Mazda CX-9 to borrow from Mazda6 - Automotive News

The next-generation Mazda CX-9 will adopt the elongated hood, swept-back stance and narrow headlights of the Mazda6 sedan, recent spy photos show. The new CX-9 is scheduled for debut in November at the Los Angeles Auto Show and will go on sale in the first quarter of 2016. The images show that Mazda borrowed heavily from the design of the current Mazda6, which won design awards when it was... Mazda followed a similar strategy with the CX-9. While rivals such as the Honda Pilot, Nissan Pathfinder and Toyota Highlander tend toward boxy, functional looks, Mazda has outfitted the CX-9 with a stretched hood and a gently sloping back end... Source: www.autonews.com