The cabin of Mazda's CX-70 is a plush and premium feeling space, awash with lovely materials and plenty of tech - and plenty of space, especially for backseat riders.

The Mazda CX-70 is the same size as the CX-90, but unlike the latter, this one only has seating for five. And if you don't need the third row, then consider that win, because the CX-70 has heaps of room in the back row, and even more in the boot.

You can have one of two engines in the CX-70, with the cheapest being a 3.3-litre, six-cylinder turbo-petrol, producing 254kW and 500Nm. There's also a 3.3-litre, six-cylinder turbo-diesel, making 187kW and 550Nm. Both are equipped with a 48-volt mild hybrid system to marginally reduce fuel use.

All models are AWD, and pair with an eight-speed automatic transmission.

Mazda has thrown just about everything they've got at the CX-70. The GT kicks off with plenty of high-end gear, including 21-inch black alloy wheels, adaptive LED headlights, a panoramic sunroof and a handsfree powered tailgate.

Inside, there's twin 12.3-inch screens with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a 12-speaker Bose stereo, leather seats that are heated front and rear, three-zone climate control and a heated steering wheel.

The Azami then adds things like ambient lighting, black Nappa leather seats, ventilated in the front, footwell lighting, body-coloured wheel arches and lower cladding and body-colour exterior side door handles.

Mazda hasn't issued an offical zero to 100km/h time for the CX-70, but given it's a choice between two six-cylinder engines, neither feel slow or underpowered. We'd estimate a circa nine-second run to 100km/h.

Petrol-powered version of the Mazda CX-70 will sip 8.1L/100km on the combined cycle, while the diesel drops that to 5.4 litres.

Both models get a 74-litre tank, meaning a theoretical driving range of around 900kms in the petrol, and almost 1400kms in the diesel.