The 2025 Mazda CX-70 PHEV Is An Upscale Large Hybrid SUV With A Sporty Aura (2024)

Happy Weds everyone! Hope your week is going well! We are traveling all this week driving/seeing several new 2025 models and we will be uploading a full review on just the Turbo S CX-70 and that video will post on 5/21 at 8am EST. Come back then for full details on both powertrains!

I love the design details that differentiated it from the CX-90, but OMG I wish they had shortened the length about 6 inches. It would be the PERFECT ‘poor man’s’ X5! I feel like it was a missed opportunity(for me). Le Sigh.

C'mon Mazda....at least remove the cup holders in the back of the Cx90...errr I mean Cx70 :)

This guy has the best car reviews . Very fluid , balanced , and fun to listen to

Agreed that interior color clashes with exterior copper paint.

Copper and white interior would be cool

Oh look. A CX90 with the seats folded down

Sure it has all the good things about the CX90 but, they should have cut off 6 inches and given us a true X5 competitor. instead, a CX90 with seats removed as a lazy marketing exercise

All “seats folded down” jokes aside, Mazda should have used the CX60 platform they have in Europe. It would be the perfect middle ground size wise

Love both the melting copper and red independently... but totally agree on this specific combo clashing. Really surprised they even offer them together.

I love it. You get the functionality of the size of the CX-90 without the useless third row. Plenty of space

Love Mazda, big fan

I like the new segment of cross shoping with likely competitors! Please keeep that up. It is useful for people that are looking to buy new cars.

What a color!!!💯
Awesome wheels.. mazda nailed it

Love your reviews! Literally started looking for SUV's last week after deciding a Tacoma wasn't going to meet my needs, saw the CX 90 and wished there was a two row version and Voila!!! Also had a CX 50 for a rental recently and liked it a lot.

I don’t care how much Mazda says they didn’t shorten the length to provide best in class trunk and rear seat legroom. We all know that this was the CHEAPEST option for Mazda to bring another nameplate to the market. The CX-70 looks like a trim level of the CX-90 with the 3rd row deleted. Lame 🤷🏾‍♂️

Looks good in that paint job. I'm digging it

I was going to ask for a comparison between this and Rx plug in, which followed later in the vid with more similar cars. Nice review 👏👏

love that the butterfly pad you a visit at 18:15 lol.

This is probably the longest length 2 row SUV, which is way too long for just 2 row, Mazda didn’t even bother to shorten the length, what a lazy effort. Honda passport with 189.1 inches length still manage to have more cargo space than CX70 with 200.8 inches. Good luck to park this car in your garage.

Can’t wait for the Crown Signia 😊

This color is on point. Almost like the lexus rose gold

Sofyan, great review. Know the embargo hasnt lifted, but seems like a comparo would be pretty interesting against the Crown Signia, especially when you can talk to driving dynamics and refinement + NVH vs driver engagement

Lexus’s version of this color looks better IMO “copper crest”

I can say I really don't want the touch screen controls. The rotary dial is great..
If they enabled touch they'd have to change the UI because the rows for rotary would be annoying to touch. But by forcing rotary, they force customers who'd intuitively reach to stop doing that and use the better controls while driving.

happy owner of a 3.3 cx60.. if it ever makes it way to NA it will surely sell a lot

I’ll take this over the inline 6 and its engine placement which is gonna be expensive to service due to its design. Good job as always Sofyan!!!!!

Hello, great review. Can you please comment on whether there could be some issues running this car with 87 octane rather than premium fuel? thanks!

Can’t wait to see the drives of these. After I get more use out of my 2022 CX5 Signature I’m thinking of maybe a CX70 Turbo S. Hope these new powertrains hold up.

Does the center console flair in towards the drivers knee as it meets the dash?

I love that Mazda give you both option to use touch screen, I really don’t like touching my screen I personally prefer the rotary knob

I like bronze very much. I'm not sure about the red. I don't think so. I love your reviews I don't know how you remember all the facts. But thanks so much.

I love the design, went from a Cx5 to a Nissan Pathfinder due to needing more space. We rarely use the third row. This is definitely a good option.

It’s funny because I am directly cross-shopping the Grand Cherokee and the CX-70

Good day Softan, could you please make a review on Toyota Mirai I looked over your channel and couldn’t find any review about that car, thank you.

Love the color

HI Sofyan, Are you going to do a video review on the CX-5, CX50 ?

what are the vents immediately behind the rear seats? Are the third row vents still present as the cupholders are? anyone knows? i would actually appreciate an answer as i have two dogs i can put in the trunk.

Wish the back seat was 40/20/40 split. I have found that extraordinarily useful for transporting materials while still allowing access to 2 seats in the back.

I don't normally go for "BROWWNN" (shout out to Clarkson, Hammond, & May) but I really like this color combo/design. Very handsome look.
Also, I think every manufacturer that offers a fully digital dash should offer the option for people to select a traditional gauge display (perhaps even a retro gauge display from past famous models of the brand, similar to what Ford did with the new Mustang) I don't mind a screen for a dash, but I want it to still look like regular gauges.

Offer a meridian edition to take on some off road capabilities will be a good edition to the cx70 lineup

1:55 lol the Cx-70 looks like it wanted to sneeze 🤧!

I love that Mazda is confident enough to bring out competitors. I really questioned making this thing so large but they have a point- Americans love big cars.

Hopefully cx5 will get a hybrid system, cause not everyone needs a giant bus. 😊

Love how the hood keeps opening up further

I would have liked to see the second row seats be able to move back considering all that extra room. But that would have increased the cost cuz they would had to do some engineering in that second row to provide that functionality

Nice cx90

Recently added a CX30 and CX50 to my fleet. Spoke to the salesman about how well CX90 is selling and he said it wasn't selling well at all. That will most likely be how CX70 will be performing, not very well at all. It's the same size as CX90, which is gigantic. large cars like these are niche already, but add to that CX90 costs too close to the actual luxury brands. Mazda is supposed to market the area between economic brands and luxury brands, but it's trying to compete with the luxury brands. Mazda is great quality for how much it costs but when it costs as much as luxury brands then it falls short. For example, the CX90 I saw sitting in the Mazda showroom had manual seat adjustments for the 2nd row.

It is pretty interesting that Mazda positions itself in the same class as luxury vehicles. I always just thought they would compare to Toyota, Honda, Nissan, etc. Not quite sure I’d consider Mazda luxury. Great review as always!!!

Does it come with a spare tire?

3:43 Whoever came up with that shade of copper brown needs to be given a raise... gives it an awesome Range Roveresque vibe... 🔥

I'm surprised that the cargo area is the same as a CRV ? Is that right?

If Mazda made this vehicle 191" long, everyone would have to find something else to cry about.

This should just be a Variant of the CX90

1:54 This one has the new optional stuttering hood.

I can get 19mpg around town in my long paid for 08 MDX so I’ll keep it. I love what Mazda is doing with their designs but corporate greed everywhere is out of hand.

i think the more sleek looking front of the older mazdas look better...like the cx30

It was annoying that you could not get a top-trim CX-90 with a rear bench, and then the CX-70 arrives and that makes sense. Not everyone needs a third row of seats, but does appreciate the additional storage space. All that said, rear seats that slide forward and backward would have helped. I'm looking at this versus a Jeep GC L, for example - comparisons for me are against the bigger X7, GLS, etc which makes the Mazda even more cost effective.

Only getting 25mpg being a plug in hybrid is way too low. I usually don't agree that phev is the worst of gas and electric but this makes the case. Does it even save you money vs the cx90?

It's great looking! But like everyone else is saying, it's basically a CX-90 without the 3rd row.... It should at least be a few inches shorter.

I would prefer that Mazda would have kept the 40/20/40 rear seat design like in the CX-5 and the BMW. Also, they should have created more design differences between it and the CX-90, like making it a little shorter and maybe squaring off the rear end and making the rear glass more upright, IMO. Thanks for your reviews.

Lol i see the wind lifting the hood. You have a really good mic, could not tell it was really windy

The red interior would be best with the machine steel gray exterior, or the mica black paint.

Dear Redline , you forgot to inform about reliability, the most important thing !!!

Mazda should give that melting copper color to the mx5 as well

Are the 323 and 369 numbers an ode to past Mazdas the 323, 626, and 929? 🤔

Always a big Mazda fanboy, but nowadays I'm always torn between Mazda and Hyundai/Kia when I upgrade my family hauler.

For that price, it seems like it should have air suspension if it really wants to draw those luxury buyers.

I'd probably just buy the CX-90 PHEV.

These look neat but I can’t unsee how small the front doors look compared to the rear doors. Pretty odd.

Mazda really be making 3 ton, two row vehicles

im having a hard to follow,,, what's the difference between cx90 and cx70, besides not haviung 3rd row of seats???

Always amazed at Sofyan's ability to rattle off specs and details.

I have no idea why people keep beating up on this. It's a nice vehicle. So what if they didn't shorten it? Think for the average driver it would have made any difference? Nope.

Why didn’t Mazda remove the 3rd row cup holders?

Its hard to get excited for new Mazdas when the top three models look almost identical.

Mazda USA is really clowning on us. This product is such a letdown. Not only is it just a two-row CX-90, but they made some rather questionable choices along the way. The black doorhandles and black trim make the CX-70 look less premium. What are they smoking at Mazda USA corporate offices? Also, THANK YOU Sofyan for calling this a large SUV. I'm tired of manufacturers in North America trying to market 200"+ crossovers as "midsize".

The screen is way too far for a comfortable touch screen experience. I actually think using the rotary dial is a much more ergonomic experience. (In the Mazda cars - other cars a touch screen makes sense)

People commenting here without personally checking the vehicle, all the best ! go out, take a test drive and open the door and close it you will see.. where Mazda lagging no where close to luxury cars please observe and decide ! all the best

Had they priced it 40k to 50k between the cx50 and cx90, i would had overlooked the fact its a cx90 minus one row.

I was hoping this would be a shorter version of the CX90. It's too long and has no spare tire. My 2019 CX5 has a spare that I needed recently after a blow out on the highway that rendered the tire unrepairable. For me, no spare means no sale.

I don’t understand why they just remade a CX-90 with less seats (beyond capitalizing on the same platform). I have the first CX5 (2013) and I have been waiting for a mid-size. So with the now confusing naming conventions, they used to have CX3, CX5, CX7, CX9… then once they release the CX90 and then the CX-50, I discovered the naming protocols didn’t adhere to anything specific. So the CX-50 I expected to be an off-road CX5… it kind of is, but it’s smaller than desired. Then the CX-90 is basically just a fancier CX9. The CX-70 I expected to be in between CX-50 and CX-90… Nope. Just CX-90 with less seats, more expensive trim and different engine options (PHEV or electric assist). I may still go for a CX-70, but I am still a bit annoyed it’s not outdoor focused and not in between sizes. Still a fan of Mazda engineering, but Why of why aren’t they making a CX-70 that’s a bigger version of the CX-50 or at last an actual mid-size? Missing some opportunities IMHO.

Better comparison is between this and the Nissan Pathfinder, QX60, and Toyota Highlander.

Actually, I see folks cross-shopping those models. The Mazda offers a much lower price for many of the same features. the difference is the length. That could be an issue.

Mazda is really doing awesome with their build , as well as jigging it up with the blurred lines of CX90 vs CX70 iso giving the CX90 the various model types. Good going Mazda

As an enthusiast, i prefer SUVs that are boxy and rugged like the LandCruiser and with the exception of the Rav4 that somehow manages to pull off the compromise, i believe because of Toyota's reputation for reliability. All these other SUVs are becoming to stylish and soft.

I don't understand the driving embargo since it's going to drive EXACTLY the same as the CX90! 😅

People will cross shop this with Lexus TX hybrid Max, Hyundai Santa Fe, the Cherokee 4xe and the Acura ZDX. And the Toyota Grand Highlander.

All they gotta do is to make CX-60 from other markets suitable for NA. Instead of that, they just take out the 3rd row out of a CX-90 😂

Why doesn't he mention the pain in the butt multiple steps required to disable the auto stop/start feature?

There is nothing wrong with chrome it’s very beautiful let’s just chill folx 😅

Unfortunate for Americans that Mazda US decided you guys like fisher price plastic cladding all over the body. Only the base trim has it in Canada and I think it looks so much better without it.

Why jeep is next to the Lexus and BMW

I definitely don’t like that color combo. The black exterior, red interior looks better! Other than that this is a pretty nice suv 🔥

I wonder why the Canadian spec Cx-70 phev have fully painted finders and the we the USA get the unpainted finish 😒☹️😣. They do build the car at the same factory in Japan 🇯🇵 right?

that is expensive for majority of the americans....i think....mazda please make a $30k version...lol

the back still looks weird to me, almost like they pulled design cues from their MPV. I still don't understand why they made a car with the same dimensions as the 90

Seriously now! Show us the CX-70. This must be the CX-90!!

People complains too much about this,, cx 90 with 3rd row delete,, same size, blah blah blah... how about the grand highlander and the lexus tx??. Venza and rav 4?

Why do you talk so fast at times? Please slow down.