Mazda 6 Hatchback and Wagon a GO!

Re: Mazda 6 Hatchback and Wagon a GO! (NegatiZE)

The hatchback looks stunning. If they can put a turbo in, it will be a reincarnation of the early 626 Turbo hatch.

Re: Mazda 6 Hatchback and Wagon a GO! (mmm_hmm)


A bit like that, perhaps?

Re: Mazda 6 Hatchback and Wagon a GO! (NegatiZE)

This is going to be a very interesting time for the revived performance car market...

Re: Mazda 6 Hatchback and Wagon a GO! (Suparu)

Too bad my brain is more interesting on deciding what to get....


[Modified by A4Jetta, 9:08 PM 2-6-2002]

Re: Mazda 6 Hatchback and Wagon a GO! (A4Jetta)

That would be.... sweet...

Re: Mazda 6 Hatchback and Wagon a GO! (anarchyx34)

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More appealing than anything Mazda makes right now.
(miata doesn't count)

Re: Mazda 6 Hatchback and Wagon a GO! (Enthusiast)

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Altezzas and boy racer styling cues http://****************.com/smile/emthdown.gif
I love the car but I would have to swap the damn altezza tail lights out for normal ones before I would be seen in it, sorry.
Altezzas = SH1T

Re: Mazda 6 Hatchback and Wagon a GO! (NegatiZE)

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I wanna see the wagon...

Re: Mazda 6 Hatchback and Wagon a GO! (Malathion)

Have they changed the tailights to non-Altezza ones similar to Matrix for production version?

Re: Mazda 6 Hatchback and Wagon a GO! (A4Jetta)

Take a look at this...

Is it me, or are those taillights blacked out with chrome bezels? :s'y:

Re: Mazda 6 Hatchback and Wagon a GO! (VeeeDoubleU)

The MX-3 V6 was only a 1.8
And I, for one, hope it IS a lot like the K-Series V6. That's a wonderful little engine.
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Re: Mazda 6 Hatchback and Wagon a GO! (JrodVW)

Proposed engines are:
2.3L 4-cyl, new engine designed by Mazda w/variable valve timing and I believe variable intake mated to a new tranny. This should be a nice engine with rumored output in the ~165hp range.
3.0L 6-cyl, Built on Ford's Duratec w/heads & intake done by Mazda(includes variable valve timing and I think variable intake as well). This should actually be a good motor as the problems with previous Duratec's is that the Bean-Counters had stripped the efficient breathing gear and made them use injection molded intake manifolds w/molded throttle bodies. Since this block is designed for high RPM use (nice short stroke), it never did well in Ford's applications as it was choked on the high end and had the wrong crank/rod/bore geometry to offer any significant low end. The initial numbers for this indicate that it should be a nice rev-happy motor that should match the sporting intentions of this car when mated to a stick. I fear that it will be a poor match for the auto however, which may very well cause many of the main-stream buyers to look elswhere.


[Modified by kar_nut, 4:20 AM 2-8-2002]

Re: Mazda 6 Hatchback and Wagon a GO! (David Votoupal)