Vehicle Overview
After taking a year off, the Mazda5 small minivan is back for the 2012 model year in redesigned form. It has room for up to six people in three rows. Though it does have sliding side doors, the Mazda5's closest competitors include small hatchbacks and crossovers as opposed to regular-size minivans.
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Suspension and Steering
Mazda CX-7 facelift inherits the passenger-car-like MacPherson strut front
and multi-link rear suspensions from the original model, refined for the
facelift to deliver even more linear handling an ...
The Inside
Here's where the Mazda5's small size catches up with it. When compared to
larger minivans, there's just not a lot of extra space behind the front bucket
seats. The Mazda5 does, however, make effic ...
Windblocker
This windblocker reduces rear wind blast
into the cabin when driving with the
convertible top down.
To use the windblocker, lift it upright. ...