upholstery
- White Maple wood centre console and door trim inserts
The optional $6500 Takumi Package, available on Azami, adds:
- Second-row individual seats (captain's chairs) with ventilation
- Second-row centre console with USB ports and storage
- Pure White nappa leather seat upholstery
- Silver interior decoration panel
- Cloth dashboard upholstery with Kakenui stitching
- White Maple wood centre console and door trim inserts