Just released the new enhanced spec for the popular Mazda5 Venture

Offering British family motorists even greater style and value this winter and through into the spring, Mazda is offering two enhanced versions of its popular Mazda5 Venture models.

Offering greater even greater style and value, the Mazda5 Venture models feature enhanced specs for 2013. On the exterior,  the addition of 17-inch Bright finish alloy wheels, sporty black mirror covers, four new colours, chrome exhaust tailpipe trim and power-folding door mirrors with integrated indicator lights. The interior benefits from new Black cloth trim with red stitching for a sporty feel and an auto-dimming interior mirror. The Mazda5 Venture is priced from £19,995 for the petrol and from £21,290 for the diesel.

For added safety and convenience, the Mazda5 Venture now includes rear parking sensors and reversing camera, a tyre pressure monitoring system, an auto-dimming interior mirror and smart turn signal.

The duo’s generous levels of standard specification already includes: front fog lights, sports front grille, side skirts, rear spoiler and privacy glass.  Inside, there is a piano-black centre console and Sanyo TomTom navigation with 5.8-inch touch-screen display. As well as integrated Bluetooth^® and iPod^® connectivity, plus climate control air-conditioning, cruise control and a six-speaker audio system.

“One of the best handling family cars available in the UK, the Mazda5 Venture features attractive styling and delivers a dynamic and engaging drive, with strongly performing petrol and diesel engines, plus finely tuned suspension and steering, and a top quality spacious and practical interior.  Its competitive fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, together with Mazda’s outstanding Japanese-style build quality and legendary reliability, the Venture models make great ownership prospects for active families,” adds Allibon.

An ideal family car, the enhanced Mazda5 Venture has an unusually long wheelbase (2,750mm) and sliding rear doors, with three rows of seating for up to seven occupants.  It is an immensely capable load carrier, with Mazda’s unique Karakuri cabin versatility.  The third row seats split 50/50 and fold flat to the floor, so that cargo volume is 857-litres when loaded to the belt line and 1,485-litres loaded to the roof.

Customers buying a Mazda5 Venture model have a choice of responsive and powerful engines – a 2.0-litre (150ps) MZR petrol engine for £19,995 or a 1.6-litre (115ps) turbo-diesel costing £21,290 – both driving the front wheels via a six-speed manual transmission.  Depending on the model, fuel economy can be as high as 54.3mpg (combined cycle) and CO₂ emissions as low as 138g/km.

The four new-for-2013 exterior colours are Arctic White. a solid colour and three Mica hues – Jet Black, Meteor Grey and Zeal Red.  Still available colours are Aluminium Silver, Clear Water Blue, Crystal White and Stormy Blue.  The new cars also feature a special ‘Venture’ badge’ on the tailgate.

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