Exterior & Styling
The sliding doors say "minivan," but many see the Mazda5 as a wagon. Minivans tend not to set hearts aflutter, but there's one thing I appreciate about the 2010 Mazda5, and that's its styling. It's nothing special, but it's also not the redesigned 2011 Mazda5 that's due at dealerships early in 2011; Mazda has already released photos (click on the thumbnails to the right). The 2011 has a less restrained design, including the smiling grille most new Mazda models get, plus a new characteristic: wavelike accent lines in the bodyside sheet metal. On the upside, the 2011 lowers the taillights and eliminates the clear-lens-over-chrome style, which is outdated at best.
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Under the Hood
A 1.5-liter four-cylinder makes 100 horsepower and 98 pounds-feet of torque.
Transmission choices include a five-speed manual or four-speed automatic
transmission. ...
Second & Third Rows
The second row is pretty easy to get into, and the seats slide forward and
back independent of each other. With these seats in their rearmost position, my
knees didn't touch the driver's backrest, ...
Driving Your Mazda
Explanation of instruments and controls. ...


