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This micro-van packs Japanese-style efficiency into a fun-to-drive package with seats for six. it teams with a five-speed automatic driving the front wheels. Quick-Take Review – 2015 Mazda 5 Overview: The Mazda 5 has its class—the mini-minivan with proper sliding doors—all to itself in the U. S. The model was first introduced to America roughly a decade ago as a roomier cousin to the contemporary Ford... The front-wheel-drive 5 seats six in three rows of two. The only powertrain is a 2. 5-liter four-cylinder engine mated to a five-speed automatic transmission, but neither benefits from Mazda’s latest Skyactiv weight-reduction and efficiency technologies. Fuel-economy ratings are thus only 21 mpg city and 28 mpg highway. (A six-speed automatic would help, too. It remains the only new Mazda available for sale today that hasn’t moved on from the Nagare styling language, as the rest of the lineup has been refreshed or redesigned to adhere to the gorgeous Kodo aesthetic that debuted with the introduction of... Source: www.caranddriver.com
