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Wagons Kia Rondo Rondo vs Outlander/Rav4/Santa Fe/Mazda5
271 messages, Last post on Jul 30, 2008 at 12:09 PM
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Does anyone know if either the Mazda5 or the Kia Rondo have stainless steel exhaust systems? My 92 Taurus has it and after 15 years of stop and go driving, I've never replaced anything. Great system!
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Replying to: kivo (Sep 07, 2007 11:25 am) http://autos.nytimes.com/2007/NA/NA/263/3515/286107/researchSpecs.aspx |
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Replying to: coolmazda5 (Sep 03, 2007 4:21 pm)
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Does anyone know of any sites with photos of these cars with people sitting in all of the seats. This would provide a better reference to their interior size. Or do some owners have such photos?
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Replying to: bobw3 (Sep 12, 2007 8:38 am) 
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Replying to: ateixeira (Sep 12, 2007 7:23 am) VUE, Mazda5, Rondo, in that order: Curb Weight Automatic (lbs): 3825 3389 3333 The rest (note my copy-n-paste disclaimer  ): Length (inches) 180.1 181.5 179.0 Width (inches) 72.8 69.1 71.7 Wheelbase (inches) 106.6 108.3 106.3 Height (inches) 67.0 64.2 65.0 Front Head Room (inches) 40.2 38.9 41.6 Rear Head Room (inches) 39.3 39.2 40.2 Front Leg Room (inches) 40.7 40.7 41.3 Rear Leg Room (inches) 36.9 35.2 38.2 Cargo Volume (Manufacturer) -cubic feet 29.2 44.4 31.7 Hmmm, I like that last Cargo Volume number
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Replying to: coolmazda5 (Sep 12, 2007 9:35 am) Rondo seems to be the most space efficient, at least for passengers. Mazda5 seems to fit the most gear.
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Replying to: ateixeira (Sep 12, 2007 8:48 am) True. My silly thought is that it also has to do with where the car is designed (i.e. Japan) even if they sell globally. No offense to my fellow Japanese mates, but the average population height is lower over there than in many other parts of the World. My 2 Japanese designed cars have to have the driver's seat on its last position when I drive, and I'm not really that tall. I have also owned compact American designed cars, and there is plenty of legroom plus more seat positions to go back if needed (at least for the front seats)
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Replying to: coolmazda5 (Sep 12, 2007 9:59 am) Show me a size 10, or better yet, an NFL linebacker!
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Replying to: ateixeira (Sep 12, 2007 9:40 am) The Vue weight of 3825 is with the 4 cyl and FWD and auto The Mazda 5 with auto is 3415 lbs. The reviews I've read so far on the Vue all state its a very heavy vehicle, so how this would effect mileage is not clear as the mfg site does yet state mileage figures. On storage: Behind the front seats: Vue - 54.3 cu.ft. Rondo - 73.4 cu.ft. Mazda 5 - 30.3 cu.ft. (believe it or not that's what the site says (they actually say it as metric - 857 litres), not sure how they measure it, but I have actually measured the length from the back door to the front seats in the rear position and its 5" shorter than the Rondo. So in all fairness its got to be close to double what they claim. Don't all manufacturers measure the same? It seems like Mazda is not giving themselves full credit in this area. The 44.4 on the US site does not state where they are measuring it, it just says cargo volume?) Behind the 2nd seat: Vue - 26.5 cu.ft. (752 litres) Rondo - 31.7 cu.ft. (898 litres) Mazda 5 - 15.1 cu.ft (426 litres) behind the 3rd seat in the Mazda and Rondo is almost non-existent, but I don't think the VUE has a 3rd seat. |
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