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Mazda6 Sport saloon – Road Test

10th January 2022

Mazda6 2.5 194 PS GT Sport Auto saloon sampled by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency)… When it comes to choosing your new car in 2022 it’s not always obvious that the better choice is not your first choice. Buyers who pore over print or on-line reviews can become numbed to the choices and models laid out before their eyes. Badge envy may blur vision and the surreal experience … [Read more...]

Mazda6 Tourer

2nd December 2013

Tom Scanlan's 500 miles in Mazda's estate car impressed him... At £24,115, the test car – a 2.2D SE-L Nav 2WD – offered a lot of car for the money, not that nearly £25K isn’t a sizeable chunk in anyone’s book. Mazda’s ‘Skyactive’ technology, involving carefully designed engine mechanicals combined with digital technology and the use of light weight but super-strong construction, produces  a … [Read more...]

New Mazda6

5th April 2013

by Chris Adamson In the highly competitive executive saloon market Mazda has traditionally fitted between the prestige and mainstream brands – but with its new Mazda6 it manages to encompass both. The new third generation Mazda6 has the functionality and practical features of a Ford Mondeo alongside the technology, specification and style normally associated with a BMW 3 Series. And on top … [Read more...]

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