89-99 1st gen Mazda MPV (LV5W)

So common. I never had one, but I have always admired the 4WD version. I know tons of guys that would off road any vehicle that had some type of 4WD system.

I felt these were somewhat of an actual mpv (multi purpose vehicle) as they are offered in Japan.
This generation of the MPV is also a 4 door, which all doors are hinged. The 2nd generation is more like a van with the sliding doors.

The MPV is powered by 2.5, 2.6 4 cylinder or a V6. Engine was in the front, but the MPV came in rwd or 4WD. Automatic and manual was available.

The bad thing is that these crossovers between a van and a SUV was that it had bad gas mileage and headgasket issues. Hopefully the head gasket deal was due to materials as many head gaskets have improved tremedously.