2024 Toyota Grand Highlander vs 2024 Mazda CX-90 - Best 3 Row SUV ??

The three-row SUV segment is one of the most hotly contested in the industry, and it's growing in more ways than one. the 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander gets the grand naming convention not for its style or features, but because It offers more space for people and cargo inside its elongated body, with most of the stretch going to a roomy third row.
Mazda's current CX-9 crossover has long been a favorite in the segment, but the larger and more premium 2024 Mazda CX-90 is poised to move the company's biggest SUV into luxury territory. its a 17-foot long family CUV with seating for up to 8 that engages the driver like no other.
and to find out which one is better, in this video we will compare both SUVs designs inside and out, pricing and how they drive, so, without any further ado, lets get into it.
00:00 Intro
00:45 Exterior Design
02:26 Interior Design
04:35 Passenger & Cargo Space
05:57 Pricing & Trim Levels
06:55 Engines, Driving & Handling

[@kdomster9141]

CX90 .

[@vincechan9635]

Family of 4-5 persons get the CX-90. The family with 5 and grand parents get Highlander Grand. HLG tail light looks good but headlight needs double or triple beam.

[@tinhinnh]

Cx90 is more like Mdx competitor, GH is more telluride/pilot..

[@CarsFX]

Im working on them, stay tuned 😎

[@olivierh-p8914]

The front of the CX90 is great, the rear end is way too bubbly to my taste. Grand highlander looks alot more consistent meaning the front and rear match well together. CX90 feels more luxurious GH looks more practical.

[@CarsFX]

Thats what i thought too, one is form the other is function !👍👍

[@kdomster9141]

@@CarsFX My function is how it drives as car should drive first or it's not a car and Mazda drives way better than Toyota , just like the rest of the product with much better attention to details...

[@hillarysimpson7145]

The CX-90 looks almost like a station wagon in my opinion.

[@CarsFX]

It does, being lower than a conventional SUV, it certainly looks like a wagon 👍👍

[@mbenton6]

Noone is talking about the plastic seats in 3rd row in the toyota and the nicely appointed seats in the mazda

[@bryana8383]

The regular highlander would be better competition the Mazda. That said, the main reason to buy a midsize SUV would be for the practicality and the size to move stuff and people from one place to the other. It is less about performance and racing. That is why the grand highlander wins out over the Mazda. Even with the Hybrid Max the sacrifice of mpg for performance is minimal and there is a bigger upside in practicality.

[@michaelnance8319]

True. The Toyota Grand Highlander is mostly a family travel vacation vehicle while the Mazda is a more affordable family travel vehicle. If Mazda really wants to compete in family vehicle luxury markets, the company needs to do more upgrades and one of them should be able to allow customers to have more trims in the engines and more packages trims and have one trim where the front row and second row have the option to upgrade to massage seats.

[@winstondeocampo699]

Mazda CX90 and Toyota GH cater to different drivers and purpose . It’s gonna have to depend on the buyer. I intend to test drive and see these 2 plus the Pilot.

[@AuSiE87]

Cx90s third row is just too small. I would pick it if I didn't have a family of 6. The GH offers just enough space without entering that large SUV price range.

[@mbenton6]

They all are too small and toyota truck has a cvt trans... no thanks

[@error467able]

Cx90 looks more aggressive

[@CarsFX]

👍👍

[@KnowTheNewOfficial]

Mazda car much more better than Toyota and it's bitter truth 👉💯

[@noelsilva8887]

I disagree I like how the grand highlander looks. Looks like a bigger version of the rav4.

[@CarsFX]

Of course looks are a matter personal taste, thanks for watching !

[@bryana8383]

The CX90 has an identity crisis where it cant decide if it is a sports car or a family suv. It tries to be both at the same time and having to make obvious compromises where the Mazda does not do either very well. The grand Highlander knows who and what it is. And it does the family SUV thing very well.

[@CarsFX]

Cx90 certainly seems more of a niche product, the toyota is for the masses as with every other car they make 👍👍

[@bryana8383]

@@CarsFX niche = impractical. Like Mercedes G Wagon or a Hummer.

[@mutedmutiny9542]

That “identity crisis” you speak of is kind of Mazda’s identity / niche, so it’s intentional. They are trying to ride the line of high end and design-focused with practical features, but obviously you can’t do both at the same time. So, that is the point, it’s what they are going for. If you don’t like that, that’s ok, but a lot of people don’t need so much space and would gladly take the trade off over the GH or something like it.

[@noelsilva8887]

I like the cx90 but that rear bubble look doesn’t look right.

[@CarsFX]

It also has less of an suv look !

[@brandonyen7837]

They both works but the Cx90 is too expensive 😅

[@mbenton6]

Starts at 40,000❤. GH is more expensive. Mazda had inline 6 awd. Better diver

[@mbenton6]

GH going for 70,000. What are you talking about

[@biggeststeppa1]

How has the CX-90 'long been a favorite' if it hasn't even been out for 3 months?

[@CarsFX]

If you listen closely i actually said cx-9 👍👍

[@biggeststeppa1]

@@CarsFX Don't be that guy. Take your L and go home.

[@mutedmutiny9542]

⁠@@biggeststeppa1what are you taking about, it’s the successor to the CX-9. You’re being ridiculous.

[@biggeststeppa1]

@@mutedmutiny9542 cx-90 and cx-9 don't have a single thing in common, it's like CX-50 and CX-5. You can't say cx-50 is the bestselling mazda crossover and lump in cx-5 sales in there. different cars. cx-90 is a baby, it hasn't been out long enough to justify being called that.

[@mutedmutiny9542]

@@biggeststeppa1 lmao they don’t have a single thing in common… you are insane. They have like tons of things in common. Do you not get to count past sales when they change the platform on a model? Because that is basically what this is, and they could have kept the CX-9 nameplate but they changed it ever so slightly to CX-90, but like I said it’s the successor. They are the same line, this is just the latest version. Mazda naming conventions have always been weird anyway, mazda3, MazdaSPEED3, Mazda Miata, Mazda Mx-5 Miata, etc. It’s just a name bro, it doesn’t mean shit

[@rossbuchanan3016]

Mazda everyday!

[@rajendramodusu5980]

Cx90 paying good to utubers journalist and print media Reality is toyota 26 years hybrid king and in gas from decades Cx90 new technology new transmission first hybrid is trying I will wait 4 years for cx90 since buyers get 100k miles on atleast 10000 sold cars Once report comes in then we will revisit this video

[@CarsFX]

Oh absolutely, if you want omething thats guaranteed to run forever, then toyota is a new brainer, but some prefer form over function, and in that case, mazda is better atleast to my eyes 👍👍

[@rajendramodusu5980]

@@CarsFX no one in the world in true mind will choose form over engine & tranny Toyota will go down bcz of mark up and add one plus fake frenzy by manufacturing date demand over supply in name of covid Toyota deliberately supplying short of inventories in usa Truth is dealers are having hybrids in excesses My friend got last week hybrid highlander 2023 xle 2k off on msrp in $44.5k no mark up he look 50 miles radius around where he lives called 8 dealers they said 3k to 5k mark up then guess what He relaxed for 3 weeks al dealers started calling no mark up in fact 1k 2k off on msrp Even yesterday he got call from dealer in Boston giving him 3koff on 2023 hybrid highlander xle and 5k off on gas highlander hybrid & they al have 2023 rav4 hybrids in abundance so I m not even paid troll by Toyota I just replied the facts One more thing Deloitte & S&P AUDIT last month predicted Honda will file bankruptcy in us in couple of years Reason is u r right Truth is kia & hyundai has eaten sizeable business of Toyota and Honda

[@A-E-RON]

hmmmm the assumptions are unreal. Just because a reviewer likes what they are reviewing, it automatically equates to being paid handsomely by the manufacturer. I hope you are aware Toyota is now in partnership with mazda. It is reasonable to "ASSUME" they are using Toyota's hybrid design.

[@rajendramodusu5980]

@@A-E-RON nope not anymore Huntsville Alabama toyota decoupled with Mazda Toyota don't need no auto spinoff or joint venture Solo is enough

[@mbenton6]

​@A actually it is not toyotas hybrid system. Mazdas are Mada in Japan. 90% Toyota sold her are made here and mexico

[@S0larW1nd]

“The beauty is in the eye of the beholder” - to me Cx-90 looks like a van. The rounded corners are more suited for the van Vs an SUV.

[@CarsFX]

True, its a matter of personal preference. And whichever one you choose, you will be satisfied 🤜🤛

[@mutedmutiny9542]

Looks like a van??? You crazy