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Old 10-12-12, 06:35 PM
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Default The new Mazda 6

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I am in love with the design inside and out. Way to go Mazda!
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It looks almost unchanged from the Shinari concept. I am so glad Mazda ditched the dopey smile they put on the rest of their cars.
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i suggest you try search first, we have thread on 6 already....
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Sorry. The search bar didn't get me any results.
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Not bad. I still think Ford made a mistake selling off their shares in Mazda.

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Originally Posted by Haitwun


It looks almost unchanged from the Shinari concept. I am so glad Mazda ditched the dopey smile they put on the rest of their cars.
Yep. Shinari concept became the Takeri concept before becoming the production Mazda 6. Decent enough looking car. Would love to see a stronger engine option though.



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Originally Posted by SaigaX
Not bad. I still think Ford made a mistake selling off their shares in Mazda.
Ford still owns a 3% stake in Mazda. Similarly they own slightly less still in Aston Martin
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It is a nice looking aggressive car but the engines available and performance is pretty weak, this trend in family sedans no longer offering a V6 option is .
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Originally Posted by UDel
It is a nice looking aggressive car but the engines available and performance is pretty weak, this trend in family sedans no longer offering a V6 option is .
There will likely be a more potent option down the road, be it in a higher trim or Mazdaspeed version. Till then though, they have made great strides in arguably one of the fiercest segments
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Originally Posted by Hoovey2411
There will likely be a more potent option down the road, be it in a higher trim or Mazdaspeed version. Till then though, they have made great strides in arguably one of the fiercest segments
always liked the MazdaSpeed 6 .. Hopefully they will bring it back into production.
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From the pictures, it looks much nicer than the last-generation model, which, IMO, was somewhat of a disappointment....especially with its rather cheap interior and awkward, RX-8-like front hump-fenders.
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Originally Posted by tmf2004
always liked the MazdaSpeed 6 .. Hopefully they will bring it back into production.
I generally wasn't a big fan of the last MS6, but one nice thing it had that the smaller MS3 lacked was a good AWD system. Let's hope the new one (if indeed put into production) carries the AWD system over. The AWD on the last MS6 also helped prevent the FWD MS3's noted torque-steer, which actually required some computer-controlled torque-limitation in the lower gears.
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If they make an AWD Mazda with a nice turbo it will certainly have some competition to compete with..
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Originally Posted by tmf2004
If they make an AWD Mazda with a nice turbo it will certainly have some competition to compete with..
are you referring to a certain Korean car
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