Mazda Premacy

Mazda Motor Corporation has commenced sales of the all-new Mazda Premacy (known overseas as the Mazda5) in Japan. The sale of Mazda’s seven-seat minivan has begun at all Mazda, Mazda Anfini and Mazda Autozam dealerships nationwide, said a company statement. The retail prices (including sales taxes) of Mazda Premacy range from 1,799,000 to 2,314,000 yen. The target sales volume is 1,800 units per month. A four-wheel-drive (4WD) version will be released in early August.

The Mazda Premacy minivan, which is equipped with 2000cc engine, is one of Mazda’s mainstay products and is sold in major markets all around the world. Since its introduction in 1999, over 830,000 Premacy units have been produced, as of May 2010.

The development concept for the new Premacy was “contemporary smart choice.” It reflects Mazda’s intention to create an eco-friendly minivan that every member of the family can enjoy. To achieve this, the development goals included stylish design; dual sliding rear doors; a flexible interior space with multiple seat arrangements; a smooth and pleasing sporty ride; and outstanding fuel economy. The result is a new type of family-focused people mover that can meet all the varied needs of families around the world.

Premacy has been fitted with equipment such as wide-opening dual sliding doors and the uniquely versatile second row center seat. Other useful improvements on the new model include a more user-friendly cockpit, more comfortable seats, and redesigned storage spaces. Additionally, the all-new Premacy is now available with Mazda’s unique idling stop system, i-stop. Without any conscious effort from the driver, i-stop technology automatically stops and restarts the engine almost instantly to save fuel and contribute to eco-friendly driving. The all-new Premacy offers fuel efficiency of 16 kilometers per liter. Mazda’s i-stop system is already available on the Mazda Axela (Mazda3) and Mazda Biante in Japan.

The all-new Premacy’s driving performance is smooth and sporty. This was achieved through Toitsukan, a Japanese word which conveys the promise of a consistent and linear driving feel that enables the car’s movements to perfectly mirror the driver’s inputs.

Based on Mazda’s ‘six-plus-one’ packaging concept, the Premacy includes a Karakuri seventh seat (second-row center seat) that can be converted into a center armrest, or a convenient storage space. It can also be neatly folded away to create a central walkway from the first to the third row seats. With the added benefit of second and third row seats that can be independently positioned, the new Premacy offers a unique and varied range of seating options.

The all-new Premacy has interior features including more comfortable front seats, larger and more comfortable second row center seat, which can be converted to an armrest or storage box, or folded away to create a center aisle and the wide-opening dual sliding doors fitted with front latch for enhanced safety. Again, climate control improvements, such as more powerful blowers and repositioned air vents, have been added for greater occupant comfort in the all-new Premacy.

All FWD model variants are powered by Mazda’s efficient 2.0-liter direct injection engine. To further improve fuel economy, the 20S and 20E model grades also come with Mazda’s unique idling stop system, i-stop.

The Mazda Premacy is the first mass production Mazda model to undergo a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). The analysis estimates that from manufacture to disposal, the all-new Premacy will produce six percent less CO2 over its lifetime than the previous model.

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