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2008 Mazda6: Moving & Shaking

Motoring Channel Staff - 8/August/2007

Peugeot 308 RC Z
The all-new Mazda6 will rival
vehicles like the Volkswagen
Passat, Honda Accord Euro
and the popular Toyota Camry

Hiroshima, Japan — The Mazda6 has been one of Mazda's most successful cars, and the second generation model is expected to cause quite a stir in the mid-sized segment.

With what can only be described as a 'premium' face, Mazda has released the first teaser photo of the new 2008 Mazda6, and like the Honda Accord Euro the design is far more elegant than the previous model, with stronger visual links to the RX-8 sports car.

Mazda has confirmed it will showcase the all-new Mazda6 (known as the Mazda Atenza in Japan) at the 62nd annual Frankfurt Motor Show to be held from Tuesday, September 11. We'll bring you all the details as it happens, rest assured, complete with the Editor's frank opinion of the new model.

Mazda has not divulged much of the new model, leaving that for the official launch in Germany next month, but we do know that it's a full redesign: new chassis, new exterior body panels, new technology, and potentially new engines too. 

Xenon headlights will be available on range-topping models, though it's not yet clear if the company will still develop a high-performance turbocharged MPS/Mazdaspeed version.

The Japanese company says that the all-new Mazda6 is "a full redesign of Mazda’s first model to embody the Zoom-Zoom product philosophy" and that it will offer a thrilling drive.

Following the all-new Mazda2, the new Mazda6 is the second Mazda new generation product to evolve to the next stage says the company, further deepening the emotional connection between man and machine, something Mazda terms “Kizuna”.

Inheriting Mazda’s tradition of responsive handling and performance that has become recognized around the world and evolving the original model’s distinctive design and exceptional functionality, Mazda says the "all-new Mazda6 takes a step forward in quality and offers strengthened environmental and safety performance".

Diesel power is a must for the car's European sales to remain strong, and the "strengthened environmental" performance that Mazda hints at could mean a hybrid Mazda6 is in the wings.

Related articles:
- Mazda2 (2008)
Mazda6 MPS (Road Test)
Mazda6 Sport (Road Test)
Mazda MX-5 Roadster Coupe (Road Test)
Mazda6 Diesel (2007)
Mazda Ryuga (concept)
Mazda Nagare (concept)
Mazda CX-9 (2008)

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