New Mazda CX-70 video.
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This is a very short video Mazda did to introduce the world to their new CX-70 SUV.
As we mentioned before, this is NOT a new model. This is just a CX-90 with a deleted 3rd row. The two models are actually exactly the same size. This seems like a costly way for Mazda, instead of offering the CX-90 with 2 rows of seats as an option. I guess they are desperate to make people believe they offer mode models than they are, for some reason.
This would also mean the upcoming CX-80 for Europe could just be a CX-60 with a 3rd row added to it.
Just imagine if the new 2025 Honda Passport was just the exact same SUV as the 2023 Pilot with just 2 rows instead of 3. I don’t think any other brand would even think of doing this. And yet… somehow…
Basically, Mazda took all these years to just introduce one new model.
To be fair to Mazda, they didn’t take years just to introduce one new model. They built a 6cylinder in the age when those are disappearing, and mounted it longitudinally to a new transmission that they also developed in-house. With that, they essentially launched two separate vehicles: the thinner, shorter CX-60/80 for Europe and Japan; then the CX-90/70 for North American. They also brought the CX-50 and opened a brand new factory in Alabama (with Toyota’s help). But I get what you’re saying. I agree that they should have called it the CX-90 if all they’re going to do is remove seats. And the model they should have brought us would be the European-sized vehicle for the CX-70. But each of those has two or three engine options. 6Cyl, PHEV, and a hybrid (I believe). So that’s a lot for a small company like Mazda. They’re not even Honda sized. I wonder if they did it to allow a level of ammenity and material decontenting to offer a lower price point. Mazda seems to be playing that game a bit with trims in order to keep from alienating their existing customer base while they push higher trims/feature levels into the higher premium price range. Thoughts?
How is it costly if it is basically the same car???
I for one was very much looking forward to the launch of the said “new model” CX-70, hoping it would be that sweet-spot size in between the CX-50 and the CX-90. IMHO, this is a huge miss for the brand to go toe-to-toe with the X5’s, Grand Cherokees of the world. I don’t need – nor have room for – a 200+in two-row SUV.