Speed 6 Returns
 

It’s believed that the model will use a turbocharged version of the 6’s all-new 2.5-litre four-cylinder engine, pumping out around 280bhp, so it will have the punch to back up the looks.

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/au...at_double.html

Bring it on...

:)WAGON:)

Hella sick looking. Hope I can convince the gf to get this.

reminds me of the Lexus IS 350

It does... but I like it. Good stuff.

thats one beautiful machine.

Real nice maybe the 6 cylinder twin turbo ford is thinking about making after 09???

i'd rather see an aggressively tuned NA 3.7L v6 pumping out 300+ AWD bhp, but that's just me :p

If you only knew how many times I got spanked by a speed 6 :(

Very minimal gains compared to the first one I own. I was thinking along the lines of 300hp. Is it heavier? Well it will have better looks, so that counts for something. EIther way, sweet machine. I'd take one over mine any day.

We should get the that Mazdaspeed 2

Looks like a good chop. I looks like one of the "concept" vehicles Mazda showcased at the Tokyo show I believe.

it looks like a lexus.

That's hot... ;)

You mean Acura...

I'll care once it's actually confirmed to be made and proven to be a better car than the last one. I was pretty disappointed in the last one, though it was a hell of a car for the money once they discounted the hell out of it.

Not to kill the fire, but that's a UK read. They have a different model Mazda6 than the US will get this summer (as in a different platform). If I'm not mistaken, Mazda6s outside of the US get built in Japan, while the North American version will be made in the U.S.

Since there's two different platforms, and two different building locations, I'm not sure the Mazdaspeed6 may come to the US. I know there was a speculative article about that a while back on here, but I couldn't find it.

I sure hope that's not the case however, I would put a Mazdaspeed6 on my short list to consider.

michael

I agree. I'd be shocked if that Speed6 came here and due to development costs, I'd be shocked if the US arm decided to do their own Speed6.

Paul.

I don't see why it would be so hard to bring the Euro-spec over with tweaked emissions and fed-spec bumpers? After all, the schmoe sixes were US-assembled while the speed sixes were Japanese-assembled. Clearly, the enthusiast crowd doesn't care for the extra girth of the domestic version.

If anything, the hindrance would probably be the US marketing dept.

You're right, from the enthusiast POV, it would be easy to do this.... but from a company / branding POV it doesn't make sense to have a world Mazda6 to sell along side a US Mazda6. While you and I know the difference, it would create confusion for everyone else.

But that's not to say, like you pointed out, that they can't do it with some smart marketing or import options, or anything else I can't think of.

michael

Agreed. THe Speed 6 was never a car I'd have even considered getting, but once the incentives allowed me to get one for less then $24k, I suddenly thought " this is a damn good car. I love it from a daily driver standpoint, but enthusiast wise, UMM NO!! Too heavy, too luxurious. Looking at those numbers, and seeing the poweroutput isn't much higher, it's likely gonna come down to looks and refinement, so my guess is, you'll be disappointed.

I'm still recovering from anger therapy that the Mazda6 will not come in as wagon-form.