Saw a new Mazda 6 wagon on the road
08-22-05, 05:53 PM
#1
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Saw a new Mazda 6 wagon on the road
I didn't take pics (its not THAT exciting) but I am assuming it was a loaded one, it had bigger wheels and the factory bodykit. It looked GREAT.
Its great how these carmakers have really stepped up with the wagons. No longer all boxy and just a sedan with backpack.
Its great how these carmakers have really stepped up with the wagons. No longer all boxy and just a sedan with backpack.
08-22-05, 06:19 PM
#4
Lexus Fanatic
The Mazda 6 wagon has not sold as well in the U.S. as the sedan ( it is also available in a 5-door hatchback) . It has deserved to sell more than it has.....Mazda is not known as the "Poor Man's BMW " for nothing. I drove them for years myself in the 80's and early 90's.
http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/hand...modelYear=2005
This, unfortunately, is typical of American new-car buyers....( the Lexus IS300 SportCross was a good example) , which is why more manufacturers do not import wagons and hatchbacks here. Also take VW...the sedan Jetta vastly outsells the hatchback Golf here...in Europe it is the other way around. Once again, that dreaded word......IMAGE.......the typical American new-car customer tends to equate hatchback and wagon as "cheap"....hence the huge sales numbers of sedans like the Camry, Accord, and Taurus.
Of those three, only Taurus still markets a wagon here....it IT is being dropped for the new Fusion and Five Hundred. The Freestyle, which more-or-less replaces the Taurus wagon, is more like the Subaru Outback or Audi All-Road and Volvo XC-70 than a conventional wagon.
This, IMO, is a shame.....because even though wagons have a few disadvantages compared to sedans, like less body rigidity and more rear-end road and tire noise, overall they are FAR more useful.
http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/hand...modelYear=2005
This, unfortunately, is typical of American new-car buyers....( the Lexus IS300 SportCross was a good example) , which is why more manufacturers do not import wagons and hatchbacks here. Also take VW...the sedan Jetta vastly outsells the hatchback Golf here...in Europe it is the other way around. Once again, that dreaded word......IMAGE.......the typical American new-car customer tends to equate hatchback and wagon as "cheap"....hence the huge sales numbers of sedans like the Camry, Accord, and Taurus.
Of those three, only Taurus still markets a wagon here....it IT is being dropped for the new Fusion and Five Hundred. The Freestyle, which more-or-less replaces the Taurus wagon, is more like the Subaru Outback or Audi All-Road and Volvo XC-70 than a conventional wagon.
This, IMO, is a shame.....because even though wagons have a few disadvantages compared to sedans, like less body rigidity and more rear-end road and tire noise, overall they are FAR more useful.
Last edited by mmarshall; 08-22-05 at 06:30 PM.
08-22-05, 08:55 PM
#5
Lexus Champion
I'd buy the M6 5 door any day. The only thing is I wish it had a little bit more power. Otherwise it's a great car and a very cool design 
I actually like the wagon too, which is VERY uncommon for me.
Now... the Lancer wagon on the other hand...
I actually like the wagon too, which is VERY uncommon for me.Now... the Lancer wagon on the other hand...
08-22-05, 09:33 PM
#6
Lexus Connoisseur
You can rent the Mazda 6 sedan, 5-door or wagon at Hertz fyi! 
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08-22-05, 11:00 PM
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Originally Posted by TheRupp
That's an unusually nice rental car 
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