Mazda 5 should be cheap, we borrowed one once and my partner sat comfortably in the middle (my son wants her next to him at all times when in a car). Grand Picasso was the best for interior / practicality though, by far, I'd rent that again if needed.
Growing up, my dad drove a Mazda 626 Station wagon. Man, that was a family car! We’d drive back from the family, a family of 6 plus a couple of stragglers in the back, a couple of sacks of maize, sugar cane, sacks of oranges.
What’s the Mazda 626 Station Wagon equivalent these days?
Why are cars so expensive?