At 181.5 inches long and 69.1 inches wide, it's 2 feet shorter and 8 inches narrower than a Honda Odyssey and exactly 8 inches shorter and 3 inches narrower than Mazda's already-small-for-the-class MPV. It also rides on a 5-inch-longer wheelbase. It's a vehicle that people want to be seen in."Īlthough based on the subcompact Mazda 3, the 5 is longer, taller and wider than its platform mate. Besides, unlike the Nissan Axxess which was basically an ugly, tall station wagon, the Mazda 5 has style on its side. "With climbing gas prices, people are moving away from larger SUVs and minivans. "We think the time is right for the 5," said Weldon Munsey, Mazda 5 vehicle line manager for Mazda North American Operations. Haven't we seen this before? Yes, 15 years ago with the Nissan Axxess, but it was a bigger flop than Cop Rock, so why does Mazda think America is now ready for such a vehicle? Although they're called space wagons over there, Mazda has labeled the 5 a multiactivity vehicle.īut there's something very familiar about the 5, which went on sale in the U.S. In Europe these little vans are as popular as the four-day work week. Meet the all-new 2006 Mazda 5, a six-passenger mini minivan with a starting price of $17,435. Mazda is gambling America will set aside its instinct for gluttony and embrace a more conservative approach to its favorite family vehicle, the minivan. **Update 11-2016 car still going strong.being used by another family as a vacation car when they are in Florida.stays in garage rest of the year. I took care of her so she still looked good. All and all still awesome for a car almost 10 years old.
MAZDA CROSSOVER 2006 WINDOWS
Everything worked but the windows and door locks were a little buggy. When I sold her she had 164,000 miles and was still going strong. A really good value for the money when compared to a Nissan, Honda, or toyota.that are all much more expensive alternatives. However dollar for dollar the Mazda 5 was a GREAT solution to my family needs. Also the front shocks / struts are not that great and I had to replace them as well. By 120,00 miles I had to replace all 3 of them.
The engine mounts on this car are also a joke. My one complaint is the road noise from the low profile tires and they are SOFT so you better rotate them often and still plan on replacing them every couple years. Engine is great, air conditioning runs strong and still ice-cold. I owned mine from 2009-2015 in that time I had to … do some repairs. Not much room.Great for kids though.Įxcellent on gas at 24 in the city and 27-28 on the highway. Admittedly the third row is not for adults on long trips. It has the room of a small mini-van with 3rd row seats and six passengers. I am surprised that Mazda is not producing them after 2015. This care / min-van is really a great design.
On top of that, the 2006 Mazda 5 features sporty looks and handling that should prove much more palatable to buyers who didn't warm to the homely Axxess.
MAZDA CROSSOVER 2006 DRIVERS
Sky-high gas prices have left drivers desperate for fuel-efficient family transportation that doesn't force them to give up conveniences they've come to expect. If ever the time was right for a compact minivan like the Mazda 5 to break into the U.S. Front side airbags and full-length head-protecting side curtain airbags are standard. When the third-row seats are lowered, the 5 provides about a 5-foot-long load floor and a total of about 44 cubic feet of cargo room. Twin sliding rear doors are governed by a mechanism that allows them to be operated with the force of one finger. Tipping the scales at about 3,400 pounds with an automatic transmission, the 5 also slices nearly 400 pounds off the MPV's curb weight and over 1,000 pounds off the bulk of an Odyssey.ĭespite its slight stature, the six-passenger Mazda 5 is a minivan through and through when it comes to amenities. At 181.5 inches long and 69.1 inches wide, it's 2 feet shorter and 8 inches narrower than the Odyssey, and exactly 8 inches shorter and 3 inches narrower than Mazda's already-small-for-its-class MPV. The Mazda 5 is bigger than its platform mate, the compact Mazda 3, but significantly smaller than every other minivan on the market. Buyers weren't impressed, and the Axxess was hustled into early retirement.įor 2006, Mazda boldly dives into these choppy seas with the introduction of the 5, a Lilliputian hauler with a low price tag. The concept was first broached on American soil 15 years ago when Nissan tried to woo families into the Axxess, a diminutive minivan whose looks called to mind a towering, dowdy station wagon. For years, these space-efficient vehicles have served families who live in parts of the world where narrow streets, limited parking and high fuel prices make vehicles with petite dimensions a necessity. Compact minivans, called space wagons overseas, are nothing new in Europe and Japan.
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