Comments by "Stephen Hendricks" (@stephenhendricks103) on "" video.

C'mon, Joe. No amount of hype changes the fact that the CX-9 remains the worst selling mainstream midsize 3 row SUV in the marketplace. By a LOT! It's bad enough when the combined sales of the Telluride and nearly identical Palisade outsell the CX-9 5 to 1 in 2020. When the VW Atlas outsells it 2 to 1 it's embarrassing. Only minor changes since the current generation was introduced four years ago, it's among the largest vehicles in the category (199" long only the Dodge Durango and the Chevy Traverse are bigger) with the least interior space. Less than every other midsize 3 row vehicle and less even than a Honda CR-V! A turbo 4 banger engine and six speed transmission that's shared with the Mazda6, the CX-5, the CX-30, and even the Mazda3. All vehicles with a drivetrain more suited to those models than to the CX-9 and very long-in-the-tooth compared to other brands. The CX-9 is a major reason that Mazda continues to seek billions of dollars in loans from Japanese banks just to survive.
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@RaitisRides That may be so but producing a vehicle that fails to meet the priorities of the overwhelming majority of consumers is no way to be successful. If Mazda sought to sell the Miata as a midsize sedan competitor they could be justifiably criticized for failing to meet the priorities of potential customers regardless of how well it drives.
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