New Mazda 6 - Updated Picture!
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[hr]Originally posted by: sadboy916
looks like a rx-8[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: sadboy916
looks like a rx-8[hr]
Edit: That's one sweet Mazda, BTW
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The gist of it, for you lazies:
I kinda like the wagon too...sort of an oversized MP5:
The gist of it, for you lazies:
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[hr]Overall, the Mazda 6 driving experience is more European than Japanese, easily outshining a Honda Accord through twisty hairpins and long sweepers. Ditto when compared to a Euro-spec Volkswagen Passat. Turn-in was precise and understeer well contained while the minimal body roll reflected the firmer suspension tuning.
Like Nissan's Altima, a five-speed manual transmission will be standard with both the Mazda-engineered 2.3-liter four-cylinder and the Ford-sourced 3.0-liter V6 (optional on the four is a four-speed auto; the V6 can be equipped with an available five-speed slushbox). Both engines feature Mazda's S-VT Sequential Valve Timing mechanism that continuously varies inlet cam timing and phasing.
The base four gets a fairly substantial boost in power over the old engine...tto 160hp. Thanks to the addition of the high-tech variable valve timing mechanism and swirl control valves in the intake manifold, the new 2.3 also has significantly more torque...152 pound-feet...The 60-degree V6, though it's based on Ford's Duratec 3.0-liter, uses the addition of the S-VT system to produce 219 horsepower... Maximum torque...202 pound-feet available at 4,750 rpm[hr]
[hr]Overall, the Mazda 6 driving experience is more European than Japanese, easily outshining a Honda Accord through twisty hairpins and long sweepers. Ditto when compared to a Euro-spec Volkswagen Passat. Turn-in was precise and understeer well contained while the minimal body roll reflected the firmer suspension tuning.
Like Nissan's Altima, a five-speed manual transmission will be standard with both the Mazda-engineered 2.3-liter four-cylinder and the Ford-sourced 3.0-liter V6 (optional on the four is a four-speed auto; the V6 can be equipped with an available five-speed slushbox). Both engines feature Mazda's S-VT Sequential Valve Timing mechanism that continuously varies inlet cam timing and phasing.
The base four gets a fairly substantial boost in power over the old engine...tto 160hp. Thanks to the addition of the high-tech variable valve timing mechanism and swirl control valves in the intake manifold, the new 2.3 also has significantly more torque...152 pound-feet...The 60-degree V6, though it's based on Ford's Duratec 3.0-liter, uses the addition of the S-VT system to produce 219 horsepower... Maximum torque...202 pound-feet available at 4,750 rpm[hr]
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BRING BACK THE RX-7!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: sadboy916
BRING BACK THE RX-7!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![hr]
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[hr]Originally posted by: MexMike
IMO that looks 10 times sweeter than the new accord. The 4door anyway
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[hr]Originally posted by: MexMike
IMO that looks 10 times sweeter than the new accord. The 4door anyway
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That isn't what they all will look like. The 6 looks really nice, but that is a really suped up one, which I am sure mazdaspeed had something to do with!!
The white one on the first page is just plain sick...I would pimp the hell out of that ride. The base models don't look bad either. Congrats to Mazda/Ford...they did a nice job in the looks department!
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[hr]Is that the Mazda Altenza.. i heard that is was in Japan already but coming here soon (at least i think its called the altenza in Japan) [hr]
[hr]Is that the Mazda Altenza.. i heard that is was in Japan already but coming here soon (at least i think its called the altenza in Japan) [hr]
