2025 Mazda CX-70 / Automotive Click-Bait!

I, and many others, were caught off guard by the release of the CX-70. Today, I want to explore every difference between it and the CX-90, give it a quick review and discuss what I think Mazda should have done, and should do in the future.

Its closest competitors in my mind would be the Honda Passport, Hyundai Santa FE, Toyota 4Runner and Crown Signia, Nissan Murano, along with luxury models like the Acura RDX, Lexus RX, and Lexus GX. I'm sure there's many others you could argue are competitors as well!

Thank you, Royal South Mazda in Bloomington Indiana, for letting me test drive the CX-70 Turbo S and PHEV.

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The statement for investors that I referenced.

[HenryWong-xb]

they wasted the name (cx-70). I was looking for something the size of cx-50 but with the RWD-based 3.3L powertrain 🙃

[theletterB]

Three things I wish were different: 1) the oversized center console restricting driver leg room is not good, 2) Wish the length was shortened to differentiate with the 3 row class (200 inches is pretty long!), and 3) wish ventilated front seats were standard. It falls short of being a PERFECT competitor against the VW Atlas Cross Sport and even possibly taking some sales from X5 and other potential luxury customers who are on a budget. This thing could have been a unicorn.

[beccab]

Ty for this video.👍
We bought the inline 6 3 wks ago. Love it so far. Good size for us without the 3rd row we didn't need.

[hskrgrad]

Spot on review. I was one of the people waiting on the promise of the CX-70 but disappointed that it was just a CX-90 with two rows. It is nice but I wanted something sporty and shorter to fill the gap between the 50 and 90 with the motor, trim and finish of the 90. It would have been a banger and unlocked an entirely different market for them. If I wanted this I could have just bought the CX-90 and kept the third row permanently folded down.

[adamdavis]

Just bought one - it may be small but there's a market for these. I had absolutely no interest in a CX90...too much of a mom car and I would never ever use the third row. I'm a single male in my 30's. Needed something with more cargo space than my Alfa Romeo Stelvio but still handled well. Test drove an X5 and MDX but couldn't justify the 10-20K price difference for comparable equipment.

So far I like it a lot - I do wish it was about 5" shorter. I chose black over red - the design is amazing except for the rear quarter. In black it slims it down and makes it look less bulbous.

[AD-lfck]

They should have just given us European cx80 without a 3rd row

[arni]

😮 i hope mazda fixes those issues. I also wish mazda brings out the CX-60 in the U.S as its a bit smaller and i prefer it over the cx 70

[sass]

Just a note here because it was mentioned. The CX-60 is actually about the same size as the CX-50. I think it is 2" longer, but narrower. The CX-80 with the US powertrains is really more the middle ground between the CX-50 and CX-70/90.

[joshuagraham]

I have a 22 CX9 that we have a year left on the lease. I do like the colors available in the CX70. I’ll probably get the phev for the gas savings in about a year.

[jondavid]

Was super interested in the 70, drove two of them, one had a bad wheel and a sagging headliner. As soon as you spec them up they are in Lexus RX territory which is what I wound up buying.

[janoycresnova]

What a lazy attempt by Mazda. They didnt even bother removing 3rd row cupholders.

[mountainhobo]

4:27 Thank for for mentioning it earlier, and here it is visible - why is the center console so ridiculously wide? It is an old gripe of mine. I used to drive smaller cars and had no problem with my right knee (am 6'3" also, and long legs). Now the driving position is compromised for taller drivers despite the vehicles being bigger, all for the sake of questionable styling. I wish Japanese companies would start hiring designers above 5'7" (that's 170 cm for you, Japan).

[timw]

I was hoping the CX70 would have been closer to the size of a CX60. I didn't want a CX90 so we ordered an X5 40i M Sport.

[Fadic]

Mazda really removed the rear seats and changed the badge, then called it a day lmao.

[MrDilbert]

The CX-90 currently has aggressive offers from Mazda. I don’t need three rows but got 1.9% APR for 72 months. I just keep the third row down all the time and I’m all set.

[raidersamson]

Not sure what the purpose of this car.

[mountainhobo]

8:10 "less seats" — Fewer seats. I noticed that trend on Youtube. Is Google telling content creators to dumb down the language to that degree? It's jarring.

[sleepercell]

What he said about the PHEV being a “low” monthly with the $7500 is not entirely true. IF you wanted the same features as the Turbo S premium you would need to get the highest Premium Plus PHEV trim which is almost 59K. When you subtract the 7.5k from that you come to roughly the same as the Inline 6 Turbos S Premium. And trust me you want the power of the inline 6, being someone who’s driven both I can say that there is a huge difference.

[markhu]

NOT as quiet as Telluride? NOT as smooth as Honda Passport? But better fuel efficiency?

[启毓张]

I have a cx90, when I fold the third row it becomes a cx70, when I need to carry 7 people, it can do what the cx70 can't do. I don't understand what the cx70 is for? Mazda needs to bring the more attractive and sporty cx60 to North America, if they are worried about it being too small, they can just lengthen the body to the size of a BMW X5, it will definitely be more popular than the 5-seater cx90.