Article content A rational person might think the world hardly needs yet another SUV. Unfortunately, logic seem to have little to do with what the average consumer wants in a new vehicle. Thus do we have Mazda’s new CX-70 , a sport brute that might seem an illogical route to model proliferation but tugs at heartstrings so assiduously that reason and ratiocination are easily trampled.
I spent a total of four weeks driving the PHEV and mild hybrid versions of the new crossover and this is all that is good, bad and ugly about the CX-70. The Good The immediate impression is how seriously attractive a CX-70 will look in your driveway. A shallow attribute to be sure, but my oh my, it goes a long way with the neighbours and who amongst is going to reject some positive reinforcement of our vehicular choices.
More specifically, clothed in Melting Copper Metallic — an almost bronzy brown though that doesn’t sound attractive at all — the CX-70 PHEV I drove is the best-looking SUV of the last five years. Oh, there’s nothing particularly novel about its design other than it is styling cues well done. The front end, for instance, is akin to what Lincoln has been trying to do with its lineup for that last decade or so, only much better.
The lines to the rear are a little Land Rover ish, only, dare I say it, more adroitly executed. If I were one to be greatly affected by a SUV’s looks, that would put the CX-70 at the top of my shopping list. The same can be said of the interior.
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