Mazda6: Mazda’s Award Winning Sport Sedan

The all-new Mazda 6, launched mid-February, is Mazda Philippines first passenger car entry in the Philippine market. According to Mazda, though it is a model that will appeal to a wide range of midsize-car customers, it’s aimed mainly at families and individuals who enjoy cars and car travel. In choosing a midsize car, these customers look not only for exciting looks and a dynamic driving experience, but also for the packaging and safety features that put the family’s needs first. These exacting needs are met perfectly by the distinctive design, responsive handling and performance, and exceptional functionality that together represent Mazda brand’s zoom-zoom spirit. It is one of Mazda’s most successful nameplates, having received more than 70 awards for performance, dynamics and design in the last two years.

The Mazda 6 embodies the zoom-zoom spirit as captured by the RX-8, another Mazda model that enjoys great popularity worldwide, and gained icon status when it was featured as Wolverine’s car in the movie X-Men 2. The RX-8 is admired for its engaging styling and unique functionality: it is the only true four-door, four-seat sports car today. The Mazda 6, likewise sports exterior styling that combines elegance and athletic tension, with a relatively wide lower body with good volume around the wheels, clearly defined shoulders and drawn-in corners, all of which create a distinctly athletic stance, uncommon among Japanese car brands today. The face of the Mazda 6 is bold and predatory; its aggressive smile says this is not your ordinary sedan. Chrome, and other decorative material, is used sparingly as accents on the Mazda 6.

Interior design of the Mazda 6 is designed to be as innovative as the exterior, giving customers a completely fresh and dynamic look unique in the class. The cabin has a similarly sporty visual tone, with sport gray interiors, clearly a standout from the usual beige and sand interiors of current mainstream midsize sedans. More importantly, space is optimized, creating a roomy, sporty interior with lots of usable space and a friendly environment, with controls and instruments that are easy to use and understand. Drivers will find ergonomically placed controls in the center stack that are intuitive and easy to use. The center stack itself is finished in titanium with chrome accents on round dials, giving the interior a high-quality contemporary look. Red-light illumination on the instrument panel is standard, akin to the best and highest range European cars.

Mazda 6’s all-new platform can compete with some of the best brands from Germany. The new platform, together with the front and rear suspension, rewards the driver who wants dynamic performance, while at the same time delivering, comfortable, long-distance ride comfort.

Mazda 6 is more responsive and more capable, truly a driver’s car designed to deliver well-rounded, fun-to-drive attitudes. The Mazda 6 runs straight and true, requiring less steering wheel correction in typical road conditions. Likewise, the Mazda6 impressive braking capabilities give it a short braking distance from 100 km/h to zero (approx. 37 meters), with Anti-lock Brake System and Electronic Brakeforce Distribution for added safety. For a more exhilarating drive, the Mazda 6 comes with standard Traction Control System. The traction control system was originally developed for formula car racing, allowing a driver to drive securely controlling engine torque to decrease wheel spin, when slippage is detected.

The Mazda6, 2.0L, automatic is imported from Japan as a CBU vehicle, and comes with a 3-year, 100,000 km (whichever comes first) warranty. Rounding out the package is a tilt-and-slide power moon roof and a premium audio system with auto level controls. The model has won accolades from the global auto industry for its excellent drive dynamics, as well as advanced styling. The Mazda 6 is available in three colors, Titanium Grey, Velocity Red and Strato Blue Mica at Mazda Quezon Avenue.