Mazda Mazda 5 (Premacy) test drive since 2008 Minivan
The test drive of the new generation Mazda 5 from Drom.ru. Family value
The first generation of Mazda 5 debuted in 2005. This car was remembered for combining the practical benefits of Minivan, a nice design and a good manage by standards (and indeed). Today, the company continues to develop the topic of automobile family values \u200b\u200band presents in our market the second series of epics new Mazda 5. As in the case of the predecessor, the car pursues the same goals to be roomy, practical and at the same time (according to the doctrine of Zoom-Zoom) to delight the owner’s eye and satisfy his drivership. According to the developers, the new generation takes all the above advantages to a new level. In fact, the justice of promises and statements was able to verify on the highway Naberezhnye Chelny Kazan, according to which the Russian representative office of Mazda paved the main route of the test drive of its new items. A small plot fell on Kazan.
Probably, for Mazda, this was a difficult decision to roll the novelty to such roads. At the end of spring, they came in a truly terrifying state. Moscow road problems are just flowers compared to those in Tatarstan. Nevertheless, the new Mazda 5 was issued to reporters to reporters to journalists, where several dozens of pits diverse in depth and unpredictability of pits are per kilometer.
The new five improved and revised version of the previous car. She has a previous wheelbase, a familiar 2-liter four-fourth engine with a capacity of 144 horses, which works only paired with a 5-speed automatic. The machine lengthened due to the new more correct aerodynamic shape of the front. For the minivan, by the way, here is a very good factor of the frontal resistance of only 0.30 CCs.
The power structure of the body is also finalized here wider high -strength steel, due to which the design has become a little easier and at the same time tougher for twisting. To improve the last indicator, the Mazdians also added welded points in the most loaded places. The suspension was also revised while maintaining the previous scheme in front of MacPherson, a multi -link in the back. Rubber couplings appeared in the design of the steering shaft, designed to increase the linearity of the steering. The creators also claim improved sound insulation. Thanks to the complex of work, the noise indicator decreased by 10 percent compared to the predecessor.
Well, I will try to check all of the above for the allotted 220 km, half of which I will spend as a passenger. Here you need to add a little more theory. The new Mazda 5 is sold in our market with only a motor and an automatic gearbox. While previously offered a version with a 1.8 liter engine and a mechanic gearbox. Why did such a version abolished now, while before 25 percent of customers were chosen before?
The calculation of the Mazdians is understandable. After the crisis, the market of small Van was seriously collapsed. If in 2008 the total sales of such cars per year approached the mark of 40,000 copies, then in the next two years, less than 30,000 cars were sold in total. Moreover, sales specifically fives decreased from almost 2,500 copies to less than 1,000.
Given such a modest market volume and its low growth, the import of an additional budget version, alas, is economically inappropriate. In addition, we must admit that the ligament of 2 liters and the machine is still preferable for a family car.
If the previous Mazda5 was just firm, pretty and moderately dynamic Wan, then the new one has become much brighter and carries a strong imprint of individuality. Of course, we are talking about very unusual relief sides in the Nagare style, which gives the car a certain share of conceptuality. And the general appearance of the new Mazda 5 is generally very advantageous and does not break up into details. There is a rapid front, and a take-off profile, and a spectacular feed with disguised D-strokes, as well as the fifth door, a slightly exciting sidewalls. The rear lights have now become horizontal. 17-inch discs of the new design look good. Definitely, the designers tried to glory and you can express a respect for them for labors. In its class, this is one of the most beautiful cars.
And what's inside? At my disposal was a version of the Touring with a package of additional equipment worth 50,000 rubles (it includes: side sliding doors with electric drive, tinting, rain and light sensor, cruise control, a parking sensor behind). There is such a car of 994,000 rubles. The top version of Active is estimated at at least 1,028,000 rubles, and for an additional payment of 70,000 rubles it can be reached the same doors with electric drive and a spectacular black-red leather salon.
The front panel was seriously modified. It gained more clear and geometric outlines, a new audio control unit and climate control appeared on the central console, it is finished with pleasant matte plastic Soft Touch. The front panel itself, alas, oak, but the finish looks quite decent. The doors in the upper part have soft fabric upholstery. But the lower perimeter is finished with hard plastic. The tidy is pretty. Dials are located in deep wells with chrome rims, and white backlight makes it simple and convenient to read the readings. As on the six, the information display is located on top, on the panel. But the machine gun lever is located on the tide of the console, under it is a niche for trifles.
I must say that the ergonomics of the Mazdovites thought out well everything at hand. You start using climate and music to the touch almost immediately. The car, as they say, is open to communicate with the driver. To the left of the steering column of the control button of the sliding doors. You press, and, a little buzzing with electric drives, wide doors move back, freeing a really wide passage, the creators say that a mother with a child in her arms will calmly sit on the second row. I was on the back sofa. It is convenient to use sliding doors. And you can not be afraid to pinch something. The openings are equipped with new touch sensors that work quickly and unmistakably I checked.
Planting in five is more vertical compared to cars, the ceiling is higher, and due to this, the internal space is organized differently. Unlike a lightweight car similar in size, it is much more spacious here in all respects. After myself, I sat down with a good margin of legs and head. Moreover, the position of the second row seats can be changed in the longitudinal direction (within 270 cm, the KARAKURI branded system), as well as vary the angle of inclination of the back and, due to this, turn the second row or into two places of increased comfort, or into a bench for three. In the trunk, two more places are stored. But they, as it is easy to guess, are intended for dwarfs or children.
I must note that acoustic comfort in the second row is quite high. Aerodynamic noises do not listen, and the arches do not annoy. But when you transplant forward, no more noise becomes. Here the arches are heard, and the winter tires howl stronger. In general, I believe that the noise indicator is reduced by 10 percent. And this is good. And it’s not very good that it had to be reduced by 30 percent of the five and remains a fairly noisy car. Especially on the roads that are very difficult to call high -quality.
Hence the problems with music, the gift that the machine is equipped with a six-disks CD changer and connection entrances: AUX and USB. The speakers on the Chelny Kazan highway are only hard to yank with basses, giving out a mediocre picture in the range of medium and high frequencies. However, everyone knows everything about the acoustic features of the machines of this Japanese company. They put up with them, as there are other characteristics that compensate for the disadvantages. In this case, we can definitely say that this is running quality and controllability.
Frankly, before the start of the test, I had certain fears about how the suspension behaves in the rigid conditions of broken roads. Indeed, with all the driverships of models such as Mazda 6 or Mazda 3, as well as the previous Mazda 5, the pendants lacked energy intensity. On bad roads, they worked on the break, delivering many unpleasant experiences to their owners. And there was a lot of unnecessary information on the steering wheel. So, the new five of these ailments is deprived of. The suspension supports active ride and at the same time much better extinguishes even strong blows in its bowels. At the wheel of a new generation of Mazda 5 you feel more confident. Despite the fact that the information on the steering wheel is enough, the rolls are small, and the reactions to the actions of the steering wheel are clear and linear. With the car you immediately find a common language. It allows you to go quickly and with pleasure. At speed, the car is also stable for good aerodynamics.
As for speed indicators, there are plenty of capabilities with a two -liter engine for family van and a rather quick automatic machine. The machine is gaining a hundred in 13.1 seconds and reaches 186 km/h of the maximum speed. Moreover, it is much more important not how the machine accelerates from the place, but how it gains speed in motion, overtaking maneuvers are easy, the power of the motor is enough.
There are no complaints about the work of the brakes. And I must also say that the five is equipped with an interesting system of priority braking. It is designed for a number of unforeseen circumstances, when the accelerator pedal is somehow blocked and it is impossible to reduce the supply of fuel (it is remembered by the story with the rugs and reviews of Toyota). So, in this case, when you press the brake pedal, the fuel supply will turn off automatically. An interesting system that, it seems, has not yet been implemented in the automobile industry.
It is good that, against the background of a number of really tangible improvement of the car, the price for a two -liter version with an automaton remains approximately at the level of the previous model (it is clear that 1.8 with mechanics would be cheaper, but alas). A good equipped base model can be bought for 944,000 rubles).
Technical characteristics Mazda 5
The type of engine is gasoline, 4-cylinder
Working volume (cm3) 1 998
Power (L.S. at rpm) 144/6 500
Torque (Nm at rpm) 180/4 500
The front drive
Gearbox automatic, 5-speed
Front -like macherson type
The rear suspension is independent
Front ventilated discs brakes
Brakes of the rear discs
Length (mm) 4 585
Width (mm) 1 750
Height (mm) 1 615
Wheel base (mm) 2 750
Clearance (mm) 130
Equipped mass (kg) 1 465
Fuel consumption city 11.2, highway 6.5
Acceleration to 100 km/h (sec) 13.1
Maximum speed (km/hour) 186
Source: Drom.ru
