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Mazda Biante: JDM-only seating for eight

Written by admin on May 10, 2008 – 4:37 pm -

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Meet the Biante, Mazda’s new Japan-only 8-passenger minivan. The funky oversized headlamps, expansive greenhouse, and stylish frenched taillamps are the work of Iwao Koizumi, designer of the original Atenza (Mazda6 outside Japan) and CX-7.

Mazda announced the Biante earlier this week, and details are still a bit thin thin. According to the automaker, the new people-mover’s name is derived from the word “ambient” and will deliver the most interior space in its class when it goes on sale later this summer. We expect to learn more technical info then, but in the meantime, we’ve got a promo video after the jump as well as a high-res photo gallery below.

If you can read Japanese, you can also stop by the official Biante website, which features a bunch of Gumby-like characters that represent a family of seven, plus one dog — all of whom should fit in the new ride. You know, if they were real people. It’s all very Japanese.

[Sources: Mazda, Nihon Car]

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Hyundai launches i800 full-size van in Europe

Written by admin on May 9, 2008 – 4:21 am -

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What, you thought only Ford and GM did the full-size van thing anymore? Say hello to the eight-passenger Hyundai i800, which goes on sale late June in the UK. The i800 sports captain’s chairs up front with two three-passenger benches out back. That makes a grand total of eight seat belts thanks to its totally accommodating third-row. Hyundai’s big van is powered by a 2.5L four-cylinder CRDi diesel engine, so we expect acceleration is an afterthought in this cavernous cruiser. The i800 does, however, feature a coil-sprung rear suspension for a more minivan-like ride than some of its commercial transport competition. But aside from its features, the i800 is just a good looking van. Its design is more fluid than Chrysler’s new boxy minivans and it doesn’t look like it belongs in a FedEx fleet (we’re looking at you, Ford Econoline). Screw the Entourage, we want this Hyundai hauler in the U.S.

[Source: Hyundai]


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