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Replying to: coolmazda5 (Mar 14, 2008 11:05 am) |
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With regards to capacity, we love the fact that we can fit more souls than a sedan or a wagon (6 Mazda5 or 5-7 Rondo), but if people are considering to fully carry adults on these type of cars then take a look to the report from Motor Trend below. Reality is that the car platforms are still of a smaller car (even with extra weight mods), not a full-size people hauler... Although it's adept at hauling a variety of gear, the Kia is less proficient at transporting a full load of adults: "We drove over to a restaurant with seven passengers, and the engine and suspension felt tapped out-it's clearly not made for adult passengers all of the time." And this also goes for the Mazda5 for sure, except that in NA it is only 6 passengers load... Source: http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/oneyear/112_0804_2007_kia_rondo_update/ |
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Note: NA does not get the 2nd row middle seat...  source: http://www.premacy.mazda.co.jp/narrowband |
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With these type of cars they also have their say after all  The Mazda5 http://www.motherproof.com/2006/10/2007_mazda_5_to.html The Rondo http://www.motherproof.com/2007/07/2007-kia-rondo.html |
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Canada: KIA - 3,156 vs 2,829 for 2007 an increase of 11.6% Mazda - 9,055 vs 8,108 for 2007 an increase of 11.7% (do not have model breakdown for Canada) US: KIA - 24,871 vs 27,567 Rondo - 2,811 vs 1,514 for March 2007 Mazda - 32,929 vs 37,742 for 2007 a 12.8% decrease However, sales of the Mazda 5 increase by 66.4% to 2,758 vs 1,657
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Replying to: conwelpic (Apr 03, 2008 6:23 am)  If MazdaUSA could add a 7th seat to M5, I'll trade in my Focus wagon for it.
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Weekend Athlete Scores (Out of 10) Ease of loading gear: 9 — It's a small car, but there’s plenty of room. Ease of seat operation: 4.5 — Third row nice, second row not. Bike hauling: 9 — Again, small on the outside, nice and big on the inside. Locker-room cred: 7 — It's a minivan, but it doesn't scream “Mom wouldn’t let Dad take the cool car to the races!” the way others do. No faux-macho crap either. All-around: 7.5   Source: http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires/2008/04/weekend-athlete.html |
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Replying to: timtlm (Mar 06, 2008 8:52 am) |
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here is the model breakdown for KIA and Mazda for March in Canada Rondo - 764 (2007 - 407) Year to date - 2,194 (2007 - 1,066) - over 100% increase! Mazda 5 - 1,560 (2007 - 1024) Year to date - 3,323 (2007 - 2,367) looks like Mazda is doing extremely well with their new Mazda 5 and a lot of Canadians are enjoying it. It appears that the niche market these two vehicles occupy is coming along in leaps and bounds! to give you an idea about a couple of the so-called competitors: HHR - 360 PT Cruiser - 275 Drives: 2008 Rondo EX, 5-seater, 2.4L Location: Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada |
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Perhaps I misspoke about that pic of six in the roofless and sideless Mazda5 as being "photoshopped." Take a look at this behind-the-scenes pic of a promotional shoot of the Carens/Rondo. Yeah, they actually removed the roof:  And now for something completely different:  Have a gothy Christmas everyone. If you want to see more pics of the Carens with Magyars dressed as Szent Mikulás and as Slipknot roadies, see here (yeah, I know Slipknot isn't really goth, but that's besides the point).
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