It's as wide as the suitcase itself and keeps your dirty clothes appropriately separated from everything else. Tucked into a pocket at the bottom of the suitcase is a nylon laundry bag, which was a small, but thoughtful touch. If you want to be even more organized, you can get packing cubes to store similar items together and make space out of thin air. I'm able to fit a 15-inch MacBook and my Kindle in this middle layer for safekeeping and easy access. Dividing the two is a sturdy, lined layer for your electronics. Meanwhile, the inner compartment, which is just as roomy, is designed for clothing. On a mental organization level, I now know that all my accessories are in one place, my clothes are in another, and I don't waste time digging through the creative (read: nonsensical) arrangements that I usually resort to just to get everything to fit.
On a practical level, the physical separation makes sense: shoes are dirty and toiletry bags carry the risk of accidental spills. These are usually the problem items since they're strangely shaped and take up a lot of space. In the zippered mesh compartment, I can pack two stuffed toiletry bags, one hair straightener, and two pairs of shoes (including, yes, chunky boots!). While some reviewers say they've been able to pack entire week's worth of clothes into this carry-on, I'd say four to five days of clothes is attainable for most travelers. Of course, if you're less interested in max space, and are instead seeking something stylish that doesn't drive like a glorified minivan, well, the CX-9 will most definitely deliver that.You can very easily fit enough clothes for a weekend trip with Away's carry-on. It's just not spacious and versatile enough in comparison to a Palisade, Pilot, Kia Telluride, Subaru Ascent, etc. In terms of utility, then, it's best to think of the Mazda CX-9 as something akin to a Honda Passport, Chevy Blazer or Ford Edge, but with a bonus third-row seat. It's basically like sitting in a box, and a swift right turn could easily slide the top bag into you. Note that doing this makes things even more unpleasant for a third-row passenger. The extra bit of depth afforded by the lowered seat allows this stacking to happen. Both big check-in bags then stack atop each other, and then stack the other four atop each other with the cargo floor in place. OK, so how could you fit everything aboard? Lowering half of the 50/50-split third row is a must, obviously.
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Again, you could fit a small tote atop the blue bag, plus some other items in the lower outboard regions. This is how I could fit one of the bigger check-in bags. A smaller tote would definitely fit, however. And no, the fancy bag won't fit atop the blue one because it'll run into the liftgate window. The first uses all three carry-on bags with the cargo floor removed. It was a struggle to fit three of them aboard, and Tetrised together two formations. As a bonus, there's my wife's quasi-fancy weekend bag. Then there's two larger carry-on roll-aboards and one smaller one. OK, so I have two midsize roller suitcases, both of which would need to be checked. If you need to carry multiple pieces of luggage, it's almost a necessity.
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You can free up space by removing the rigid floor panel. On paper, that is indeed one of the smaller amounts in the segment, but in practice, it seems even smaller. There is 14.4 cubic-feet of space behind the raised third row. To raise the seats, lean inside and pull up/back on those two handles. and the CX-9 needs as much as it can get. The test car came with a $100 cargo mat, which is velcroed to the seats and folds OK with it, but the carpet also takes up some extra space. It's actually even less than the five-passenger Honda Passport (50.5).
That's far less than the Palisade's 45.8 and Honda Pilot's 46.8. According to the specs, the CX-9 has 38.2 cubic-feet with the third-row lowered. It's pretty dungeon-like back there despite competitive legroom, and there aren't any air vents or USB ports, either.īut this is about cargo capacity, so let's see how much luggage will fit inside. The big culprit is that rakish liftgate, which not only robs the CX-9 of luggage space, but third-row headroom as well. The Mazda CX-9 may look terrific and drive even better, but that zest comes at the expense of cargo capacity, as we're about to see.
We recently tested the luggage-carrying capability of one of the most spacious three-row crossovers, the Hyundai Palisade, and now it's time for one of the smallest.
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