Mazda6 Signature
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Not really. LS1 cars frm the 90's/2000's felt slow. Line up against one though (during the time-period)...
Also, are the 6's getting turbo, manual, and AWD?
No to manual and AWD
C'mon Unob, I think you already knew the answer to that question.
IIRC, Mazda (I think it was Coleman maybe?) noted that AWD and Turbo won't both fit in current gen 6's. They are apparently strongly looking at making sure it fits in the next gen (as well as possibly AWD available in the 3).
As for the manual... Maybe they make it available in later years as they did with the 3 (not initially available in the 2.5L GT IIRC). Hard to say though...not enough @#$%'ing people actually buying them (hand) (My wife and I are doing our part damn it!)
Is it just as quiet as CX5? looking for a quiet AWD car in the non-luxury brands... CX5 seems to be the only choice that rival Lexus NX and RX quietness and comfort.
that's exactly what a Mazda sales told me. "put turbo in CX5 and we won't be able to sell any CX9" LOL
Jury is still out on the 6 being as quiet as the CX-5 as no official testing results have been released
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the cx5 awd with a signature trim + turbo would be a killer in its segment.
I doubt you'll see that anytime soon.
There are lots of comments about stuffing the turbo into the CX-5 and how you'd all line up for one. Great.
A turbo in the 6 is a smart move, as it won't steal any sales from other Mazda products.
Hopefully it will steal a few sales from Toyota and Honda instead, which is the desired result, I would think.
However, my marketing brain tells me that Mazda won't do a turbo CX-5 because it will suck the life out of the CX-9.
Same drive train as the 9, in a lighter smaller package? Why buy the 9?
I don't buy the argument that they can't put the 2.5T engine in the CX-5. It wouldn't be hard.
Mazda might be able to scavenge a few sales from potential CR-V or Rav-4 buyers, but a turbo CX-5 would decimate CX-9 sales.
Mazda is not going to torpedo the CX-9 by offering a 2.5T CX-5.
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I could not agree. People buy the CX 9 because they need the capacity or simply prefer a larger vehicle, not give what your customers want and force them buy something they were not looking for? Good luck with that, they will just go to the competitors. Not mentioning that a turbo CX 5 would potentially steal buyers from crv, escape which are faster.
Definitely not going to happen here in OZ land....
Most reviews have been positive, seems Mazda didn't lose any points in the handling and fun to drive factor while going more upscale with th 2018 redesign....
https://www.cnet.com/google-amp/products/2018-mazda-mazda6/review/
https://www.cnet.com/google-amp/products/2018-mazda-mazda6/review/
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So, here is the first real 0-60 time from Motortrend and it is 6.4 seconds to 60.
http://www.motortrend.com/news/2018-mazda6-25t-2018-mazda-cx-5-car-compare/
So far the fastest here has been 7.3s 0-62mph
6.4 seconds is not bad as I thought it would be. It will lose to the Accord 2.0T and Camry V6 on a drag race, but if the ride comfort and driving experience is that much better, most people won't care.
Who care if it loses to Accord's and Camry's (wink)
I don't know, potential buyers who refer to performance test results? Might not be the case anywhere else, but in America, there are still a lot of people who still check the 0-60 times, regardless if it is a good metric or not. This is why the GT 86 and BRZ twins get so much flak here, because they can't even beat a Camry on a stop light drag race. I honestly don't care that much about 0-60, but a lot of people here still do. And if Mazda really wants to grab more customers and force them out of the luxury sport sedans, they need to keep up with the competition.
They do look at those times here but Accords & Camry's are considered dull vehicles here.
