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| | 2000 Mazda MPV - The Car Connection |
 | | Mazda in particular rode its award-winning MPV a little too long: When the world moved on to front-wheel drive and larger, rounder shapes, the MPV remained its petite rear- (or four-) wheel-drive self. |
 | | All three models, the DX $19,995 MPV, the $22,050 LX, and the top-of-the-line leather-everywhere $25,550 ES, have an automatic transmission that shifts smoothly on demand, and one tends to forget, owing to carlike handling, there's a whole van behind your seat. |
 | | All in all, the MPV is a minivan for the new century, despite the lag between generations. |
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