The Mazda CX-70 revealed final month now has an official MSRP. The brand new two-row SUV will begin at $41,820, which features a $1,375 vacation spot charge. That is the identical worth as an equivalent-trim 3-row CX-90.
The bottom worth is for the CX-90 Turbo Most well-liked, which comes with a turbocharged 3.3-liter straight-six matched to a 48-volt hybrid system and eight-speed automated. Positioned aft of the entrance axle in a longitudinal orientation, the rear-wheel-biased CX-70 needs to be a hoot to drive if the CX-90 is any barometer to go by.
In Turbo guise it generates 280 horsepower and 332 lb-ft of torque. Further trim ranges are priced as follows with vacation spot charge included:
- CX-70 Turbo Most well-liked: $41,820
- CX-70 Turbo Premium: $47,275
- CX-70 Turbo Premium Plus: $50,275
A extra highly effective variant of the engine referred to as the Turbo S churns up 340 horsepower and 369 lb-ft of torque. That powertrain has solely two trim ranges:
- CX-70 Turbo S Premium: $53,825
- CX-70 Turbo S Premium Plus: $57,325
Lastly, a PHEV comprised of a 2.5-liter naturally aspirated four-cylinder and 17.8 kWh battery pack, producing a complete of 323 horsepower and 369 lb-ft of torque, additionally is available in two trims:
- CX-70 PHEV Premium: $55,775
- CX-70 PHEV Premium Plus: $58,825
These costs line up precisely with the CX-90’s. On the one hand, it isn’t an enormous shock contemplating the CX-70 and CX-90 look like similar automobiles, simply with a unique seating configuration and minor beauty adjustments. Whereas the CX-70 lacks a 3rd row, it has cavernous cargo space that lifts as much as reveal extra storage beneath the ground. Then again, the similar pricing provides little incentive to go for the CX-70, since clients would presumably pay extra for a 3rd row.
The CX-70 affords fewer trim ranges than the 2024 CX-90. On the CX-70, Mazda has performed away with the Turbo Choose, Turbo Most well-liked Plus, plain Turbo S, and PHEV Most well-liked trims. Technically, which means you may get a CX-90 for much less if you happen to select the Turbo Choose, which begins at $39,220, no less than for the rest of the 2024 mannequin 12 months. Learn between the traces and you may most likely guess the place the 2025 CX-90 trims can be headed.
Together with the pricing, Mazda has introduced the colour palette for the CX-70, which features a new premium shade referred to as Melting Copper Metallic. We now have but to drive the CX-70, however anticipate it to be a superb performer just like the CX-90. The CX-70 won’t be the smaller, lighter car we had been hoping for, however that makes the will for a straight-six sedan constructed on Mazda’s RWD platform even stronger.