2006 NY Auto Show
The seven-seat Mazda MPV is functional and stacked with clever stowage and packaging details. The big sliding doors on both sides open wide (power assistance on both doors is optional), giving excellent access to the two rows of rear seats. The sliding doors have power up-and-down windows, unusual for this type of door and highly popular with middle-seat passengers.
There are few six-cylinder engines smoother, lighter or more efficient than Mazda's powerful 3.0-liter V6. It has twin camshafts per bank and four-valves per cylinder (24 valves in allMaximum power is 200 horsepower at 6,200 rpm and maximum torque is 200 lb-ft at 3,000 rpm.
