Mazda CX-9

FROM $45,920

Even half a decade on, the COTY-winning second-generation CX-9 continues to walk that very fine line between functionality, capability, quality and desirability, which is an astounding feat for what is essentially a five-metre-plus family car designed primarily for Americans. Its third row is essentially for shorter people, and there’s no going off-road in one, but the Mazda’s sophistication is all-encompassing.