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Ford Everest vs Mazda CX-9

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Ford Everest
Ford Everest

$54,240 - $81,200

2025 price

Mazda CX-9
Mazda CX-9

$24,888 - $49,990

2021 price

Summary

2025 Ford Everest
2021 Mazda CX-9
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Diesel Turbo V6, 3.0L

Turbo 4, 2.5L
Fuel Type
Diesel

Unleaded Petrol
Fuel Efficiency
8.5L/100km (combined)

8.4L/100km (combined)
Seating
7

7
Dislikes
  • Firm ride
  • Fiddly transmission shifter
  • Operating off-road assist tech can be confusing

  • Expensive AWD option
  • Six-seater's compromises
  • Older ANCAP safety rating
2025 Ford Everest Summary

The Ford Ranger line-up’s limited-edition Tremor arrived here in the second half of 2024, now the Ford Everest gets its own Tremor.

Based on the Everest Sport, this Tremor is not a limited-edition variant and gets the 3.0-litre, turbo-diesel V6 engine (rather than the Ranger Tremor’s 2.0-litre four-cylinder twin-turbo diesel), and to boost the 4WD wagon’s off-road capability, Ford has given it new longer coil springs, Bilstein dampers and General Grabber AT3 all-terrain tyres.

The Tremor also gets 'Rock Crawl' drive mode, heavy-duty bash plates and side steps, as well as some Tremor-specific styling and branding inside and out.

So, is this bush-boosted 4WD wagon worth your consideration? 

Read on.

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2021 Mazda CX-9 Summary

The second-generation Mazda CX-9 may have been on sale in Australia for nearly five years now, but it remains the second best-selling large SUV using unibody construction (as opposed to old-school, off-road-focused body-on-frame).

That said, it is getting on a bit, so Mazda’s given it an update with a twist for 2021, hoping to inject a little bit more life into its flagship model.

And when we say twist, we mean it. After all, who would’ve thought there’d ever be a six-seat CX-9? Well, we’ve checked it out to see if it’s the version we needed all along. Read on.

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