27/08/2008 03:34. It’s just not supposed to be this much fun. Driving a six-passenger minivan (damn, there’s that bloody M-word) that can hang it out through the turns and spin the wheels from a standing start makes you constantly ask yourself what it is, exactly, that this Mazda5 really is trying to be.

A unibody constructed Sport Activity Vehicle (SAV). At least that’s what Mazda calls it. It looks like a mini -minivan: That is, a more practical vehicle for city use that holds as many as six passengers, as well.

Technically, it slots up against any and all of the traditional (and larger) minivan offerings from Chrysler , Honda , Toyota , Kia , Nissan and Hyundai . But in light of certain other features – not to mention its small size – it almost feels as though... // LeftLane News