I needed another radar detector for a new Corvette I had just picked up. I didn't want to get another Valentine V1 like I have built into my rear view mirror on another Vette I own, wanted to try something different. I researched brands from Escort since they're probably the most popular, along with Valentine, and decided on the Passport X70. Not interested in the online option Escort gives you with their higher priced models, and the X70 has everything I need and ranks the highest for detectors under $500. I picked up a Blendmount & MirrorTap, to avoid having to stick on my windshield & have a cord running across my center console. I couldn't be happier with this unit, and it's range in incredible! It's alerted me every time there's police checking speeds with plenty of time to spare, literally a couple miles heads up. It's a solid piece of electronics, well built & good looking. It weeds out all the cars that have the blind spot assist, especially useful since so many new cars have that now. I've been using radar detectors for over 25 years, and Escorts are always at the top of the game! If you travel a lot on the highways, or just get a little heavy footed at times, you can't afford to be without one.

I drove from LA to SF and the accuracy of it in detecting radar is pretty good. It guided me well in reaching my destination within 5h and 30mins.

This is my first Escort since their original detector and it does not disappoint. You can configure this unit to not detect X band which is not used in my state, also you can configure which K/KA bands it detects (one is not used in the US). You can configure the high quality OLED display to match the color scheme of your vehicle's gauges. Bottom line the configuration options in conjunction with the quality of the unit make it a recommended choice especially for eliminating false alarms from many sources (including the radar used by blind spot detectors, which rendered by previous Cobra unit next to useless). Only issue that I have is the Bluetooth features (which allow you to display your speed and the limit in that area) requires a special power cord which runs almost $100, with a subscription to Escort's service via a smartphone app. Sorry not paying $100 for a cable and a monthly fee for the subscription service. Feel the cable should be standard with the unit.

I think I paid around $300 to $350. Not the top end model, but I was leery to go with the under $100 models. Not sure if I could have gotten same performance our of the lesser priced models. I average about 1 speeding ticket per year on about 5 round-trip road trips per year. So, hopefully, this year's ticket $ went towards paying for this detector. It has saved me 5 times on two road trips so far. I recommend this product. It detects everything which can be noisy at times. Conveniently, it comes with a mute button on the plug for that episode of detection. You can monitor the bar graph to determine if radar detection is ongoing and forgo the noise. The mute button is on the plug so you don't have to reach too far to mute it (versus the device on your winshield).

I'll start off by saying do your research on price and functionality. I bought this detector for 237.00 at bestbuy after they price matched Amazon. As long as it's "shipped and sold by Amazon" you'll get the price match. Now as for functionality, there are several places in my daily commute that set the detector off, in the same place. "Auto learn" to get rid of the nuisance alarms would be great, but I bought the detector knowing it didn't have that function. But if that's gonna be a deal breaker for you, look at a different model. As for performance, there's been several times I've been disappointed with the range, where I've felt the detector went off too late to save me from a potential ticket, if I was speeding. There's been a few instances how ever where I've been impressed with the detector going off at least 1/4 mile before a hill and a cop hanging out on an off ramp on the other side. If I was a high risk driver looking for superior performance I would probably spend the extra $350 and get the max360 (assuming it's better performance). For an everyday commuter and occasional speeder this detector will do fine. I'm only saying this because I paid 237, for $300 I would probably wait it out for a sale. Don't make the mistake however and buy the 9500ix. It has great reviews and a TON of them, however they date back to 2007, the technology in it is almost 10 years old... The review asks if I would recommend it to a friend, to some I would, some I wouldn't.