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Despite its strong resemblance to the Mazda CX-7, Mazda takes pains to point out that the CX-9 was actually designed separately by people who were unaware of one-another's work and just happened to come up with nearly identical answers.
The CX-9 is substantially larger than the the CX-7 and it has a third-row seat. It also offers a six-cylinder engine instead of the CX-7 turbocharged four-cylinder engine.