MOTOR TREND-SUV DETROIT (AP) (wgvu) - "MOTOR TREND" MAGAZINE HAS PICKED THE
2008-MODEL MAZDA CX-9 AS ITS SPORT UTILITY VEHICLE OF THE YEAR.
THE AWARD WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY. IT WILL BE FEATURED IN THE
MAGAZINE'S NOVEMBER 6TH EDITION.
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ANGUS MACKENZIE SAYS TESTS SHOWED THE CX-9 WAS
(-QUOTE-) "ARGUABLY THE MOST ENJOYABLE SPORT UTILITY TO DRIVE."
THE CX-9'S BASE PRICE IS $35,250. ITS 3.7-LITER V-6 ENGINE TAKES
IT FROM ZERO TO 60 MPH IN 7.8 SECONDS. IT SEATS SEVEN AND IS RATED
AT 15 MILES PER GALLON IN THE CITY AND 21 MPG HIGHWAY.
OTHER FINALISTS WERE THE BUICK ENCLAVE, HYUNDAI VERACRUZ, JEEP
LIBERTY, JEEP PATRIOT, LAND ROVER LR2, NISSAN ROUGE, SATURN VUE,
SUBARU TRIBECA, TOYOTA HIGHLANDER AND TOYOTA LAND CRUISER.
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