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Mazda6 MPS
Styled at Mazda's European R&D center in Oberursel, Germany, the Mazda6 MPS concept showed the potential for the new midsize sedan about to go on sale in the U.S. This show car draws on the RX-8 sports coupe for design inspiration and boasts a potent 2.3-liter/280-hp engine. Known as the Atenza in Japan, the Mazda6 is offered globally with a family of engines including the 2.3-liter/160-hp inline-four and higher-performance 3.0-liter/219-hp V-6 gasoline engines that we'll see in the United States. On sale Stateside in December, the zoomy Mazda6 will retail starting around $18,700.

 
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damn, 2.3L 160hp sounds really detunedi guess the 18k price tag is for the 4 cylinder??

i've never heard a car be described as "zoomy"[IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG]

 
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nice car, crappy engine... 2.3L for only 160hp? I'd take the Accord any day.

 
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2.3 with 160 HP. I wonder what is the Torque on it.
If it is around or over 160 then is not a crappy engine.

 
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did you all miss the 219hp v-6 part of this also? Lol, I would say the base engine is crappy, but then again all base engines are crappy, thats why they make higher performance alternatives.

 
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the 2.4L in the new accord and crv puts out about 160 hp. so from your logic, it's a crappy 4 banger. 160hp for a 2.3L is not bad, but you can't judge it until you see the torque.

 
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yes, I agree. like a posted before. You can't judge the engine until you see the torque it produces.

 
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yup, so you should expect the 2.3L to be torquey, given big displacement 4 cylinders are known to produce just as much torque as hp if not more. good examples are the 2.5L found in subarus and the nissan 2.4L 240sx.