Mazda6 [Official] Mazda 6

[HighestOfHigh]

 

[HighestOfHigh]

 

[rollo]

I think I like it, a lot.

 

[Levi68]

Front "looks like" 3 Series and rear "looks like" ES/GS. But I like it. Though like XF, GT86 and many other cars, concept still was better.

 

[Merc1]

Predictably a little of the concept sleekness has been lost, but not too much. Looks good. I hope it isn't going to be underpowered like the CX-5.

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[K-A]

Not bad. At least it looks a little original, though that grille and headlights area is very derivative of a multitude of makes. All in all, nice spice in the Midsize Sedan segment.

 

[Zafiro]

I like most parts of the car. Interior looks great for a japanese car.

 

[mini_cooper4]

Looks 10 times worse than the concept and it has become a bit bland...
I'll give the MPS a chance

 

[Human]

Not bad , still looks like a rep car and a true Japanese family car at that - thus no contest OR maybe VAG needs a new Passat!? I think they do to keep up with the trends....the current Passat (not CC) is rather bland

Q: Why do you need all that buttons and knobs L+R of the Nav Screen for when you have a "i-Drive" controller?

 

[EnI]

Infin... Opps, Mazda.

It looks good though. Although all those Asian designs usually don't age that well. Perhaps due to every next Mk being too different to previous one? There should be some consistency in design language. Not introducing drastic styling changes every 5-7 years. Settle down already!

 

[K-A]

Infin... Opps, Mazda.

It looks good though. Although all those Asian designs usually don't age that well. Perhaps due to every next Mk being too different to previous one? There should be some consistency in design language. Not introducing drastic styling changes every 5-7 years. Settle down already!

That's the a big problem with Japanese automotive design. They are antithesis to timeless. They look "now" when they come out, then the next bodystyle looks completely different. They build no consistency and identity via simply design in itself, and they lose the element of "iconicizing" a design, i.e how for example an S-Class, or 3-Series does it.

The Porsche 911 is the worlds greatest testament to how to make an icon by pure focus and passion in a product, enough so that you believe it's so "perfect" that you don't change it, you just continue to perfect it. It makes your design instantly recognizable to the point where a mere shadow of it is of icon status.

 

[Monster]

The basic design of the concept was quite faithfully carried over to the production car but the differences in the details such as the softer looking and bigger front and rear headlights have really made the front and rear end looks rather bland. The interior is a major let down though, the dashboard looks almost identical to the CX-5, and unfortunately the area recessed around the center display is still way too large. It looks cheaper than the previous generation.

As for the car itself, I cannot believe the Mazda 6 has grew so much in size, it is at almost 4.9 m long, which is matching the 5 series and the E-class size, however the engineers did an impressive job to keep the weight down to below 1400kg.

 

[Centurion]

Finally a mid-sized Japanese sedan that doesn't make me fall asleep. Mazda have done a beautiful job here, especially with the front end and front wings. I'm just a tad bit disappointing by the rear but that's just my eyes nitpicking and expecting perfection.

 

[Giannis]

Infin... Opps, Mazda.

It looks good though. Although all those Asian designs usually don't age that well. Perhaps due to every next Mk being too different to previous one? There should be some consistency in design language. Not introducing drastic styling changes every 5-7 years. Settle down already!

That's very true. Mazda is always bringing nice designs to the affordable sedan segment, but it's a shame they don't have a consistent design language. I don't have any experience from modern Mazdas, but they sure look better compared to the french automotive industry's offers in the segment!

 

[Giannis]

14:1 compression ratio for the 2.0l engine! I mean, WTF!

 

[PHYBENZ]

The interior isn't great. Design looks dated and the Nav screen up top looks aftermarket. I do like the exterior.

 

[HighestOfHigh]

Nav screen up top looks aftermarket.

I completely agree! Plus the Nav screen looks so small for that area.

 

[Levi68]

That's the a big problem with Japanese automotive design. They are antithesis to timeless. They look "now" when they come out, then the next bodystyle looks completely different. They build no consistency and identity via simply design in itself, and they lose the element of "iconicizing" a design, i.e how for example an S-Class, or 3-Series does it.

The Porsche 911 is the worlds greatest testament to how to make an icon by pure focus and passion in a product, enough so that you believe it's so "perfect" that you don't change it, you just continue to perfect it. It makes your design instantly recognizable to the point where a mere shadow of it is of icon status.

Don't really agree. Just look at Honda NSX, Honda S2000, Mazda RX-7, Toyota Supra, Nissan Silvia, simply timeless.

 

[Giannis]

Don't really agree. Just look at Honda NSX, Honda S2000, Mazda RX-7, Toyota Supra, Nissan Silvia, simply timeless.

And that's almost all iconic models from the Japanese Automotive Industry

 

[tristatez28lt1]

Wow they did not give any real figures about weight savings. Surprising. Apparently the new car dropped as much as 100kg bringing the base model's weight to under 1300kg. If that's true, the car will be very interesting. I love the trend of making cars lighter. About time!