The Mazda 5 released in 2008 was nothing spectacular, but definitely served its purpose.
Most of the users who got the chance to drive it say that it was one of the most fun-to-drive minivan!

As you would expect, a minivan was not designed to be fast. However, the Mazda 5 was not slow either. The agile car driven by the 2.3-liter DURATEC engine – a Ford engine – developed 153 hp with 148 tq. The engine was mated with either an automatic transmission or with a manual one. The Mazda 5 used a front-wheel-drive system.

The car had a very good handling, did not understeer much and did well on turns, unexpectedly well for a minivan.

The interior was a simple and clean one, with intuitive well lit up gauges, controls placed on the steering wheel, AUX function and storage places.

The Mazda 5 was equipped with power locks and power windows, am/fm satellite, CD and media – with the multifunction audio system.

The plastics used for the interior were hard and easily scratchable.

The manual seats were comfortable enough and the passengers in the front could enjoy a long ride. However, the 2nd row offered not much legroom and headroom. The passengers in the second row benefited of power windows and could enter/exit using the manual sliding door.

The passengers in the 3rd row were not a fit for adults, so the car was a great match for families with children.