Mazda Premacy 2.0L Sport

Ideal car for family person, not driven the Zafira but after driving this I wouldn't want to drive a Zafira. Very smooth and comfortable car. Plenty of room in boot and back seats. Have had in the back 2 men weighing 33 stone between them and a lady weighing 9 stone and plenty of room.

I upgraded to this Mazda Premacy 2.0L Sport model after having a 1.8 GXI Premacy. This is a classy sporty car, 2L injection engine having a top speed of 132mph and 0-60 in less than 6 secs!!! If you are looking for mid-size MPV, then look no further, you won't be disappointed. Bonus is that all three rear seats are fully removable so there is masses of space. In short, it has the practicality of an MPV with the performance to out do all boy racers!

All in all top marks just wish the engine noise thing could be sorted, spoils an otherwise very good top end midi MPV. But I must say for reliability and that assurance that your car wont let you down buy a Mazda Premacy you won't be disappointed I promise. It can be driven slow like most seem to be or can be used to zoom zoom around like mine is goes some on the autobahn's here in Germany too.

We bought the Mazda Premacy 2.0L Sport People Carrier from a Border Cars dealer in Dumfries, who gave us an excellent deal as a trade in for our old car against the Premacy.

The car is great with excellent comfort and plenty of room in the cabin and boot space ideal for disabled people who have wheel chairs as we take my mother-in-law on holiday and we have plenty of room for luggage and her wheelchair (foldable) and with being able to remove the back seats individually it also help make even more room. I find it handles very well and with the advantage of Traction Control etc.

My wife and I recently settled on a Mazda Premacy 2.0L Sport People Carrier having looked at pretty much every Mini-MPV on the market. What we liked about the car in particular is that, if you need the practicality of an MPV but still want your driving to be fun, then this is an excellent compromise. Yes, some of the competition have more cubby holes and a little more space; but most of these also drive like barges, whereas the Premacy drives as close to a car as any MPV I have ever driven, particularly around bends, where its road holding is excellent. Add in an extensive standard kit list, excellent value for money (we paid £12,000 for a new pre-registered car)and also factor in Mazda build quality, and I dont think anything in its class and price range can touch it. The only minor criticism I would make is that the engine does seem to struggle at the high end, but this is a very minor issue, and has no effect on day to day driving.

I bought my Premacy with a DVD player and cruise control thrown in and with a few days negotiation got the price down to below £14000. A hell of a lot of car for the price. After approx 3 months I noticed the finish on all 4 alloy wheels had started bubbling. I plan to raise this issue with the dealer when the car is serviced in 3 weeks time. The front bumber was a slightly different shade to the bodywork where as the back bumper matched perfectly. Mazda blamed this on the different base materials ie plastic verses steel I found this excuse an insult considering the back bumper was OK, why wasn't the front????. Mazda need to sort their QC out, these issues could prevent the premacy becoming a range winner. I find the engine a bit unresponsive for a 2.0 litre unit, without excessive reving I find smaller engined vehicles out accelertating the Premacy. The inner door handle/arm rests are hard plastic and play havoc with the elbow and funny bone especially on long jouneys, in August we are going to France in it, hope my elbow survives.

I've just ordered my Premacy 2.0 Sport after test driving just about every serious competitor on the market. I had an extended drive in the Premacy so I think I know it reasonably well.

The engine is very responsive and the roadholding superb. I've had a VW Golf for the last 4 years so I was a little dubious that I would find anything comparable handling and performance wise.

On my road test it was raining and I took a roundabout at 40 specifically because I could see the grease on the road. My Golf would have gone round with a little bit of a protest, but the Permacy sailed round with no tyre squeal. This was in direct contravention to the Citroen Xsara Picasso's tendency to understeer everywhere.

The driving position is superb, not as van-like as the Citroen but higher than the Golf, and the sport seats do tend to hug you quite nicely, holding you in place.

Very good value, especially as you can get the Sport for £13574 from Autobytel (www.autobytel.co.uk) as opposed to the asking price of £15495. I used this as a bargaining tool with my local dealer and managed £13999, which I'm more than happy with. The dealer's attitudes also scored highly with less bull than I received from the other dealers.

The one BIG drawback is the lack of LPG conversion. You have to apply to Powershift and the vehicle you are buying must be on their list. The only Mazda is the 121 (Fiesta to you and me). The only way, I was told, to get your car on the list is to contact Mazda. The information received from Mazda HQ in the UK is :

The Premacy will not be added to the list as Mazda do not support LPG conversions.

If you convert it yourself this will invalidate the warranty.

LPG conversion was a topic I spent ten minutes discussing with the salesman and was assured it could be done easily. I'm still buying the car, but this little faux pas let them down.

..having just ordered my 2.0l sportive with all the little other bits on it i am pleased to read a reveiw of this nature with such praise for the premacy although not my first..(or second),original choice for a midi mpv i think owners or prespective owners will be impressed just as i was and am so after it gets here from Japan and i have been round the block a few times will write again with good/bad points if any.. happy driving, my advice is the same gotta check one of these lttle "pocket rockets" out!!

After doing the rounds for an MPV we decided on the Mazda Premacy as it stood out from the crowd with its full body kit and alloy wheels. The standard spec left nothing to add as extras. The seating is for 5 but is very flexible. The rear seats recline with the middle seat & passenger folding down as tables. Proper centre seat belt. Great sound system and air bags all over. Controls are at your fingertips and they all function with a positive German preciseness. The ride is generally soft but is some how very stable when driven hard. All round the Premacy is one of the best vehicles I have ever driven and to put that into perspective, my car is a Mercedes CLK. Please go check one out for yourself.