MAZDA5 RESIDUAL PERFORMANCE IS 'BEST KEPT SECRET'

A NEW diesel version of the Mazda5 MPV has stormed onto the market with the best residuals in its class.

Used car valuation expert CAP has described the 1.6-litre diesel model as a "best kept secret" and has predicted that the Sport model will retain 32 per cent of its value after three-years and 60,000-miles. The TS2 model also performs extremely well, with a 31 per cent retained value predicted.

“The New Mazda5 is the latest model in the range to receive the Nagare design language treatment. The vehicle also boasts the versatile Karakuri seating system giving the option of a seventh seat or a storage compartment. Additionally, both trim levels have key items of enhanced specification in comparison to the previous model range," said Jeff Knight, Monitor Editor at CAP.

“All of that should prove popular in the fleet market when combined with the new 1.6D 115ps engine that emits 138g/km of CO2 as it makes the vehicle highly competitive within the medium MPV sector.”

The new 1.6-litre diesel equipped model joins the 1.8-litre and 2.0-litre petrol models in the Mazda5 range.

By By Press Association