UPDATED: This article has been updated to include the full roster of CX-9 Carbon Edition features.
Why go black when you can go gray? In a world of sport packages and midnight editions, Mazda is launching a Carbon Edition option on select vehicles.
The 2021 CX-5, CX-9, and Mazda 6 Carbon Edition will all feature a Polymetal Gray paint job, red leather interior, and black accents inside and out. On the outside there are black metallic finish aluminum alloy wheels and gloss black door mirrors, among other details. The interior of each model is trimmed out with black honeycomb and red stitching.
The company recently celebrated its history with the release of the 100th Anniversary Special Edition Mazda MX-5 Miata.
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Each model comes with Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, a Bose premium audio system, and heated front seats.
The roster of included safety technology has blind spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, adaptive cruise control with stop and go, and Smart Brake Support.
The CX-5 is Mazda’s compact SUV. It competes against the Ford Escape, Toyota RAV4, and Honda CR-V. Despite the heavy competition, it’s one of the best-selling SUVs in the country and the best-selling Mazda as well. The three-row CX-9 is larger and slots directly above the CX-5 in the Mazda lineup. Its closest competition is the Toyota Highlander and Honda Pilot.
The Mazda6 is a midsize car that wins accolades for being a premium offering without a premium level price tag in its highest trim levels. The engaging car faces stiff competition from the Toyota Camry and Honda Accord as well as the Ford Fusion.
Pricing and a full product features list will be announced in the coming weeks along with the full 2021 Mazda model lineup.
The CX-9 Carbon Edition builds on the CX-9 Touring with Touring Premium Package, adding 20-inch black metallic aluminum alloy wheels, red leather seats, and black interior trimming on the dash, door panels, and handle bezels. The steering wheel will have paddle shifters. Smart City Brake Support Reverse and Driver Attention Alert are standard, as are second-row captain’s chairs with armrest and center pass through. The model also has a hands-free power liftgate, ventilated front seats, heated second-row seats, heated steering wheel, seven-inch TFT reconfigurable digital gauge display, Satin Chrome roof rails, automatic power folding door mirrors, Adaptive Front-lighting System, eight-way power driver’s seat with lumbar support and memory positioning, chrome lower exterior accents, interior LED accents, windshield wiper de-icer and frameless rearview mirror.
Mazda recently launched a special 100th Anniversary edition of the MX-5 Miata to celebrate the company’s long and storied history, which extends from motorcycles to vans (some are really unattractive) to decades of models leading up to the modern Mazda3 and beyond.
