Buying used | Multi-purpose Mazda MPV II a family favourite - Stuff.co.nz
Not to be confused with the rear-wheel-drive series I MPV which managed ten years on the world market after it was launched in 1989, the series II model featured this week was a front-drive design, which like its forbear was offered in Japan with... More popular as a new car in Australia, which is a far more savvy market for people-movers, the main source for MPVs in New Zealand is as a used import. The model feature a plethora of engines between 1999 and its eventual demise in 2006, ranging from 2. 0-litre, and 2. 5-litre DOHC injected fours, a Ford Duratec Quad cam 2. 5-litre V6 and eventually, in time with the car's 2002 facelift, a... That facelift also saw the 2. 0-litre and 2. 5-litre engines replaced by the same 2. 3-litre four that was introduced that year in the first Mazda6 range. Though they're thirstier than the fours, both the 2. 5-litre and 3. 0-litre V6s are strong, reliable units and popular among those moving from an old six-pot sedan. However, the Mazda6-engined 2. 3-litre four is a best of both worlds unit, offering good economy for a seven-seater - certainly. Source: www.stuff.co.nz
