Press Release
Packaging and Craftsmanship
The new ???????????????????????????????????6 + One??????????????????????????????????? packaging concept delivers maximum comfort for six occupants, plus an additional dimension of utility through intelligent design that realizes easy access, walk-through convenience, ample seating arrangements, handy storage space and practical yet visually pleasing appointments. Core to the whole concept is the open space created in the cabin??????????????????????????????????????s centre that encourages and facilitates free and open interaction between all who ride in the Mazda5.With an overall length of 4,505 mm (177 inches), width of 1,755 mm (69.1 inches), height of 1,615 mm (63.6 inches) and a wheelbase of 2,750 mm (108 inches), the Mazda5 manages to deliver the roomy comfort of a space wagon, while limiting overall size. For reference, the length exceeds the compact Mazda3 five door model by just 85 mm (3.35 inches), the height by 150 mm (5.91 inches); while the width is the same on both cars. Despite the long wheelbase, the Mazda5 features an excellent minimum turning radius of just 5.3 meters, making it remarkably easy for any driver to manoeuvre in tight situations.
Mazda5??????????????????????????????????????s large sliding doors on both sides are a first in this class. The doors open smoothly and easily, and do not swing out too far, making them easy to operate in parking spaces and other tight locations. Features that make access to all seats very easy, even when loaded down with shopping bags, infants, or in other daily-life situations, include the wide sliding doors, the low and wide side steps, and one-touch third row walk-in mechanism.
Particular effort went to ensuring maximum headroom and legroom while providing a comfortably tall hip point for friends or family who sit in the third row seats. This included overcoming a number of challenges such as developing a low-profile fuel tank to realise a low, flat cabin floor without sacrificing fuel tank integrity or capacity for extended touring, as well as angling the rear roof pillar back toward the liftgate to add extra head clearance while improving the vehicle????????????????????s aerodynamic characteristics at the same time.
The second and third row seats can be easily arranged in a number of flexible patterns to allow maximum efficiency in the use of space. In addition to their long slide adjustment and reclining functions, the second row seats each feature a handy double-fold mechanism. Design details to achieve maximum comfort include a flat floor design that ensures maximum legroom in both the second and third row seats. Folding down the second and third row seatbacks creates an expansive luggage area with a virtually flat floor.
In markets where offered, a karakuri seventh seat folds out from beneath the cushion of the left-hand second row seat to provide seating for a seventh passenger between the second row seats when the need arises. Alternately, a karakuri utility box stowed beneath the cushion of the right-hand seat in the second row can be folded out to occupy the same space when added utility is the priority.
