Brand New for model year 2025, the Mazda CX-70 (which is a lot like the CX-90 but without a 3rd row of seats) promises a nice smooth ride and is able to fit 4 or 5 average-sized adults with comfort and plenty of room for luggage.
And for the most part, it does deliver!
Considered a midsize SUV, the newly minted CX-70 has much going for it. Luxurious interior, plenty of cargo space, strong powertrain options, engaging handling… that’s how U.S. News and World Report sees it. And I concur.
(The CX-70 is most like the Honda Pilot IMHO.)
The new CX-70 falls between, of course, the CX-50 and the CX-90. The classiness, style and road handling of those two models are very much standard on the CX-70. Mileage is a decent 23 city / 28 highway. Honestly, if you were to do a cursory glance at all three vehicles (the 50,70 and 90), you may be hard pressed to find much of a difference.
But, hey, I still watch The Golden Girls. And I love Kathy Bates as Matlock.
Two areas where the CX-70 does sink a bit are price and tech accessibility:
This car starts at just over $40K US, and similar vehicles come in cheaper.
And I have never been ‘happy’ with the user-friendliness of the tech on any Mazda. It does not have the ease of use that, say, the fully-American brands offer. But the tech is useable and with a little effort (as an old queen, I hate to make an effort), you will be able to ensure that your ‘adult’ music is easy to access.
(By adult music, I mean Beethoven. Or, A Fifth of Beethoven. You other old queens will get the disco reference.)
Still, it’s a very classy ride with beauty and charm on the outside, cush and comfort on the inside, and a ride that really does make you feel like you own the road (and will take that ownership seriously). Hybrid and plug-in trims are available.
Given the uncertainty of world markets, now may be your best time to get this new car with a relatively reasonable interest rate. And then, start enjoying your LGBTQIA++ life as intended. Why?
We are in a new world, long and short of it. We cannot deny it. I wish I could tell you what the future, or even the rest of 2025, will have instore.
And yet, queer life goes on. We have worked too hard to stop or go back or cease to exist. I cannot stop or go back or cease to exist, even if I truly felt I needed to do so. Like many of you, I am too gay and fabulous; that train has truly left the station.
Please – live your life as if, say, an angel who used to be Attorney General of California were giving you the wings you need to fly.
Yet, also please, stay vigilant. You may be okay, but your queer kindred spirits of a more mocha shade probable are not. Spread love and strength where you can.
OMG, I already need to down something to stay sane. And it’s not even noon.
