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Mazda6 2.5 turbo announced
Mazda recently unveiled their updated Mazda6 with a 2.5 turbo engine (finally!!). This announcement takes me back a few years when I was in the market for a new car. Back then I was looking at BMW, but was also seriously considering Mazda because they are excellent in the steering/handling department and their tech offerings are top notch too. The only thing that held me back was the lack of a turbo engine (there was a lot of talk that the 6 would come with a turbo engine; never happened). I felt like the non-turbo 2.5 was not enough for me. Hence, I ended up in my first BMW. Now that I have had the taste of BMW, I am not sure if I would get a Mazda, but when I am back in the market again I know for sure that I will test drive the Mazda6 turbo with an open mind. Who knows what could happen...
Edit: here's the link https://www.mazdausa.com/vehicles/20...BoCnYwQAvD_BwE
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02-16-2018, 11:19 AM | #4 |
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I also have a soft spot for Mazda. I've had 3 ('88 RX-7 convertible, '90 MX-6 with 4 wheel steering! and a '95 MX-6) and found that they really try harder with innovations and also last for many many miles without any trouble at all. This new engine sounds great!
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don't think it'll sell too well. the mazda 6 V6 didn't sell well back in 2002-08 and neither will this. TBH "enthusiasts" on this forum mainly value engine sound and hp/tq contrary to the light and nimble that mazda provides.
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It's still FWD. My wife's car is a 2014 Mazda6 Grand Touring. Nice car, reliable and reasonably comfortable, but not enough power and if it had more, I'd worry about torque steer.
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It'd be a beast in the 3! I think they would have to substantially redesign the 3 for it to be able to handle this kind of power.
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manual for all trims except the turbo ones....sigh...
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Word is it will be awd too, but no manual.
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right out of school I had 2004 Mazda6 6-spd v6 back in the day... car was a hoot to drive even tho it was FWD. I think that was a perfect size car... the new model I think is too big even tho I've not driven it lately
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Interesting.... from what I can see, this isn't using their new gas compression based technology (I think they called it HCCI or Skyactiv-X). This is good for the tuners, as they don't have to try and deal with a brand new engine type/tech.
I am also very excited to see and drive their new gas HCCI/Skyactiv-X engines that combines compression with spark ignition. Pretty cool to see one of the smaller car manufactures innovate. |
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Mazda's making some handsome cars nowadays! Give us a true RX-7 successor please!!!
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I own a 15 Mazda 3 sGT manual. Very happy with it. Dealership network is screwing Mazda - it sucks. Old, small, crappy dealership with antiquated service facilities.
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We used to have a member here whose family owns the local Hyundai dealership. They also had a Mazda dealership and recently got rid of that and brought in Nissan. I wish she was still around here to see her point of view on that switch. Maybe I'll ask her next time her commercial airs (I see her about 7x a night) but I doubt she'll answer
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If the rumors are true and they will bring back AWD I'm all over that car. I had a Mazdaspeed6 and it was the best car I've ever driven. It had something special that none of my BMW could ever match. I just hope that this new turbo Mazda 6 is built stronger though because the Speed6 had too much power for about averything on the drivetrain.
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