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Old 03-19-13, 09:50 AM
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Saw this pic on FB and it looks stunningly good. I hope people buy this car based on looks alone. With a simply drop and wheels this looks fantastic to me without looking like a copy of much anything else, they have a nice design language going.

Seems they start around 23k and 30k loaded but only one engine, a 4 cylinder. I think its a really nice car and going to check it out.

Great job Mazda!
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Old 03-19-13, 09:52 AM
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Looks pretty good
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Old 03-19-13, 09:54 AM
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To me (and especially in the classic red Italian color), from that angle, it looks like a far more expensive Maserati Quattroporte. I'd be very careful, though, with little tire-clearance in the wells like that....they could end up rubbing on big bumps or in sharp cornering.
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Mazda6 and Fusion are my two favorite midsizers
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Originally Posted by Hoovey2411
Mazda6 and Fusion are my two favorite midsizers
At one time they were both done (more or less) off the same platform. It's less-clear now if that is still the case, since Ford and Mazda are no longer as closely-knit as before. Today's Fusion (it is an excellent car.....I was highly impressed with the Hybrid version I recently test-drive), unlike the past, is essentially the Euro-market Mondeo. In fact, this time (also unlike the past), the American market actually gets the new Fusion before the Europeans themselves do.
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This car is gorgeous
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Would look a lot better with darker rims.
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Originally Posted by Motor
Would look a lot better with darker rims.
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it does look good tho....is it dropped as well?
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Mazda 6 is great, especially up close... on the road from few hundred meters, kind of isnt noticable that much... but once you come closer to check it out, it is really nice... half up there to the premium class.

of course, once you start probing and touching inside, it is not that great but overall it is nice... better interior quality than more expensive CX-5 for instance.
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Originally Posted by spwolf
of course, once you start probing and touching inside, it is not that great but overall it is nice... better interior quality than more expensive CX-5 for instance.
Plush interiors, in general, have not been a Mazda strong point over the years. The new Mazda6 uses decent materials inside, but, in general, IMO, still looks somewhat plain, especially in the black monotone.
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Originally Posted by bagwell
+1 for Gun Metal


it does look good tho....is it dropped as well?
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This car is getting such a good reviews, I'm so interested in checking it out.
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nice! back looks a bit audi, and front looks a bit fiskar.
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those wheels make the rotors look tiny
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Mazda is crazy to not be offering AWD and a bigger motor! That huge bonnet begs for displacement!
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