I am partial to wagons. I had a WRX Wagon for four days. It saved my life in a side impact collision

 

yes...when i'll get the car..

the wagon have 8 cm less of wheelbase..the car is overall shorter 7 cm than sedan..

i love the sedan too, but i need the flexibility of cargo area of wagon, compared to sedan wagon have less cm of space for the legs of rear passengers, but the space is still enough for adults...access to rear seats is better than sedan due the form of rear doors..

MMI in leaflet consider the wagon as "a sportcar with added space" () ...i think that the shorter WB make the car more agile...

 

MotorTrend comparison between Mazda 6, Honda Accord, and Toyota Camry:

2013 Honda Accord Sport vs. Toyota Camry SE vs. 2014 Mazda6 Grand Touring - Motor Trend

BC.

 

Fuel Consumption between a Mazda 6..... 2.5 Litre Gas and a 2.2 Turbo Diesel.

From Mazda Australia website..

Auto Trans "Combined Cycle"..

2.5l Gas uses 6.6 Litres Per 100 KMS.
2.2l Diesel uses 5.4 Litres Per 100 KMS.

About a 10% less volume (Litres) of Fuel per 100KMS.

 

That's not a big difference, considering the fact that it's combined consumption. Who doesn't drive too much, gas would be a better option and it would cost less to maintain.

 

Well, then, lets change that to a set of numbers that will mean more to you:

So, now in 100k Kms, you have spent $8,580 for gasoline, whereas you would only spend $7,020 in diesel (using prices in New Brunswick Canada as an example, as I didn't want to go through all the trouble of changing liters to gallons, and then pulling my hair out).

100k Kms is only about 62k miles.

That is a big difference in the long run of owning a vehicle.

BC.

 

I drive a diesel and I drive maybe 10k kms a year, mostly city driving. In that one year period, my maintenance costs are higher than the same car that uses petrol. Ofc., that returns by lower fuel consumption, but then again, diesel fuel here is more expensive than petrol per liter. In my case, it would cost me the same to drive on petrol.

Let's not forget the unexpected problems you can have on diesel, like blown turbo, injectors or clogged FAP filter and this is that worries me the most. These things cost very much, again, compared to things that can break on petrol engine.

I understand what you are saying, but in my case, and how much I drive, diesel is not worth getting if I was into buying a new car.

 

+1 here in Italy, i'dont' make tons of kms/year. but gas here is slighty more expensive than diesel..


..and for you , US customer...remember the part that i've bolded...

 

For those interested in the past weekends F1 " Mazda 6 Celebrity Challenge" results and pics.
All cars were Mazda 6 Diesels...

Mazda 6 shares limelight with F1 at Australian Grand Prix |*CarAdvice

Mazda is yet to confirm if it will continue its sponsorship of the Celebrity Challenge in 2014.

I very much doubt it..

 

How many survived?

 

Ash, there are some rumors here in EU about a stopping/delay production of cars equipped with the full i-activsense pack.

a recall of circulating cars maybe is announced this week.

just forum rumors, nothing official.

do you have some news?

 

Nope...not yet.

Only recent recall I can see is for CX-5 Diesel in Japan (ONLY) dated Feb 28.
'Exhaust Pressure Sensor replace'

 

Here you go..

Mazda Mazda6 - Bash and crash in Mazda6 Celebrity Challenge | GoAuto

 

Mazda 6 recall: potential fire risk for 1500-plus local vehicles |*CarAdvice

Mazda Australia is recalling more than 1500 Mazda 6 models after identifying a potential fault with the vehicles’ electrical system.

Part of a global safety recall of approximately 15,000 Mazda 6 models in direct response to two cars at dealerships catching fire – one locally and one in Europe – the 1531 Australian delivered Mazda 6s are at risk of carrying a potential fault with a component in the DC/DC convertor, located under the front passenger seat.

Mazda says the fault may cause overheating of the unit, with fire being a possible result.

While the DC/DC converter is linked to the vehicles’ electrical system, Mazda Australia’s Steve Maciver told CarAdvice, the defect is not specifically related to the Mazda 6’s capacitor-based i-ELOOP brake energy regeneration system.

Owners of the affected vehicles are being notified, with replacements of the DC/DC convertors to take place as soon as possible and at no cost. Mazda will also provide all affected Mazda 6 owners with alternative transport while the repair is being performed.

Mazda says there have been no reports of any injuries stemming from the fault and no reports of any customer cars catching fire.

Mazda Australia is encouraging owners with further enquiries to contact Mazda Customer Support on 1800 034 411 for assistance.

 

HUH? Jeez does this Mazda Australia guy know anything!!

The DC/DC Converter IS part of the i-ELOOP System, without it it will not work!

 

From what I can determine the DC/DC Converter does not actually catch fire but gets very hot and or can 'smoke'....fuse should blow before any fire.

Mazda Australia has put a Stop Sale on ALL Mazda 6's...until Japan has a fix.

Expect to see this Worldwide.

 

This is the problem that i've talked about last week...is was not able to identificate the problem (was a safety problem and i was assuming wrongly that was related to i-acivesense)..

Delivery in EU are stopped at this moment...some german users are angry..some car is @ dealer lot and customer can't have the delivery....

 

Five Euro NCAP stars for the Mazda6

Leverkusen, 04 September 2013

The new Mazda6 is officially one of the safest cars on the road after receiving five stars from Euro NCAP, the highest rating possible. The result corroborates Mazda’s strategy to enhance the safety of all its vehicles with innovations like the impact-absorbing SKYACTIV-Body. And with the i-ACTIVSENSE range of driver-supporting active safety technology, Mazda’s new flagship is well-prepared for the future.

 

the a-pillars didnt move at all. great work!!

 

Meanwhile idiots on Mazdas247 forum are suspecting that the "SkyActiv Chassis is flimsy" and "collapses under its own weight in direct sunlight."

Some retard left his hatch open and backed into a garage door, and accused Mazda of designing a car with sheet metal that melts on hot days.

 

Well he is sort of half correct , Mazda Japan uses the thinest (lightest) external sheet metal possible, they have been doing this for years, how the hell to these retards think they get their cars to be lighter over the decades than most other car brands...?

SNTP you can tell the retard @247 that structurally the outer skin, door skin, hood, roof and boot lid (sorry trunk lid) are there to only hang coloured paint on, they offer no structural integrity, THE structural integrity is in the frame/chassis and A, B and to a lesser extent C pillars with the door intrusion bars offering extra (limited) side intrusion strength...engine compartment chassis rails and rear chassis rails both joined by UHSS or Bumper Bars (reo's).

A Hatch, Hood or Trunk Lid offers no structural integrity....

All normal brand of cars are CAD designed/made and offer the same integrity 'in production' design and method of production/welding.

What Mazda are doing more than most is using ultra high strength steel (NC Miata is about 60%, RX-8 58%), new 6 and CX-5 (Skyactiv) are 66% UHSS.

So they are strong where it is needed or counts...

As we know since about 1970 on-wards cars were made to crumple in a crash, not bounce off each other like in the 1950-60's.

I had a similar discussion last week with a friends son (he is 22) he says cars of today are crap and not very safe, but cars of the 70's-80's are better made....yeah right.

Cars have never been safer....in my home state death by car crash is down 77% on 1975 fatality numbers.

 

There is no doubt that the sheet metal is thinner than say cars even a decade ago. Though I say the technical term of "chassis" being flimsy is likely wrong .

I have gotten enough from that forum. They don't take constructive criticism well either.

 

Yeah, the SA Chassis is actually stronger than the RX-8 or NC MX-5.

BTW: As I reported weeks ago the new Mazda 6 and CX-5 is having a major interior 'upgrade' next year in the look of the new Mazda 3 (sat nav,etc).

 

Much needed as the MZ6 and CX-5's turd of a Sanyo/TomTom system is a bucket of flaws. Very jealous that in a year, these two models will be getting the new Aha by Harmon infotainment.

 

Bleah.
Glad I got my 2014 Touring CX-5, then.

Having that stupid thing stick out of the top of the center of the dash, all the time, is an eyesore.

BC.