New Mazda Premacy Special Needs Vehicle Version Debuts in Japan

Japanese manufacturer Mazda has just announced a new variant of the Premacy, also known as Mazda5 in international markets, which comes to ease mobility for people with disabilities. We are talking here about the special needs version of the Mazda Premacy, which underwent several modifications in order to meet the criteria.

The Premacy special needs vehicle seven-seat minivan is already available at all Mazda, Mazda Anfini and Mazda Autozam dealerships throughout Japan. The Manufacturer's suggested retail prices range from 2,253,000 yen (20CS grade - 2.0-liter DOHC DISI) to 2,589,000 yen (20S grade - 2.0-liter DOHC DISI i-stop).

The Mazda Premacy special needs vehicle features a passenger seat that rotates and lifts up and down. The seat can be operated by switches on the sides of the seat or a wireless remote control. With an improved seat shape and a extra switches on the right side of the seat, the new Premacy special needs vehicle is more comfortable for passengers and more user-friendly for care givers.

The back part of the lift-up seat has an improved design for greater comfort, and the seat slide range is also extended. Extra slide and recline switches are added to the right side of the lift-up seat so it can also be operated from the driver's seat.

The third generation Mazda5 debuted at the 2010 Geneva Auto Show. The Mazda5 comes in three grades: 20CS, 20E, and 20S. The top performance version, the Mazdaspeed5 (or Mazdaspeed Premacy), is expected to be launched two years after the launch of Mazda Premacy in Japan, meaning in mid-2012.