BEST ENGINEERED PHEV SUV // 2025 MAZDA CX-70 PHEV // ENGINEER'S REVIEW

Mazda is going through a global transformation that is bringing its best engineering methods and processes to the world - and the latest Mazda CX-70 is the prime example of a brilliant engineering. In the PHEV format, the 2025 CX-70 not only delivers beautiful ride and handling, but also brings different PHEV technology compared to Toyota. This allows Mazda to create an SUV that feels more like a performance SUV, thanks to rear-wheel-drive bias design and focus on steering and suspension mechanicals. David feels that the CX-70 PHEV is the best engineered PHEV SUV in the market - watch the video to find out why.

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David is known around the world as an authentic specialist of Lean/Agile Thinking, and travels all around the world to review vehicles and teach latest engineering methods. Born and raised in Japan, David has an engineering degree from University of British Columbia and post-graduate education from MIT and Harvard Business School in Boston.