It might now fight for a smaller pool of buyers, but there are still buyers who want a saloon car, and this Mazda 6 review shows how it makes a fairly convincing case for itself. Up against premium saloon car rivals, and its core, mainstream saloon competition, the Mazda 6 is a good alternative to an SUV too. First up are the Mazda 6’s looks. The turbo CX-8 is also now the only model to come with Mazda’s i-Activ AWD. The 2.2 litre Skyactiv-D turbodiesel continues to churn out 188 hp at 4,500 rpm and 450 Nm at 2,000 rpm. The third-generation Mazda 6 went on sale in January 2013, with a choice of 2.0-litre petrol or 2.2-litre diesel engines. The former was offered in 143bhp and 163bhp forms, while the latter came WHY WE’RE DRIVING IT. It’s the first turbocharged Mazda 6 since the short-lived, manual-only 2005-07 MPS that made 190kW/380Nm from its 2.3-litre four-cylinder mill. In 2018, this facelifted mid-sizer’s 2.5-litre turbo-petrol four punches out 170kW/420Nm – the same as it does in the 200kg-plus heavier CX-9 SUV this engine was initially We drive the diesel-powered Mazda 2 1.5L Skyactiv-D to find out if the little oil-burning supermini can travel over 1,000 km on a single tank. Posted in Car Reviews, Cars, Mazda / By Jonathan The EPA rates it 27/30/28 mpg to the Signature 2.5-liter turbo gas engine's 22/27/24 mpg. So with the nationwide average price of diesel at $2.994 per gallon and regular unleaded at $2.598, the An excellent model is the high-performance Mazda6 MPS, launched in October 2005. It has a turbocharged version of the 2.3-litre engine to give it plenty of oomph off the line. Handling was aided by the use of all-wheel-drive. The MPS was discontinued with the launch the second-generation Mazda6, a victim of its smaller, nimbler brother, the As a result, the Mazda CX-5 seems a fair bit quieter than before, with road, wind and engine noise all staying subdued. 16. Our top-spec 2.2-litre diesel is carried over largely unchanged, but oIZbJio.