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Near-Production Mazda6 Sedan!
These are real prototypes and it’s obvious that the all-new Mazda 6 is quickly approaching production. Mazda’s bread-and-butter sedan picks up a decidedly Nissan Altima-esque exterior (there is an Altima at top-right-corner).
Based on a modified CD3 platform - known as CD3-2 - the new Mazda 6 will be sharing its platform with the European Ford Mondeo, as well as the Fusion and its siblings.
It is expected the all-new Mazda 6 to arrive in time for the 2008 model year, although it will likely reach dealership late in 2007. Overall length is about 2-inches longer (with a 2-inch longer wheelbase) and a bit wider.
It's expected to be powered by Ford's 3.5-liter V6, as well a 180-horsepower 4-cylinder powerplant, and all-wheel-drive will be offered as an option. A hybrid, as well as a Mazdaspeed version, will eventually follow.
Mazda’s engineers are employing new fashion colors and patterns of spy cladding on these prototypes.
Source:
Winding Road
