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Replying to: coolmazda5 (Oct 17, 2007 11:05 am) Even a Toyota Matrix http://www.toyotausa.com/vehicles/2008/matrix/key_features/vsc.html The Mazda5 is mostly a minivan. It has sliding doors, it's shaped like a minivan and it's in the minivan category in these forums. All other minivans have stability control and have had it for a few years now.
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Replying to: coolmazda5 (Oct 17, 2007 11:05 am)
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Replying to: bobw3 (Oct 17, 2007 11:48 am)
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Replying to: jaxs1 (Oct 17, 2007 11:52 am) |
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Replying to: jaxs1 (Oct 17, 2007 11:48 am) ...or a Small Wagon, or a Large Wagon, or an MPV, or... The Mazda5 is mostly a minivan I'm not sure if the forum classification makes me feel more confident  . And yup, the sliding door makes it look like a minivan, but then it is difficult to explain why from the 1st Gen Premacy to the 2nd one the model overnight jumped from a spacious wagon into a minivan class, or why the Mazda MPV and the Mazda5 were selling side by side competing with each other for almost 2 years  Again, not a deal breaker for this Mazda5 mini-minivan, mini people mover, baseball mom car, ... hmmm  , It is still a very affordable, well designed and equipped automobile.
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Replying to: coolmazda5 (Oct 17, 2007 2:42 pm)
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Replying to: bobw3 (Oct 17, 2007 3:48 pm)  Now, I have a Manual Transmission Mazda5 with no navigation, and the shifter space seems to be better distributed (sample pic below). As per the shifter position, my other car is also manual and I feel that the Mazda shifter ergonomically is located much better than the other one (height and reach distance. I'm almost 6', the driver's seat is in the last position and decently reclined back), so the shifter-driver distance may not be as critical as filling up the empty space. 
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Replying to: coolmazda5 (Oct 18, 2007 11:17 am) |
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A reporter seeks to talk with owners and serious shoppers of the 2007 or 2008 Mazda5 who are also parents. If you are interested in commenting on your experience, please reply to jfallon edmunds.com no later than Thursday, November 15, 2007 and include your city and state of residence as well as the age of your child/ren. Thanks for your consideration, Jeannine Fallon Corporate Communications Edmunds Inc. |
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Available in all trims it seems. Here are the features: Sport: http://www.edmunds.com/new/2008/mazda/mazda5/100948233/standard.html Touring: http://www.edmunds.com/new/2008/mazda/mazda5/100948267/standard.html Grand Touring: Now also with Bluetooth Wireless Data Link for Hands Free http://www.edmunds.com/new/2008/mazda/mazda5/100948268/standard.html |
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