Used 2006 Mazda Mazdaspeed 6 Consumer Reviews
Used Mazdaspeed 6 for sale
See Edmunds pricing data
Has Your Car's Value Changed?
Used car values are constantly changing. Edmunds lets you track your vehicle's value over time so you can decide when to sell or trade in.
A true unicorn nowadays..
Mazdaguy86, 10/10/2019
2006 Mazda Mazdaspeed 6 Grand Touring 4dr Sport Sedan AWD (2.3L 4cyl Turbo 6M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Good luck finding an all wheel drive sedan with this much power, superb handling, doesn't look like a matchbox car and has a manual transmission! Absolute blast to drive and I love the way it looks. The drawbacks- burns a lot of oil and needs an oil catch can to save your valves. You MUST either spray clean the valves or manually clean them by removing the intake or you will destroy your engine. At 110k miles I blew an exhaust valve and the intakes wouldn't seal properly. Take care of this, and you have a reliable car. I wish Mazda would bring these back..
I love this car!
67King, 08/24/2006
2006 Mazda Mazdaspeed 6 Grand Touring 4dr Sport Sedan AWD (2.3L 4cyl Turbo 6M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
This has been the most rewarding new car purchase I've ever made. Whets my appetite for getting out my track car. Performance exceeds expectations, fuel economy exceeds expectations, build quality exceeds expectations. Steering is a tad heavy, but that's to be expected with a car this heavy. This is a competitor to the Audi S4 for $20,000 less. The only shortcomings are the undersized turbo and clutch. The engine falls on its face at 5500 RPM, despite 1200 more revs until fuel shutoff. A larger turbo would alleviate this.
2006 Mazda Mazdaspeed 6 for sale near you
2 of 2 listings
- Sport SedanMSRP: $3,9992,499 mi away
- Grand Touring SedanMSRP: $14,9002,558 mi away
Brilliant MPS
Dar, 07/30/2006
2006 Mazda Mazdaspeed 6 Grand Touring 4dr Sport Sedan AWD (2.3L 4cyl Turbo 6M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Love this car...put RX8 alloys so it looks like a factory special...so simple to clean the wheels after those too fussy original equipment 18s. The car is a little heavy in gearbox use but all is forgiven when you flex the right ankle and feel that response. The figures for in-gear acceleration make it quicker than a Boxster S through the gears...love that torque. A rocket and with the wider wheels better looking and better handling. A great package. My friend has a late model S4 Audi...the MPS is just as fast at half the price.
Mazdaspeed6 are unreliable garbage
cindy, 03/08/2008
2006 Mazda Mazdaspeed 6 Sport 4dr Sport Sedan AWD (2.3L 4cyl Turbo 6M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Car has problems left and right. I never had so much problem on a NEW car before. Differential bracket broke, Ebrake gets stuck when its up, oil is leaking from engine, tires are junk, steering wheel is making clunking sound when turning, turbo lags and hesitates, so many recalls after recalls. Car has 20,000 miles.
Bang For The Buck Stealth
Mustangleader, 09/28/2020
updated 05/03/2022
2006 Mazda Mazdaspeed 6 Grand Touring 4dr Sport Sedan AWD (2.3L 4cyl Turbo 6M)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
I owned a new 2007 Mazda Speed 3 and sold it at 84,000 miles. I missed the turbo of that car so I bought a used 2006 Speed 6 because it the car came out 1 year earlier than the Speed 3 but had AWD vs front drive of the 3. Mazda messed up by not giving the 3 AWD .... would have been a better car vs Subaru WRX which I have drive many times. i The Sp6 only made two years, 06 and 07, 5,000 units each year. Both cars have heavy steering and with no automatic dual clutch in Sp6 nor the 3, [non-permissible content removed]. Not a great car for stop and go town driving. Manual needs precise shifting or you will start in 3rd not 1st and downshifting from 5th to 4th rather than going to 5 to 6. So the pros with this car is don't modify with Cobb Port like I did with the Sp3 and 6 willl give you stealth performance with reliablity. Don't buy a modify Sp 6 or 3 because the car's life will be shorten and have reliabity problems over the long haul. I have a big grin when on CA HWY 5 going back and forth from LA when some BMW or MB tries to blow by me when tailgating me. I don't even down shift but just put the pedal down to let the 280 lbs of torque due it's thing. I seeing instant distance in the rear mirror. They don't say anything at all when I slow down to normal speed because they knew they just got snuff by car for way less price -- a MAZDA??? Get 25 mpg if I keep the hwy speed between 70 and 75 mph. Higher than forcasted by Mazda. I put on Mazda RX8 wheels on because they look much sharper than the stock rims and gives a BMW look I bought my car at the end of 2015 with 91,000 miles and now have 112,000. I have other cars for daily in town transportation Mazda Protege 5 wagon and use the 6 only for trips. PR 5 is a great road trip car as well and even more comfortable seats than the Spd 6. Until I bought those Mazdas, never knew much but I can say they have been a reliable, fun to drive due to handling, and the stealth of both cars are satisfying. I have owned Porsches but I'll take the Mazda anytime for lot less with money. I don't need to show off with those high price unreliable cars.
- Safety
- Technology
- Performance
- Interior
- Comfort
- Reliability
- Value