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Saturday I stumbled upon a rather nice looking mini-minivan at the Kia dealer they had just received. It is called the Ronda. The very spacious interior layout was looked great, power is a 2.4L engine, & it had a full suite of safety features including 6 airbags, ABS, traction control, & dynamic stability control all for a little over $18K. My inital impression was very positive. I had not heard of this model & apparently the is very little info on the US model (tried Goggle). After a little hunting I discovered that this car is marketed as the "Carens" in the UK. It is available there with a 2.0 gas or diesel engine. UK reviews, while not bad, are lukewarm when compared to the Mazda5 and the comparable Renault and Vauxal models. Hard not to envy the European's wide selection choices of efficient vehicles! Apparently they are just starting to arrive & Kia has not yet launched any advertising. Time will tell how well it can compete in the US.
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Replying to: 204meca (Nov 12, 2006 10:19 pm) Why? At least the Ronda comes fully equipped with traction/dynamic stability control...something the 5 doesn't even have as an option, at least for now. I do have this strong feeling though that the 2008 version of the 5 will have traction/stability control, as the '07 Mazda3 now has as an option (I believe) on its upper level versions. Peace! 
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Not to be a spell checker It is called the RONDO not RONDA And you can't compare the quality between the 2, I will put any Mazda product against any Hyundai/Kia any day and it will come out on top. Look at the depreciation on H/K products compared to Mazda H/K are definitely improving but still not near as good as Mazda
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Replying to: aladdinsane (Nov 13, 2006 5:04 am)
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Replying to: kandor71 (Nov 13, 2006 11:32 am) Mazda's MPV depreciate just as much as H/K. Maybe Ford's parts has something to do with it..... not being reliable. |
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Replying to: d_hyper (Nov 13, 2006 11:47 am) Similar with the Rondo, if you had other micro-minivans out there, then there would be more visibility for the micro-minivan category, so more people would consider them as an option to a full-size minivan, where-as right now with only the Mazda5, I don't think it's even considered as a full-size minivan substitute because it's hard to get a lot of visibility to the micro-minivan category with only one vehicle in that category. |
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2.4L(4cyl) Auto 2WD 21/29 2.7L(6cyl) Auto 2WD 20/27 Source: epa.gav |
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Couple of pics up on Kia Canada's website now.... http://www.kia.ca/home.asp?lang=en plus a preview article on the Auto123/Canadian Automotive Network site.... http://www.auto123.com/en/info/news/roadtest,view,KIA.spy?artid=72406 Mazda better hurry up and get a 5 speed auto in the 5. Also traction and stability control, which the Rondo has. Rondo (Carens in UK) is rated to tow 700kg (1500 lbs) (1500kg(3300 lbs) if the trailer has brakes)....if this holds true for our version, then it's a done deal, as the '5' isn't rated to tow diddlysquat. (Don't want to tow a horsetrailer but a jet ski/snow machine/14' aluminum fishing boat/dirt bike or small utility trailer would be nice. Hey Mazda...even a Yaris/Echo can tow 800 lbs!) |
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| The major difference between the two is that the 5 has sliding minivan doors and the Rondo has swinging station wagon doors. I prefer the utility of the sliding doors myself, but they do lead to more road noise entering the cabin. That's why I had my 5 blanketed with Dynamat. | |
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