Mazda Biante

Spacious. For me, the highlight is the middle row. Can split up for easy access to the rear row, or can join together for 3 person to sit. Don't think there's another MPV with such a feature at this price range.

Owned this car for 3 yrs. Durable workhorse. Didn't have to replace anything (yet) apart from regular servicing.

FC about 10km/L, mixed driving. Quite decent for an MPV of this size.

Considered the Toyota triplets from PI but chose this due to the customizable middle row. Love the freedom of having the aisle for most of the time, but still can close up the gap and carry 8 people when needed. Plus it's an AD model compared to PI, better piece of mind.

Bought it from used market, an impressive MPV attract by the outlook and interior, although it has an aging design since 2008, first launched at Asia market in 2014 but till date it still looks fresh.

Sitting inside felt loving it, generous space comfibily for seven, eight could be squeezy (depend on passengers size), control panel placed not too far from the driver seat and easy reaching, passengers accessible from front to back row without opening the door move from outside.

Handling :

Great visibility, Easy to handle suitable for ladies to enjoy drive for ferrying kids with their big smile, so that mens can shake leg where else...

The car is heavy, can feel the weight start from zero speed, may need to floor down the accelerator in order to feel the gravity.

Suspension very comfy, Suay Suay Liap hump Da You Chiong Liao (small hump just acceleration and go over), be prepare to get screw up by passengers in high speed for big hump.

Engine power might not be powerful, but Hey... This is not a sports car.

Stupid I-Stop unable to disable permanently, each time got to off it manually for every start up if you do not wish to activate the features.

Steering wheel and gear shift too close to each other, always hit the gear shift when i swing my hand, need to change my driving habit.

Conclusion :

No regrets for this selection, family quite happy with it.

Fun to drive, good for long journey and adventure trip, spacious, quiet drive, tons of features. Fuel Consumption in average.

I bought this to replace my aging Toyota Wish which was a good car to begin with. I wanted a car that was roomy and power sliding doors which the Biante fulfilled. After living with it for almost 3 years, I'd say it's a wonderful car.

Shorter people could even stand up in the biante which boasts impressive legroom and headroom.But ugly exterior which deters mpv buyers away

Tested Biante and eventually got a Mazda 5. Generally quite a nice drive but underpowered and too large.

The car is good but the after sales is quite bad. Servicing appointments are difficult to get.

Worst - recently I had an accident. The repair took 3 weeks because they didnt have parts. I was planning to buy a European car. I was told not to go for it as spare parts take a long time to come. It seems to be the same with Mazda. The service staff are good but the company doesnt seem to be well organised with its after sales.

I have driven this car for about 3 months. Like the height and the exterior design. FC is about 10km/litrre.

The space is enough for my family of 5. I like the sliding doors and the centre aisle. If need be, the aisle can be closed up to seat 3 in the 2nd row.

The 3rd row can also be adjusted conveniently to create more boot space.

Quiet, smooth engine. Very soft feel during drive, felt like driving a caravan than a MPV. Cockpit windscreen view is like watching ultra wide screen, marvelous wide view. Lack of luxury basic feature such as auto headlight and rain sensor, door ajar sensor not itemized, no auto power windows for all windows ,only driver, whole interior ceiling lamp cannot be centralised control neither at driver seat. No auto tail gate.

I would still recommend the MPV for its price and size to fit all in. Fuel consumption so so. My best so far is 1L /9.5km on mixed drive.

My first Mazda MPV ever owned though have owned a Toyota Wish prior to this. Biante colourful lit dashboard is stylish and very rarely found in most MPVs. Clean look Interior coupled with high roof make its interior spacious. The 2nd row seat can be adjusted to sit 2 or 3 persons and the 3rd can sit another 3 persons making it a 8 seater MPV.

The front exterior is stylish too but the rear design is quite disappointing especially so due to the tapering sides finish at the rear. Design and finish for the rear could be better if there is a rear roof spoiler that could offset the poor design and lessen the overall boxy look.

Performance wise, happy so far though the engine starts to go sluggish when turning and slowing down at traffic junction stoppages due to I-stop feature. Stepping harder on accelerate will help overcome such sluggishness but this could mean more fuel consumption.

Test drove it recently. The exterior design and interior gadgets are classy and the design grows on me slowly but surely. I did not like the stop/start function and felt that after it has stopped, the engine is turned out at the most erratic time. Maybe, the cars I owned do not have this feature and it takes a little getting used to!

The leg space for the third row is reasonable. My only gripe is the boot space when the third row is folded up. It is not a stow away concept and the boot space is little meagre. More often than not, people who opt to buy such cars need space for humans and stuff.

The engine is sluggish and would have been better with a larger cc.

test drive the Biante during the MCF Hangout at Mazda showroom.

Hmm... not bad not bad.... for it size it can still pick up.... it "manual gear/paddle gear" (sorry dun know the actual term) is very responsive too...

only con is the last row can't flatten or fold 1 of the last seat...

will be watching for this........ shall COE DROP!!! LOL

*Remark - have not own the Binate yet, therefore not sure on the reliability yet. I just input that so that I can submit this review

I also test drive the Biante during the MCF event on 25 Sep 2014.

It is very spacious, and we like how the seats can be configured for 2-2-3 and 2-3-3 layouts. Front passenger can access the 2nd row (and 3rd row) via the central aisle. There are aircon vents for the rear to ensure a cool ride for rear passengers. The rear doors are electric sliding with safety feature to prevent closing on any obstructions/fingers.

On the move, the Biante pick up speed rather easily. Although the Sales Consultant demonstrated the gear paddles, the auto box work well when left on its own. Despite its bulky dimensions, we find that it is quite easy to manoeuvre.

Overall,the Biante can be a good choice for a big size MPV.

Mazda Biante is a typical boxy people mover, japanese made, standard features with no frills, lots of space and high roof. You will not go very wrong with this choice for its reliability and value for money

Test drove the Mazda 5 and Biante last Sunday. Mz 5 is pretty cramped, according to my family members who were seated at the 2nd and 3rd row, to them moving over to the Biante is akin to moving from a studio apt to a penthouse. The space is HUGE! All 3 rows are cooled comfortably.(Last Sunday was a pretty hot day) My family members had no complaints at all. Egress into and out of Biante is aslo very easy. I love the drive of Biante over Mz 5. On the same load, Mz 5 does struggle a bit but Biante has no such problem. Tested both cars with and w/o i stop. Suffice to say that i stop doesn't affect the acceleration much, pretty smiliar to my Wish. I just love the paddle shifts on Biante. Once engaged, the gears downshifted and the power just came on immediately. Compated to MPV which are of the same league, e.g. Previa, it is reasonably priced. In summary, Biante is really a good car to get, if you have a huge family. If cruise control is added to Biante, it would be complete package!

Really good car, carry 8 adults with ease. My whole family enjoyed the car very much. The design is good and the technology is up to date. There is not much to complain about really except the high COE price.