CARMEL VALLEY, Calif. - The Mazda MPV finally gets what it needs: a pinch of "Zoom, Zoom." The 2002 MPV comes with a 40-hp boost and a five-speed automatic transmission meant to silence critics who ...

Yet another mommy car. As usual, the guys steered clear of it unless they were hauling or vacationing. Still, Mazda's compact, short-wheelbase MPV (for "multipurpose vehicle") was continually in ...

We liked this latest-generation MPV as soon as we saw it. It is, after all, arguably the nicest-looking minivan out there. Being smaller than most of its rivals helps, too, because that provides a ...