Frank Aukofer
JSONLINE
The top-of-the-line Mazda6s Grand Touring model has premium-car characteristics, especially in the interior design, materials and execution. It looks as classy inside as many luxury cars. The outside mirrors pose a problem. They are not overly large, but also are set in big pods that block the front-quarter vision for shorter drivers.
Warren Brown
WASHINGTON POST
The Mazda 6i Sport with the 2.5-liter, 170-h.p. 4 and 5-speed automatic is powerful enough to enter local freeways with authority. It handles quite well on twists and turns.And at the end of the day, I could smile at a fuel gauge that showed I had consumed barely a quarter of a tank of the recommended unleaded gasoline.
Mike Hanley
CARS.COM
In the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s frontal-offset crash test, the Mazda6 was rated Good overall — the highest score possible. It remains to be seen is whether Mazda has improved its reliability, which has had some trouble spots in Consumer Reports.
Tom Incantalupo
NEWSDAY
Mazda hopes its redesigned 6 sedan will appeal to more 35- to 55-year-olds. Most buyers of midsize sedans such as the Toyota Camry, Honda Accord and Chevrolet Malibu are in that age category.
Steven Cole Smith
ORLANDO SENTINEL
The 2009 Mazda6 styling is a bit polarizing, with a snarky snout, oddly large fender flares and enormous dual exhausts. The test car also has push-button starting, but the excised keyhole was covered with a piece of plastic that appeared to have been slapped on.
G. Chambers Williams
SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS
Styling cues from the Mazda RX-8 sports car include the front fenders and raked roofline. Interior design elements include round gauges, three-spoke steering wheel and T-shaped instrument panel.
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