Driven: 2016 Mazda 6 - TheChronicleHerald.ca
Somewhere along the way, Mazda thought the better of it, deciding instead to channel all its energy into one brand. Freed from the need to split brainpower between two brands, the company has also been freed from the need to hold itself back, lest the mainstream brand compete too strongly with the luxury marque. From exterior styling that just seems to click from every angle to a luxury interior that wouldn’t be out of place in a BMW, Mazda has elevated the 6 in ways Camry and Accord and Altima haven’t, yet has remained competitive on price with each of... The new Skyactiv technology, where engineers have rethought almost everything — from engine timing and compression ratios to the shape of trailing arms in the rear suspension, along with every other piece of the car — saves weight. Less weight not only saves fuel, it also improves the car’s performance: less rotational weight means more of the engine’s power goes into propulsion, less unsprung weight improves ride and handling and less overall weight helps the car hold... Before Mazda’s ego swells too much, there’s one limitation that has to remain: the cars are all front-drivers. Nor does all-wheel-drive appear to be on the horizon for the 6. Which isn’t a huge loss: if you can’t get there with front-wheel drive and winter tires, you either don’t need to be there or you. Source: thechronicleherald.ca
