What Is the Blue Book Value of a 2005 Mazda Tribute
Kelley Blue Book ® - 2003 Mazda Tribute Overview
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KBB.com 2003 Mazda Tribute Overview
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A Tribute Worth Having Mazda's Tribute is the perfect replacement for that small station wagon that you and kids have outgrown. Considering its humble size, the interior truly is spacious and the Tribute is blessed with a wide stance that makes it very stable in turns and helps provide a smooth, car-like ride. The Tribute's numerous strengths build upon each other. For example, the long wheelbase and short over hang make the Tribute ideal in tight city driving as well as on narrow off-road trails. That same wheelbase is what makes the Tributes rear seat accommodations so much roomier than it would appear; compare the Tribute to a RAV4 and you'll discover an additional four inches of legroom. You'll also love that even when the split folding 60/40 rear seats are occupied, behind them you'll find a decent amount of cargo space for groceries or gear. The Tribute DX is powered by a 2.0-liter, 130 horsepower four-cylinder engine that is fine for duty as a daily driver, but is best teamed to the standard 5-speed manual if you want to make the most of the engines power curve. You'll likely find that though fuel efficient, the 2.0-liter is a bit course when compared to rival four-cylinders from Honda and Toyota. A much better choice if you can swing the extra cash is the 3.0-liter V6; rated at 201-horsepower, the V6 is standard on the LX and ES trims. You'll find that the V6 completely changes the Tribute's personality; it accelerates quickly and exhibits a nice throaty growl when you step on the gas. Fuel efficiency is also pretty reasonable with this engine, with an EPA rating of 19-mpg city and 25-mpg highway (2WD LX model.) There is no 5-speed manual for the V6 models, but the 4-speed automatic does a good job of distributing the engine's power. Tributes comes in both front-wheel and on-demand four-wheel drive. The on demand system is fairly simple to understand; when the vehicle is in normal driving mode (street driving on dry surfaces) the front wheels are doing all the work. Once you encounter any situation where the front wheels begin to slip, a viscous-coupling center differential transfers 50% of the engine's power to the rear wheels where it stays put until the front wheels have regained their grip. If you plan on getting the four-wheel-drive version, the V6 is really the right engine for the job. Since Mazda has a performance-oriented image, the engineers felt compelled to tinker with the Tribute suspension and tire package, giving it a slightly more agile feel than you'll find on the Escape. You'll feel very little trepidation as you round turns and zigzag through traffic chiefly due to the Tribute's excellent steering response and lack of body roll. Over broken or rough pavement, the Tribute does bounce a bit but it never leaves you with the feeling the wheels are not securely connected to the road; smooth roads and vast expressways are where the Tribute shines brightest. Though Tribute may share its body and drivetrain with the Ford Escape, its interior gets the full-on Mazda treatment that places it decidedly upscale of its Ford cousin. This year, a new two-tone dash in either gray or taupe is standard on all models Mazda, trimmed in brushed aluminum on DX and LX models and carbon fiber on top-of-the-line ES. There are new fabrics for the seats and on ES models you can opt for heated leather seating. The Tribute's front bucket seats are among the most comfortable we've experienced in this class. A power driver's seat is an option on the LX and standard on the EX; the front seats also include adjustable lumbar support.
You'll appreciate that there are adjustable headrests at all outboard seating positions and the front seatbelts have pretensioners that help remove any slack in the seatbelt in the event of an accident. For 2003, front side-impact airbags are now standard on the ES and optional on the other trims. About the only shortcoming you may find with the interior is the long, column-mounted gear selector that when pulled into the "D" position partially blocks the radio and heating controls. Standard equipment on all Tributes includes power windows, anti-theft engine immobilizer, AM/FM/CD audio, power door locks, remote keyless entry, roof rack, intermittent front wipers, tilt-steering wheel, tachometer and rear-window defogger. The option list is long, with many of the LX's optional equipment being standard on the EX. You can fully deck-out a Tribute to include leather seats, power glass moonroof, a 7-speaker premium audio system with an in-dash 6-disc CD changer and powered subwoofer.
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