Great Car!
We needed to replace a Toyota Camry (avoid the 2009!!) in the worst time in history to find a car. The chip shortage and huge demand drove prices sky high. I looked for the usual Toyota and Honda offerings. Toyota has gone to pot. The look and feel of the new Camry's show decrease in quality and ride. Honda/Acura were OK, but felt strange since the gearing in new transmissions is so frequent. It felt like you went through 6 gears at 45mph! Then we discovered Mazda! They upped their game considerably since Nissan went to TATA. The Six is their largest sedan and very comfortable. And most important, does not feel like a boat! It is zippy and fun to drive, even at highway speeds. Yes, it has a GDI engine, but they fixed the carbon buildup issues that the 2017 model has been experiencing. The trunk is huge, back seat is spacious. The most important thing is that drive train is the same in all 6 models! The touring edition drives the same as the base at almost 10 grand less. The seats in the base are black cloth, which is fine. The driver seat is not electric, only manual adjustments. Overall, the car is great value.
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Gotta get in sync
Low rpms, expect sluggish response - if the car responds. The motor, the transmission, and the controllers don’t know how to handle low speed maneuvers. Expect hesitations and a rocking back and forth accelerate to hesitate as the computers try to figure out what to do. Very frustrating, especially if you are accustom to old-school direct connections where your foot is the only controller in the game. Highway, better, but best if you are a lead-foot. Otherwise be prepared to be really concerned about safety. Year and months now past since this review above. No change to the constant hesitations, no change to what Mazda regional engineering says about the sensors and performance. The car is just designed with this jerky hesitation at low speeds for the gain of mileage and higher speed performance. Very frustrating for anyone who likes low-speed handling. If you run about town in ‘sport’ mode, this improves the low speed performance at the cost of gasoline consumption. I am just not impressed by this car at all.
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- Grand Touring SedanMSRP: $18,995401 mi away
- Grand Touring Reserve SedanMSRP: $21,998178 mi away
- Signature SedanMSRP: $22,284103 mi away
Sloppy hanging with a Turbo?!
Great looks inside and out but the MAZDA6 Turbo has lost its Zoom Zoom and traded it for a sloppy handling lead sled. Wish I had kept my 2016 GT w/ tech the package. MAZDA isn’t gonna stay in business if they loose the sporty ness and go luxury.
Absolutely astonished, but needs more power
I just bought a Touring trim Mazda 6 last weekend and, having it for a week, the car still astonishes me. The styling makes the vehicle stand out from those on the road, the premium interior makes it feel like it’s more expensive than what I paid for, and the technology that it’s packed with like blind spot monitoring, cross traffic, adaptive cruise, etc is a cherry on top. It’s ride is silky smooth and the engine seems to sip gas as I have not gotten any lower than 28mpg of combined city and highway driving. My only gripe is that with it being the touring trim, I wish it had more standard like a garage home link, auto dim mirrors, and heated mirrors. The engine could also do with a bit more power and it would have been nice if the 2.5l turbo was the base engine. I often enjoy myself in this vehicle in the back roads as its suspension setup and steering makes it highly responsive and fun to drive to the point that I feel like I’m driving a Miata instead of a sedan, but the engine being a bit underpowered can be a bit of a letdown. Still a wonderful car and maybe in some years I’ll trade for the top trim
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Love my car... But
Love Love Love my car.... But im getting 19 MPG (average)?????? I baby my car! Super nice car, pretty quick turbo. Very safe car (5 stars)
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