2025 Mazda CX-70 vs 2025 Genesis GV80: Luxury Claims Tested!

[@jraheemjefcoat429]

Genesis is hands down for the win! It's aesthetically pleasing, and the technology and infotainment look like the future is already here.

[@JaketheSnake-lz1pq]

The gv80 may be more luxurious but the cx70 is more fun to drive. I buy a car for its driving abilities. I got a cx70 3 months ago this car is a steal. Its bigger gets better mileage and 20k less .

[@AmorFati64]

Which trim?

[@JaketheSnake-lz1pq]

@@AmorFati64 turbo s premium poly Grey with red interior

[@MarshallJames-dh3gi]

That combo looks so sick

[@coreylucas5997]

I know a family with the turbo premium in that nice red color, inside is extremely luxurious got it for 50 grand, he told me he considered a Lexus and Genesis but those were another 10-20 grand more

[@papaagidi2838]

Genesis is way up there, this is Apple vs banana comparison

[@DeeEllEff]

@@papaagidi2838 Of course, a tablet made out of banana peel wouldn’t cost $600-$900 (even with built in cellular)!

[@stevec912]

gv80...much better tech....much better looks...much higher price.....you get what you pay for.

[@naveenthemachine]

Both are impeccably executed and both brands did a great job The gv80 wins by a hair though

[@troyprudhomme8222]

How can you say that when it's 20k more?

[@naveenthemachine]

@@troyprudhomme8222 because the interior is even nicer and you get next level features and tech. But the cx70 is exceptional in its own right

[@troyprudhomme8222]

​@@naveenthemachineI'd have to disagree. I mean those diamond looking knobs for the drive selector looks cheap as all hell. it's just not my type of interior and it cost 20k more. It's a lose lose.

[@dnice362]

Not for 25k for more

[@fernandocavazos2761]

I have the Cx 90 and it’s great .not paying 20k more for anything out there.

[@troybrownentertainment2324]

Mazda for the win for me

[@cosmicviewer477]

Same here. All Genesis does is capture looks from other brands and meld them together. Also, luxury doesn't always mean stuffing every bell & whistle into a vehicle. Sometimes, it just means elegant simplicity which Mazda does well!

[@mziwendukuntsele671]

Liked the Mazda interior more. Maybe it's the colours that mislead me. The Genesis looked cold & clinical. Mazda warmer & snug in comparison.

[@elyj.8612]

The wireless phone projector works very well on the GV80, however, it was a recent OTU that requires pushing some buttons at the car to install, so maybe that one doesn't have it installed. Another thing is that you have to full disconnect the phone, and redo the connection wirelessly to get it work. After doing that, is great, responsive and works every single time. The best wireless connection that I have experience in any car.

[@aloobi]

Dear Mazda, Please make a car that sells for $80,000 to show all these so-called luxury brands what true luxury means.

[@DeeEllEff]

@@aloobi LOL. An *$80K* Mazda would blow away almost any other vehicle available on the planet Earth.

[@Whywhywhyw-c5l]

The Mazda is understated. The Genesis is too much to your face. Both are working to be considered luxury.

[@johnJohn-dz4ex]

The wireless Apple/Android comes in the form of an Over The Air update.

[@dustinm8800]

Mazda does a great job with the driving experience

[@gio957]

CX70 Starts at 40k, there nothing not to like for the money.

[@oompa02]

I would go with the Mazda and keep the extra $20K. I would really consider the Mazda if only they did at least two things: Make the touch screen a REAL touch screen and two, hybridize their inline-6 like Volvo does with their vehicles. This would make the Mazda perform similar to a BMW X5. This would make the Mazda an awesome car.

[@100pssnep]

1. Mazda screen is hybrid - touch and “non-touch” (?). Kept it this way on purpose- they say it’s for safety reasons while driving. Personally, I also feel using the rotary dial is safer while driving. Touch screen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. 2. Mazda’s inline-6 is a mild hybrid already like the Volvo and has nice fuel efficiency. Somehow you’re unaware of it.

[@oompa02]

@@100pssnep ​​⁠I meant hybridizing it like Volvo’s T8 Recharge. A plug in hybrid. I currently own one and love it. The electric motor makes it possible to have 455hp and very quick 0-60. Great to have it when you need it. If Mazda were to add an electric motor to thier inline 6 like they do with their 4cylinder, that would make it an awesome car. Hope this clarifies my previous comment.

[@MJ-no1yr]

I do not like your review because you down Mazda for build quality without justification. Build quality is not about options you do not like. Build quality refers to how well it is assembled and will last. Hyundai owns Genesis and their engines have had significant quality issues (mostly engine issues) in the past. Mazda has a new drive train in this model. So, overall, you do not yet know about build quality. I know that the assembly plant in Japan is top-notch. Do not know about the Genesis plant build quality. I prefer actual data on something like "build quality" rather than a subjective opinion not attached to any factual evidence showing this logical conclusion. Thank you.

[@XChronicHash]

Two of THE best looking SUVs in the segment

[@CarsandTechInfo]

What's wrong with the Infotainment system in the Mazda. Most people will leave it in wireless Apple CarPlay or Android Auto

[@ericschmitz357]

Service makes a big difference. Learn for yourself which service is better in your area..

[@jeju_trophycollector]

CX70 is comparable to a higher-end Palisade or Telluride, not GV80. I own a CX90 (inline6 Premium Plus) and a Genesis GV60 (and I drove a GV70 as a loaner before) and in terms of luxury, materials used, ride quality, and features, they are not in the same class. Genesis feels way more like a luxury car. I wouldn't compare CX70 to a GV70 either.

[@MarshallJames-dh3gi]

Mazda has been well known to read comments of their vehicle reviews to better understand their customer. I’m curious what features/changes would you make to the Mazda to consider paying more for it? Or at this point, and feature set, you wouldn’t spend more money on a Mazda even if it met your criteria for luxury. Thanks

[@Jordan-go4bm]

Previous Genesis employee here. His comment about the 2.5 liter turbo engine that is available in the GV80 only being available in “base models” couldn’t be further from correct. You can have a roughly $74,330 fully loaded GV80 with the 2.5 liter turbo engine in the “2.5 T Prestige AWD” trim and it is definitely not a “base model.” That would be the “Standard” or maybe the “Select” trim level.

[@nelsdale1137]

Love this comparison great job!

[@Mike-pb7jm]

Do people driving the GV80 realize how ugly those vehicles are?

[@Jimmy-ph8xn]

GV80 is awesome but the fuel economy is atrocious at 18/22. The CX70 24/28 with PHEV option. That’s a lot less time spent at the pump.

[@nelsdale1137]

What?!?! 20 combined in 2024?!

[@100pssnep]

The reviewer held so many information on Mazda and went on to use the word “luxury” several times for the KIA lookalike interior of the Genesis!? Not bias? 😅

[@ranjand1983]

Gv70 would be a fair comparison not gv80

[@CarsandTechInfo]

Price wise yes but size wise the CX-70 & GV80 are similar in size

[@dioralcide8490]

CX70 can’t compare with GV80. Gv80 makes CX70 look outdated

[@XChronicHash]

Nothing really compares to the GV80 in terms of aesthetics for this pricepoint

[@CarsandTechInfo]

The GV80 doesn't make the CX-70 look oufdated, but it's a more budget-friendly GV80 for less $ since it doesn't have some of the rear seat amenities the GV80 has

[@davidmoreno3370]

lol no one is out there shouting out they drive a Genesis. A Hyundai with a badge change is still a Hyundai and it’s not making it to 150k miles without major issues 😂

[@67keyakaren68]

You like fake bentleys and fake rolex huh

[@naveenthemachine]

@@davidmoreno3370oh look it’s a grandpa stuck in the past where Hyundais junk 😂

[@TryingToBeKind]

Silly comparison with the >20K price difference! The maxed out Mazda should have been compared with the BASE Genesis to be close in price…and the luxury and engine differences would have been much more important/interesting/worth considering. Non-rich people compare value-for-money for roughly similar prices because they have a budget! 🧐🧐🧐

[@jonmanuelreyes7588]

Both CX80 and GV80 Coupe are my dream cars

[@DABardx]

@cargurus, which is more reliable?

[@cosmicviewer477]

Probably Mazda.

[@TheRotorious13b]

​@@cosmicviewer477Definitely.

[@HRCfan17]

To me the Hyundai isn’t 30k nicer. The screen is hideous and I believe the Mazda is more fund to drive and will have less problems over the time of ownership.

[@iSlandeRon]

I actually own a 2021 cx-9 grand touring and a 2023 genesis gv60. Mazda is nice but genesis is luxurious. Mazda omits so many features. Genesis brimming with features.

[@plutoxxxxxxx]

@@iSlandeRon you were comparing with your aging mommy FWD cx9. Stop

[@KhrissyDaDon]

I rather the Mazda more value and does just about the same thing as the Genesis! Hyundai’s reliability is a bit sketchy these days 😂

[@ddavidson5]

It's hardly surprising that for the extra 23K the Genesis costs over the Mazda (40% more!) you actually do get something for it.

[@MarshallJames-dh3gi]

I think you should compare the top trim of the Mazda and the base trim of the Genesis. That’s what a realistic shopper would do. Seems to me he’s getting some kind of incentive from Hyundai to favor the Genesis. Mazda isn’t trying to capture the top trim lux buyers, they are going after the people who don’t want to spend the extra for the top lux trim, but they want the feel of it. Mazda does that.

[@CarsandTechInfo]

The GV80 needs a blacked out chrome option

[@ttof80biz]

I have the GV80, wife has the CX90, but the GV80 wins hands down.

[@bdw66]

I think Genesis needs an available software update for the features you are missing.

[@dsw.808]

You didn't even talk about the rear seats.

[@mdatpe]

OMG could you stop with the hands, it’s like watching the latest Apple product launch it just looks so fake as if someone told you to do it. Other than that great video .

[@curtisgoodwin8962]

Exactly 😂

[@JmoulFrancis]

Mazda vs Temu Bentley?

[@DeeEllEff]

Temu Bentley…LOL. Every time I spot a Genesis, I wonder aloud, “is that a Bentley logo?” Well, if the Bentley Boys were wealthy So. Korean software developers instead of wealthy British post-WWI industrialists, then maybe. Of course, Mazda’s criticism is that it copies BMW (turbochrgd inline-6 mounted longitudinally & alcantara trim in the interior). So, as a CX-70 PHEV Premium owner who paid way less for a new vehicle than any Genesis GV80 or a BMW X5 xDrive50e, a BMW beats both Asian SUVs in performance (for $77K), but the Genesis almost ties it in the luxury category. Should I say which is the greater value?😉

[@100pssnep]

Temu Bentley!! 😂😂😂😂 👏 👏

[@highsteppersconsultant590]

🤣😂😅 Temu Bentley

[@CarsandTechInfo]

13:04 The build quality is very much up to par with an Acura or Lexus. Where was that coming from 🤨🤔🧐?

[@naveenthemachine]

Build quality is way better than Lexus and on par w Acura

[@67keyakaren68]

Give me the Mazda. It’s unique. Genesis tries to be a fake bentley

[@kaizeniii]

looks nothing like a bentley

[@67keyakaren68]

@@kaizeniii no it doesn’t it’s a fake bentley

[@kaizeniii]

@@67keyakaren68 well no, its a genesis

[@stevechandy7348]

@@kaizeniii That resembles a Bentley. Hyundai has a reputation for mimicking designs from more well-known, established brands.

[@kaizeniii]

@@stevechandy7348 false they seem to just be following trends, and they literally have the same designer

[@UESide]

Mazda any day over a Hyundai

[@jraheemjefcoat429]

It's a Genesis!

[@LeoG173]

You yourself said that the Genesis is no competition to that Mazda

[@starrybeans9519]

I would take genesis in a heartbeat.

[@dnice362]

Is this a 25k difference as tested ?

[@captainsparkle-fingers2744]

Genesis is a fake Tesla-Aston Martin with a lawn mower for an engine built by Hyundai.

[@kkahuna4263]

Will never buy a Korean car because I like cars that are reliable and simple to use

[@papaagidi2838]

Your caption is wrong, it should be GV80 not GV 70

[@mp3magnet]

Gavin Newsom is now reviewing cars. About time.

[@jperkins1269]

Other than the price, the genesis may not last that long based on research.

[@snathan3198]

Two car comparison, luxury car diesn't handle that well, handling car is not quite luxurious. Both are OK! This is NOT a comparision review! This is a side by side review!

[@winstondeocampo699]

An upscale Kia/ Hyundai SUV with a history of bad engines will not compare or compete with a Japanese built Mazda long term.

[@curtisgoodwin8962]

These Genesis SUV’s will not age well

[@Forestgump14]

I didn’t hear a word you said. The gymnastics you did with your arm movements running a marathon was so distracting I shot myself.

[@Bmwguy2011]

I wish that you / he would test the preferred cx 70-the base model-against its competitors, whether they be the pilot or the highlander. This base model still comes with the inline 6, leather trim interior and the same road safety electronics, all for & $41,000!

[@yahshaunyahu]

Mazda came compete with genesis. They're barely better than kia

[@reserva120]

20 thousand is More than a bit of a price difference.. the sloth and stupidity of that statement- undermines the whole point ..

[@zeroxzero159]

Dumb video. Luxury is luxury not just because of leathers in the car... It is all the surplus of amenities and features that does not exist in normal brand cars is what makes luxury.... Mazda at best is Premium because it lacks the showcase of surplus of features and amenities of convenience and vanity.

[@plutoxxxxxxx]

@@zeroxzero159 LOL. You are probably the same people who were complaining the germans throwing too many techs in the car and begging for tactility and analog back. Hyprocrisy at best

[@zeroxzero159]

@@plutoxxxxxxx 🤣 LMFAO. Nope, contrary to your accusations, I love the useful tech in German cars. Keyword is "useful". Mazda comfort tech too little to be considered luxury.... 😄

[@plutoxxxxxxx]

@@zeroxzero159 which comfort tech you are referring to? OHHH massaging seats? I thought lexus has the best in-car massaging seats? LMAO

[@zeroxzero159]

@@plutoxxxxxxx LMAO, we are talking about Mazda is not a luxury brand... Lexus is not a topic for discussion.

[@plutoxxxxxxx]

@@zeroxzero159 whatever your stupid nonchalants are, Mazda sales especially CX-70, CX90 are selling way better than people anticipated and proves many haters wrong. In fact, CX-90 doing alot better CX-9 at all time. You little bitches can only bite your nails seeing Mazda is coming after your favourites luxury brands. Suck on that bitch

[@Yoomaro]

Genesis >> Mazda

[@rodneynasir8089]

Which one will last longer?

[@nrp9840]

Genesis can win easily but mazda also win too because you begin to compare it to Genesis 😂

[@KAYJAYSTUDIOSYT]

They picked the wrong cars to compare. Lol

[@davidmoreno3370]

Genesis looks nice and all but it’s still a Hyundai 🤮🤢

[@naveenthemachine]

Stuck in the past again grandpa😂? You’re clearly missing out

[@kaizeniii]

which makes it better

[@romeolopez757]

This is why I don’t subscribe to this kind of blogger…use your common sense if you comparing cars…it should be in the same level….

[@Taras-Nabad]

Hundai was and always will be a cheap car for a cheap price designed for the working class. I would not spend $80k on that car that looks like they took a Kia Sorrento and put better seats in it.

[@romeolopez757]

You can’t compare this cars…Genesis way ahead to this Mazda….

[@plutoxxxxxxx]

@@romeolopez757 way ahead is exaggerated. The gap is barely 1 foot bitch

[@omar0xc]

Mazda copied BMW, from far looks like a BMW, also the famous in line 6 cylinders engine, they should have their own personality, but they followed the Chinese approach, while they shouldn't. Genesis has a bold independent personality can't be compared to fake BMW.

[@67keyakaren68]

If Mazda is a fake bmw, the genesis is a fake bentley. Genesis isn’t bold it’s a knockoff. The Mazda is better

[@jraheemjefcoat429]

I definitely agree with you. Genesis is just more modern, in my opinion. But what's strange is this guy that has a cookie as his profile pic commented on every Korean car video just to bash. If you dont like Korean cars, why watch their videos? It's giving stalker vibes if you ask me.

[@67keyakaren68]

@@jraheemjefcoat429 seems u are the stalker lol

[@ryan-qo5rq]

You are extremely handsome

[@davidg11134]

no mazda is a POS doors feel worse opening then my crap hyundai

[@mikezou9929]

team mazda, i will never buy anything korean made

[@billyrock8305]

Colossally overpriced. 👎🏼

[@dioralcide8490]

Mazda infotainment system is garbage

[@HaruHaruman]

Mazda. Really? No one in their right mind would consider a Mazda as luxury. It's just another Toyota.

[@plutoxxxxxxx]

@@HaruHaruman in what Mazda resembles toyota? You are so pathetic. I know you are barely survive in your life so impose your emotions else where

[@whalegh6861]

are you seriously comparing the GV80 with a Mazda ?!! WTF ?!!! Are you nuts !! You should be comparing the GV 80 with German cars !!

[@plutoxxxxxxx]

@@whalegh6861 no they arent you stupid bitch

[@J_Starr007]

Its disrespectful to compare a Mazda anything against a Genesis, really CG? Genesis is outdoing Mercedes, Audi, BMW, Acura, Lexus, Infiniti, Lincoln, Cadillac, and Volvo respectively. I get Mazda wants to go up market and has a nice new RWD architecture but even while still a young brand there's MO COMPETITION!