When Mazda's second-generation MPV appeared as a '99 model, it was both
appreciably better than its predecessor and disappointingly conventional.
The first MPV was out of the mainstream, built like a bridge girder, and
oddly compelling - things its successor is not, says John Pearley Huffman
in today's TCC. "Entering its fourth year of production, Mazda has tweaked
the Gen II MPV to ameliorate some of the frustrations with a new
200-horsepower engine, five-speed automatic transmission, optional
electric motors hooked to the side doors and a few other modifications. It
's a better van, but it lacks eccentricity," he concludes. Find out more
inside TheCarConnection.com:
http://www.thecarconnection.com/index.asp?article=4707
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