I think this was an honest review and i appreciate your take on it. My wife and i are buying one next week. A lot of the items you outlined are not issues for us. She doesn't want 3 row seating. I liked the pros and cons you outlined. Thanks for the full take on this vehicle
Dan, i disagree with you on a few things. The 42km EV range is actually pretty good considering that's it's about what the average Canadian drive a day. You can absolutely keep you battery for when you want it and drive with the engine only on the highway, there is a button for that. They also fixed the transmission recently with the CX70. Got mine last week and have used 0 gas up to now! And the combined gas is 4.2l/ 100km. Thanks for the review though !
Thanks, Sebastien! I believe the button you’re referring to is the battery charge button, which uses the gas engine to charge the battery. That’s not the same as a save function, and it ends up burning more gas when in use. (It also doesn’t work if the battery is fully charged, and will revert to EV mode when pressed.) I believe I misspoke about wishing for 45 km of range, as I think it’s 50 km that’s required for PHEVs to qualify for rebates like the federal iZEV program. That’s why I think the 42 km isn’t enough. As for the transmission, I don’t know what to tell you, but I just spent an extended stay in California with the CX-70 and racked up more than 620 km. That was the fourth different CX-70 I drove while I was there, and all of them had the same transmission issue that’s been well documented since the launch of the CX-90. Perhaps it’s better than it was, but it’s still far from perfect. I’m glad you’re happy with your purchase! Cheers!
@@danilika9420 Thanks for the response. Fair comment for the gas button and transmission. BTW, I received 7500$ of federal and provincial incentives. It's not the full amount, that is correct.
You don’t need to save up battery for city. The hybrid gives good fuel economy in city. I stuck in traffic for 5km with 0 battery. The engine barely turned on.
The outlander PHEV is great, but the cold weather issue is a problem for Canada. What are your thoughts and is Mitsubishi doing anything to fix the cold weather shutdown?
The lurching and cutting out are scary qualities actually. I have been thinking about getting the CX70 inline six because I assumed problems with the CX90 have been resolved on this newer model. Apparently the problems continue and I’m afraid I’ll be looking at other brands. It’s a shame because the CX90’s that I see on the road look very attractive with a regal presence.
I fully understand your concerns. Obviously, it’s difficult to predict the long-term reliability of this or any vehicle, but early issues like the ones with this transmission are red flags. Thanks for watching!
@@danilika9420 Did Mazda steal the engineering team that produced the 26 mpg Outlander plug-in? 😉😉 I will give Mazda credit for a sliding and tilting second row but I would like to know what happened to 40/20/40 rear seats. Premium and near-premium people notoriously like to ski and this car should be perfect for carrying skis.
@@rightlanehog3151 Valid point! I also wish the second-row seats would have been reconfigured to make them more spacious compared to the CX-90’s. I just feel like this entry needs something other than black exterior accents to set it apart.
Your handle tells me you may be viewing the CX-70 through a pair a rose-coloured glasses... Jokes aside, I've driven just about every one of its rivals - especially the CX-90's, of which there are far more - and it's just not "legit premium." In fact, at the top of their lineups, I'd put the Toyota Grand Highlander and Hyundai Palisade ahead of these twin Mazdas as far as execution.
@@danilika9420 Lol. Perhaps, but 90% of the automotive press don't have my glasses, and tend to agree with me, so... And based on your review, your preferences don't surprise me at all. To each, his own.✌🏾
I don’t know what’s crazier - me saying more expensive vehicles are nicer, or all the people out there saying the CX-70 and CX-90 are as nice as those vehicles to begin with…
The CX70 is targeting people who want a more sporty SUV. It has more sporty wheels, all trim is blacked out and the front and back body parts are different to the CX90, again making it more sporty. The CX90 is the family hauler version with three rows and less sporty dynamics. I'd go CX70.
@@danilika9420 Obviously it is more than black plastic trim pieces. This goes deep on the differences. www.motortrend.com/features/mazda-cx-70-vs-cx-90-specs-comparison/
@@fleuger99 Nothing in that story speaks to a perceived sportiness, which was your initial point - and what prompted my question. The suspension, powertrain and tuning are identical between the two; that means their dynamics are the same, too.
@@fleuger99 All I’m saying is that I asked Mazda directly if there were any mechanical differences between the two, and the answer was a simple no. On top of that, in addition to the CX-70s I drove in the video, I spent another four days driving a different unit - and all this after spending plenty of time with the CX-90. They feel absolutely identical from behind the wheel.
Like I said - it’s like an oven that can bake but not broil. I don’t have kids, either, so I get where you’re coming from; but it still doesn’t make any sense next to the CX-90…
