What do u think about the new 2009 Mazda 6?

[2005sp23]

http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070821/FREE/70820007/1530/FREE

autoweek is saying the US will only get the sedan, no more hatchback or wagon... anyone heard otherwise? i love the look of the wagon and it would definitely be on my list of replacement cars if it were avail. w/ a manual tranny. if they don't bring it over, there basicallly won't be any mid-size wagons for sale in the US anymore since the legacy wagon was cancelled also (the only have the outback now)

the hatch was another thing that made the car unique against accords/camrys. oh well.

maybe we'll end up in a CX-5 if those are nice and reasonably priced...

 

[Foolish]

http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070821/FREE/70820007/1530/FREE

autoweek is saying the US will only get the sedan, no more hatchback or wagon...

That would seriously piss me off. The wagon is the best looking of the three!

 

[brucy]

Just saw a spy shot on thecarconnection.com that was took in Detroit and i have to say that the car looks pretty similar to what we saw in the pictures
revealed yesterday.

 

[Rotary_Powered]

Jesus, why is it that everyone likes to over generalize Americans as fat and lazy i.e. requiring large cars to move their buts around.... I say forget making the American 6 bigger and stay the course. Who knows Mazda maybe surprised by how many smart, lithe Americans there are over here

Sad but somewhat true Still we already have larger cars, so just leave sexy lightweight Mazdas be!
wikipedia.....

 

[ebmp5]

Nice!!!

 

[kickniteasy]

Sad but somewhat true Still we already have larger cars, so just leave sexy lightweight Mazdas be!
wikipedia.....

hahahaha, owned!

 

[chuyler1]

After looking at the photos, I've got mixed opinions about it. The interior isn't bad but I am partial to the 06 interior. I like the 3 round vents in my MS6 and would be disappointed with the plain old square vents in this new model. Although 2-tone colored dash lights are the fad right now they are horrible for night driving. Blue is too distracting and I'd much prefer all red lighting.

As far as the exterior goes, I find it much less bold and sporty compared to the original 2003 release of the Mazda6. The lines are smoothed out and there is very little 'edge' to it except for the fender flares over the front wheels which to me looks silly at certain angles. I just don't think this car screams "zoom zoom" like the previous model.

 

[misbehave]

I see BMW/Lexus/Acura sweating.

 

[misbehave]

4 times!!

Since November 2002, my hidden last name has become MAZDA!

 

[misbehave]

From Car and Driver:

Unfortunately, the U.S. model, which may see the light of day at either Novembers L.A. auto show or the Detroit auto show in January, will wear different sheetmetal. We're also told that it could ride on a completely different platform that the Euro-spec car. According to Mazda, this is because the North American car needs to look bigger. Car buyers, it says, think the current car looks too small in relation to other mid-size sedans.

http://www.caranddriver.com/autoshows/13664/2009-mazda-6.html?al=192

So we won't be getting this gorgeous Mazda6...(bang)

We should all stop wanting bigger cars, man!

 

[ottawaP5]

I see BMW/Lexus/Acura sweating.

I don't think this car will put a dent in those sales...it will be more for the Accord/Camry market. Someone who drives/wants an Acura/BMW/Lexus isn't going to consider Mazda, no matter how nice the car is.

 

[Newf]

if this is what we get.....hmmmm, might be another mazda in my future. Good timing as I was about to jump ship. But, if the car is much bigger then the existing 6, I'm going to have a really hard to time convincing the woman to get it. She already thinks the 6 is too big for us. Of course, if I have reliability issues with this MS6 as well, I'll be saying goodbye to Mazda and never looking back.

The 08 Honda is BUTT ******* UGLY next to this.

 

[Shawn704]

I did this size comparison to the Volvo S80, which also sits on the EUCD platform. It doesn't seem that much longer than the current model because the S80 is 191 inches long with a 111.3 wheelbase. I shrunk both pictures to the same size using the wheels as the reference point, the Volvo's are 18 inches and I'm assuming the Mazda's are 18inches also.

 

[wongpres]

I've posted the euro-specs and notes about the N. American model of the Mazda6 from the Frankfurt press release here:

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showpost.php?p=3383289&postcount=7

 

[Raymo853]

My hopes are dashed at the news the US market will not get either the wagon or five door AND this whole re-design of the sheet metal & end caps to make it look bigger for US tastes.

 

[RHAGEL]

I have to say that I am pretty damn excited. Looks great, still has a manual tranny, a nicely powered v-6 and is actually lighter. To me it looks like a Mazda 3 meets Lexus IS. Good job Mazda.

 

[ccMSP]

North American vs European Mazda 6

Did this quick comparison of a North American test mule and the European model just released. From the side shot it looks like the NA model may be a little longer in the front and rear, its hard to tell because the angle is slightly off. From the back the license plate location is different and the exhaust tips are like the CX-9's. I can't really tell much from the front, so hopefully that wont differ very much.

 

[nate0123]

Aww damn, they DID make it a lot longer, but it's all in the overhangs! (rant)

The proportions are so nice in the European model, but those overhangs are going to kill the whole look - it's gonna look like another Avalon or Maxima with endless overhangs that do nothing but take up space and make the car more difficult to maneuver and park

I guess this will not be a car to lust after

 

[fourthmeal]

1986 RX-7
1986 B2000
1999 Protege ES
2007 MS3
2008 Trib

That's 5 so far!

Guys, this car is very attractive. Especially the muscular, RX-8-like fender flares, and the clean look of the grille. Don't know if anybody noticed it, but the smoothed parrallelogram look of the grille's holes is a match to the headlights, taillights, and front bumper treatments. very nice.

 

[nate0123]

1986 RX-7
1986 B2000
1999 Protege ES
2007 MS3
2008 Trib

That's 5 so far!

Guys, this car is very attractive. Especially the muscular, RX-8-like fender flares, and the clean look of the grille. Don't know if anybody noticed it, but the smoothed parrallelogram look of the grille's holes is a match to the headlights, taillights, and front bumper treatments. very nice.

did you miss the part about us not getting this model in north america?