Mazda MPV - The Car Connection

The Mazda MPV was a small minivan sold from 1989 through 2006, in two generations, as the Japanese maker's response to the rising popularity of minivans during the 1980s and 1990s. It was succeeded in 2007 by the Mazda 5 minivan, and Mazda... Read More Below » The Mazda MPV was a small minivan sold from 1989 through 2006, in two generations, as the Japanese maker's response to the rising popularity of minivans during the 1980s and 1990s. It was succeeded in 2007 by the Mazda 5 minivan,... It was based some of the same underpinnings as the large Mazda 929 sedan, and launched with a body that had a driver's front door on the left, and both front and rear doors on the passenger side--with the rear door hinged, rather than sliding as... Two engines were offered: a TK-horsepower 2. 6-liter four-cylinder, and a 3. 0-liter V-6 with an output of TK hp. The majority of MPVs were sold with a four-speed automatic transmission, although a five-speed manual gearbox was offered from 1989... Source: www.thecarconnection.com