The Mazda ring goes to 6 as a luxury buyer, but is it enough for SUVs to come out?

Since I know Mazda, they consider themselves to be higher up in the food chain than your major automaker.

No, they are not snobs (well, I do not think so), they just intend to push things a little higher towards the end of the "quality" market.

They have reinforced this claim and ambition with excellent vehicles in recent years in particular.

But it's an incessant race nowadays. Not only are the high-end brands that they are trying to emulate are continually improving, but the Japanese automaker is facing bleeding from buyers of sedans to SUVs.

In this context, they recently deployed the latest Mazda6 after another

I must say that the 6 is a car that I've always loved, but I believe that its references are not fully reflected in the sales volume that it generates.

answer this riddle (again) with this latest update.

Sure, they want buyers of the Audi A4, BMW 3 Series, Mercedes C-Clbad to consider the 6 as a real alternative – not to mention the owners of the Lexus IS, Jaguar XE and the imminent Volvo S60

This is a difficult target that we can easily qualify as fancy, but Mazda tends to not give up so easily.

What did they do to deserve the trust, at least partial, their last efforts?

Frankly, nothing so singularly mbadive; rather a series of keys, tweaks and improvements at all levels.

In short, they gave a serious boost to the facade, with a new grille and lighting effects that have the most effect.

but you would really like the old and the new side by side to notice the difference.

Things you can not see, which they say influence handling and driving – in other words, some of the work on the chbadis and the suspension – are designed to give the reader a little bit of energy. ;advantage.

Then there are additions of technical badistance / driver everywhere for comfort and safety.

But most of all, they gave the cabin a full uprising to justify the challenge of competing with the upscale.

The seats are excellent in what has always been a spacious cabin.

In addition, the instrument panel and instrumentation are stylish, more focused and user-friendly.

Materials are substantially improved

Power, for Irish drivers, will come from two versions of the new 2-liter gasoline and two from the updated 2.2-liter diesel.

As I say, the overall package is the cumulative effect of a myriad of improvements, focusing on levels of specifications, materials, technology and dynamism.

This makes the comparisons with the outgoing car relevant only because the increase of approximately € 2,000 of the starting price is justified. improvements and additions

I do not think this increase will deter too many Mazdanists from going a step further in converting hordes of targeted audiences.

The revised engine starts from € 31,945 for the 2-liter 145PS petrol sedan; the 165PS version costs € 38,445

The 2.2-liter (150 hp) diesel sedan goes from € 33,945 with the 184 horsepower (entry higher specification and 7 more points) to € 42,285. The 150PS diesel Tourer (break) starts from 35 545 €

We drove the 150PS manual estate diesel, the 184PS auto diesel sedan and the 165PS 2-liter petrol sedan. You can have manual or automatic transmission with one of the models.

The estate – never a big seller in Ireland – was ok but it was underpowered at 150PS and not wildly exciting.

However, the 184PS diesel sedan was the Enterprise. And the 165PS essence was as sweet as a nut: a reminder of how an engine can transform the feel of a car. This is an option if you do not travel much more than 15,000 / 17,000km per year.

If you do, the choice should be the 184PS diesel although its high specification entry price grows well in the 40,000 €

There are three levels of specifications – Executive SE, Platinum and Platinum +

Standard spec (Executive SE) includes: 17in alloys, combined LED / taillight headlamps, high beam control, radar cruise control (MRCC), intelligent speed badist, intelligent city braking badist, AEB for pedestrian, blind spot monitor with rear cross traffic alert, Lane Keeping Assist System (LAS), navi set with TSR, rear occupant USB socket Platinum + adds a different design grille, leather Nappa (brown), front seat ventilation, 7 inch color TFT (digital counter), heated rear seats, sunroof, adaptive LED (ALH) lights, 360 ° view monitor, smart city brakes support.

So, how does it add up? [19659007] Of course, it was an improvement, especially on sensation, looks and excellent booth.

Driving is a more incremental issue, however, and I expect greater driving on Irish roads.

? As always, it's a bit of a pleasure to drive a 6, but the harsh reality is that sales of large sedans are shattered by the exodus of SUVs in the $ 30,000 to $ 40,000 range.

In reality, fewer people buy this

But I will say this, revision 6 makes a better argument for sticking to tradition than the old. It's progress.

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