Payne: Road trip in the BMW-Lite, Mazda CX-70

Posted by Talbot Payne on September 24, 2026

Watkins Glen, New York - The 2026 Mazda CX-70 comes standard with a sporty, turbo-6 engine that offers 280 or 340 horsepower.

Watkins Glen, New York – The 2026 Mazda CX-70 comes standard with a sporty, turbo-6 engine that offers 280 or 340 horsepower.

Henry Payne, The Detroit News

Watkins Glen, New York — Atop the hills overlooking Seneca Lake, Watkins Glen International Raceway is one of America’s greatest racetracks with a history of hosting everything from Formula One to endurance sportscar to NASCAR races.

But before the dedicated, 3.5-mile track opened in 1956, sportscars raced on an epic, 6.6-mile road course crafted from local public roads. The road course is now a historic landmark — its byways still traversed by daily commuters. Anyone can take laps in their vehicle, which I did on a recent road trip from Detroit.

In a 2026 Mazda CX-70 SUV.

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