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Mazda's MPV isn't anything like it used to be, and that's just as well. Some history: Mazda launched the MPV nameplate in 1989 as its Multi-Purpose Vehicle. It was an important, innovative vehicle because it offered minivan roominess with rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive, and with a single rear d...
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Compared with most minivans, the Mazda MPV is a sports car. It's lighter and more compact than, say, a Honda Odyssey, making it more agile and easier to park.
Last year, the MPV was significantly upgraded, with a new 3.0-liter V6 that delivered substantially more power and torque. Mazda paired th...
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The Mazda minivan, enjoyed a great deal of success-especially among import-happy Californians-when it was first introduced as a Japanese answer to the American minivan. After all, back then, most believed that the Japanese could top any American effort-even if the concept was generated in the Unite...
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Not long ago, station wagons were the preferred
choice for hauling people, pets and parcels. Then came minivans that could
do everything wagons could do and more.
Now we've got sport-utility vehicles. Outfitted with four-wheel drive
and a tough, go-anywhere image, it seems everyone wants one...
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Mazda's rugged MPV minivan has been around for awhile, but it's still a great vehicle and still looks
fresh. Seven people can ride in comfort and the MPV can easily tow up to 4,500 pounds.
Most MPVs sold nowadays are four-wheel-drive All-Sport models. Four-wheel drive gives the MPV the
tract...
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Oh, what a difference a door makes. Mazda has added a fourth door to the MPV this
year. The new rear door on the driver's side means back seat passengers can get in and
out from either side. It means the driver no longer has to run all the way around to
unbuckle the baby from the back seat. It...
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Mazda says its MPV is the minivan with the soul of a sports car. Its commercials show the MPV turning into a Miata and back into an MPV as it winds around curvy mountain roads.
There is something to that. Lighter and more compact, the MPV is more agile, lighter on its feet, than most vans. 2002 b...
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Each time an automaker comes out with a new or revised minivan they seem to make sure that they add a first. This all-new Mazda MPV has power wind-up windows in each of the two sliding side doors - a first on a minivan. Besides that, the new MPV is a fairly conventional minivan. It has front-drive, ...
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Not everyone rushes to buy the latest and greatest gadget on the market, whether it's a portable phone, a videocamera or a minivan. As a matter of fact, there are some people who see considerable virtue in choosing a product that's been around for a while, figuring that the manufacturer has, at some...
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