O/T mazda5 minivan

We are looking to go up in size vehicle.  We now have a Kia Optima which I love but it is getting on up there in milage and I want to get something with a tad more room.  We don't have a mazda dealership where I live and I have been doing a lot of research about this van.  It is in our price range.  Does anyone on here have/had one and would like to tell me what you think of it.
Thanks
Denise

We don't have a Mazda5 but I did recently test drive one while searching for our new family car.
The Mazda5 was decent, but overall it felt "slow" and didn't handle as well as I would have liked.

After reading all the consumer reports, we settled on a 2011 Toyota Sienna and I LOVE IT. Tons of space for my twins and lots of cargo room, handles like a dream and has one of the top safety and reliability ratings.
Mazda5 review-http://usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/cars-trucks/Mazda_Mazda5/
Sienna Review-
http://usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/cars-trucks/Toyota_Sienna/

Thank you so much for the response.  My top pick would be either the Toyota Sienna or the Volkswaggon Roution can't afford the Volkswagon lol  but the Toyota if I get the bottom of the line one which is fine with me we can afford.  lol lol  I don't like all those bells and whistles anyway.  I mean if I dont have to pay for them sure but not to have to pay for them.  lol lol  I havent test drove anything yet so I just need to get out there and do that! lol  We will be paying cash so I hope price wise that will work in my favor.
Thanks
Denise

I had a Mazda 5 and I didn't like it...it was not comfortable at all especially for trips longer than a half hour and as the other poster said, it didn't have enough power.  We now have a used Chrysler Town and Country and we love it, its very roomy!!