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Toyota Prado vs Mazda CX-9

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Toyota Prado
Toyota Prado

$72,500 - $100,665

2025 price

Mazda CX-9
Mazda CX-9

$24,888 - $49,990

2021 price

Summary

2025 Toyota Prado
2021 Mazda CX-9
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Diesel Turbo 4, 2.8L

Turbo 4, 2.5L
Fuel Type
Diesel

Unleaded Petrol
Fuel Efficiency
7.9L/100km (combined)

8.4L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

7
Dislikes
  • Price tag is hard to swallow
  • Frequent service intervals
  • Heavy use of plastics

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

This is one of the most important models to come from Toyota in ages. You guessed it. It's the new LandCruiser Prado.

Why is it important? The Prado is now in its fifth generation and aside from some minor facelifts, it hasn't seen a proper update since 2009!

Toyota loves the 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' design ethos, and it usually works as their SUVs remain some of the most popular in Australia. But after 15 years, we deserved a new one and we're testing the base GX grade to find out if it's been worth the wait.

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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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