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HIROSHIMA, Japan Mazda has begun taking orders in Japan for the redesigned Mazda Premacy, which is sold in the U.S. and other overseas markets as the Mazda 5. The U.S. version is scheduled to debut this fall at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show and should begin arriving at dealers in 2011.
Deliveries of the front-wheel-drive Premacy in Japan will begin in July, with the four-wheel-drive variants to follow in August. Prices in the home market, including taxes, will start at $19,400.
The third-generation Premacy made its world debut earlier this year at the 2010 Geneva Auto Show.
In Japan, the newest edition can be ordered with dual power-sliding rear doors and a variety of seating configurations, as well as Mazda's i-stop idling stop-start system.
The home-market Premacy is available with a 2.0-liter four-cylinder gasoline direct-injection engine and a five-speed automatic transmission.
Inside Line says: Much edgier styling on this compact family hauler. Paul Lienert, Correspondent
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