Mazda is planning to rival the Audi A5 with a trendy new three-door coupe version of the 6, car reveal has learned. as well as it’s likely to spawn a high-performance MPS model, too.
Our special picture shows exactly how quickly the most recent Mazda 6’s swoopy style equates into a coupe body, bring over the range’s ‘wing’ grille style as well as creases running the length of the body to produce a muscular stance. It would join the saloon as well as Tourer estate to ended up being the third member of the 6 family.
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The coupe would act as a halo vehicle for Mazda, which is exactly what the business wants for the new 6 range. At the Moscow motor show in August, program manager Hiroshi Kajiyama told us: “The CX-5 increased the brand position. This vehicle [the 6] has to raise it even more again.”
The many potent engine in the new variety is currently the 173bhp 2.2-litre turbodiesel in the Sport. The saloon version does 0-62mph in 7.8 seconds. however an MPS would turn up the heat. When we asked Kajiyama about a new 6 MPS, he said: “There is a high prospective for this, as well as it would be useful to the brand.”
The original 6 MPS, introduced in 2006, was provided only as a saloon. It featured a 2.3-litre turbocharged petrol engine with 257bhp as well as four-wheel drive – as well as the new MPS coupe might comply with a similar formula.
As the 6 shares underpinnings with the CX-5 SUV, a 4WD system would be simple to fit, while a turbo version of the new SkyActiv-G 2.0-litre petrol engine is the most likely candidate, with around 260bhp as well as strong economy.
Expect the 6 Coupe to show up a long time in 2014, with the MPS complying with a few months later.