Customer Ratings & Reviews

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.

Has greater range than my belltronics and cobra detectors. Like the extra features and that you can change the level of brightness. The only thing I do not like is how the cord plugs into the side and that it is coiled up, which limits where you can place it without putting tension on it.

We have owned many radar detectors and this by far has been the very best. Most radar detectors go off continuously when driving through cities or small towns. Usually we disconnect it because it becomes so annoying. This particular one only goes off when there is cop. It gives plenty of notice and has saved us from getting several speeding tickets. We travel quite often and have found that it works in all of the southern states. It is a little pricey but is certainly worth every penny.

Great product I always use it in Auto noX. Had definitely saved me a couple of times on higher speed back roads where police like to hide. Detects K And KA band from a very far distance. After time the digital screen seems to lose its brightness and sometimes it gets hard to see what it displays when the sun is really beaming. You can adjust the warning volume so you can hear it detecting to solve this issue, but after a while it gets annoying and would rather see the display as I’m driving. For the price it works as expected.

This is an amazing stand alone radar. It starts detecting before I see the police vehicle. It starts detecting from so far away sometimes, I think it's making a mistake and then the police car finally comes into view. I'm very impressed with it's detection distance. The only reason why I only gave it 4 stars is because on the box and on the comparison chart inside Best Buy, it makes it look like this unit comes with the capability to link to the Escort! Live app on your phone. IT DOES NOT! You have to purchase the extra Bluetooth plug/cord for $99.00 to be able to link the unit to your phone and the Live app. Which is the main reason why I purchased the unit. I actually only kept it, because I lost track of time and didn't have a chance to make it back to Best Buy until after the Return Policy had expired.

I like to drive like I am on the autobahn and this helps me not get pulled over. I have had V1 and this one does a little better at not picking up on all the new cars that have sonor (adaptive cruise control)

I bought two of these as gifts. I have run Escort detectors for years and have found them to be very effective. This model was my first color screen model purchase. Based on my observations of this detector, it performs very very well for the price point. My own personal detector is a 9500ix and it has the ability to lock out false alarms using GPS location. It spoils you. This detector does not have this feature so you will have to listen to some of the false alerts that are due to doors or other sources. This is why I marked it at 4 stars instead of 5.

Bought the Passport X70 right after I bought my new car and it has saved me from more situations than I can remember. It picked up radar from a state trooper about a mile and a half down the interstate from me one night saved me from some hefty fines! For the price I can definitely say I have already saved more money from not getting a ticket then I spent on the X70.

I bought the radar detector for my 2017 WRX STi and I have been using it for a few months now before I added my review. The detector seems to be as good as any other, the last one I bought must have been over 10 years ago and was a Beltronics for my 2007 WRX. I wish I had done more research or read more reviews, as previously stated in other reviews, you must have the WiFi wire to connect to your phone. Other drawbacks where after the initial radar detection alert the volume turns down, I am not sure if you can change that feature. I also would have liked a battery powered unit as the amount of devices in your windshield has grown. Over all Bestbuy had the item at a great price and I may just use it for my older car and get the one I want for my current car.

Bought this for our trip out west. Was recommended by several people and so far very pleased

It works very well but factory settings did not have pop mode on so double check it first it save me a few tickets and I like the price I got it for they price match with a lot of stores so always do ur home work always

I purchased this after I ran into a speed trap in Mississippi. This item does what is advertised. It is too soon to give a complete review, but will err on a positive review.

Purchased this Escort radar detector a couple of weeks ago now, and let me say this, for the money this thing is awesome! I do a lot of traveling for work, which has me on the freeways, highways, and of course in cities. I have yet to have any issues with this detector seeing the various radar bands used, and it allows me to know when law enforcement is using radar well ahead of actually encountering the officer in question like it should. Comes with a nice zip up case to store it in, and I would recommend the hard wiring if you don't care for those standard power cords. All in all a great product at this price point.

After reviewing a number of radar detectors the Escort Passport X70 seemed to be the best buy for the low end of a high end product. It works fine and haven't had any problems yet.

Decent detector was upgrading from my x50 blue as I thought it was failing, turns out the speed signs had shifted their frequency outside the legal range. And the x70 was not seeing them either. Point is this work it does detect the police equipment as their equipment is required to be calibrated and speed signs are not often calibrated

We used this on a cross country trip to the west coast while towing a trailer. Very few false positives. I would not replace this with any other model in the future unless it eventually goes bad.