Some of us expected it for the Chicago motorshow but the Mazda 6 successor will be revealed at the next Frankfurt motorshow in September. With the new model, Mazda will pursue its strategy: make zoom zoom cars. But following the example of Alfa Romeo with its 159, the next Mazda 6 should be more upmarket thanks to its new platform CD3 2 that is bigger than the current one according to insiders.
The next Mazda 6 will also get a new V6 engine. The last time it got a V6 engine was in 1993 with the KL 2.5 litres engine. Smoother than sporty, it had a dull output of 165 bhp. This time, the next 6 will inherit the Ford V6 Duratec 35. With its cubic capacity of 3.5 litres, it has more power than the most powerful model, the MPS, in the current range. Let us hope that Mazda engineers have the good idea to add a turbo. The V6 engine could produce more than 350 bhp!
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