Exterior & Styling
The sliding doors say "minivan," but many see the Mazda5 as a wagon. Minivans tend not to set hearts aflutter, but there's one thing I appreciate about the 2010 Mazda5, and that's its styling. It's nothing special, but it's also not the redesigned 2011 Mazda5 that's due at dealerships early in 2011; Mazda has already released photos (click on the thumbnails to the right). The 2011 has a less restrained design, including the smiling grille most new Mazda models get, plus a new characteristic: wavelike accent lines in the bodyside sheet metal. On the upside, the 2011 lowers the taillights and eliminates the clear-lens-over-chrome style, which is outdated at best.
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Interior
The second row's backrest can recline or fold flat, and the seat can slide
fore and aft to optimize legroom and cargo space. There's room for two in the
50/50-split third-row seat, which also can ...
Suspension and Steering
The new Mazda Tribute retains the chassis system that delivers a superb
combination of handling stability and ride comfort both on and off-road. The
front suspension employs a MacPherson strut sys ...
Passive Safety
Mazda 6 facelift's triple-H body structure is made of high-tensile steels and
was launched with reinforcements to practically every part of the body shell so
that it is very effective at dispersin ...


