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The Mazda 6 (Japanese: マツダ・シックス, Hepburn: Matsuda Shikkusu) (known as the Mazda Atenza in Japan, derived from the Italian attenzione) is a mid-size sedan produced by Mazda since 2002, replacing the long-produced Capella/626.
The only available transmission is Mazda's 6-speed Skyactiv-Drive automatic. Notably, Mazda's Skyactiv technologies have reduced the gasoline model's fuel consumption from an official figure of 8.9 L/100 km (26.4 mpg ‑US) (5-speed auto) for the previous generation to 7 L/100 km (40.4 mpg ‑imp; 33.6 mpg ‑US), a 27% improvement.
Mazda's strength since the 1960s has been in its line of Inline-4 engines. Beginning with a tiny 358 cc kei car engine, one of the smallest ever made, Mazda continues to this day to be a leading developer of this type of engine. OHV engine – 358 cc–1.2 L OHV I4 (1961–1974) xC engine – 1.0 L–2.0 L SOHC I4 (1965–1983)
Through its production, Mazda used engine displacement to determine model designations; a B1500 was fitted with a 1.5 L engine and a B2600, a 2.6 L engine. In Japan, the B-series was referred to as the Mazda Proceed for much of its production, with several other names adopted by the model line.
The 2008 Focus with the PZEV emissions package produces 132 hp (98 kW; 134 PS) at 6000 rpm and 133 lb⋅ft (180 N⋅m) of torque at 4250 rpm. [2] Mazda's LF-VD version was equipped with Direct Injection Spark Ignition (DISI) and a higher compression ratio for improved efficiency in the JDM and EDM markets. It produces 148 hp (110 kW; 150 PS) at ...
Mazda Xedos 6 / Eunos 500: 1992–1999: The CA was developed for Mazda's new upmarket Eunos brand. CB Mazda Lantis / Mazda 323F: 1993–1998: Uses a different platform from BH, the other 323 models. CG Mazda Capella / Ford Telstar II [1] 1994–1996: CG was very closely related to its predecessors. The CG was designed with a slimmer body than ...
the small 1.3 L to 1.6 L Mazda Z engine; the mid-sized 1.8 L to 2.5 L Mazda L engine; the 2.0 L and 2.2 L common-rail diesel Mazda R-engine; The DISI turbocharged MZR L3-VDT was on the Ward's 10 Best Engines list for 3 consecutive years for 2006, 2007 and 2008.
Mazda had used a number of different marques in the Japan market, including Autozam, Eunos, and Efini, although they have been phased out. In the early 1990s Mazda almost created a luxury marque, Amati , to challenge Acura , Infiniti , and Lexus in North America, but this never happened, leaving the near-luxury Millenia to the Mazda brand.