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name one other midsize 5-Door hatchback thay is available in the US?
http://www.edmunds.com/new/type/coupehatchback/midsize/index.html- ?tid=edmunds.n.typeindex.content.num2.1.*
Technically, the Mazda3 5-door is a EPA compact, though it measures 95 cubic feet (the Mazda6 sedan is 96).
Interesting that Mazda has chosen to call the Mazda3 and Mazda6 "5-door" instead of hatchback. Some people even like to call the Mazda3 5-door a "wagon". Fortunately we won't have to worry about that with the Mazda6 5-door as there really is a Mazda6 wagon.
Why aren't the side-impact airbags (SAB) a stand-alone option?
Thanks for the info so far...
Also if you read the quote from Mazda's press release, you will see that they do call the Mazda6 5-door a "hatchback".
Now a question: how much do the wagon and 5-door hatchback weigh?
Dealers have pricing, but it is probably still preliminary at this time.
Curb weights for the Mazda6 5-door:
Mazda6 i MT : 3166
Mazda6 i AT : 3221
Mazda6 s AT : 3336
Mazda6 s MT : 3417
These are approximately 100lbs more than for the sedan, depending on which model and trans you are looking at.
I don't know the weights for the wagon.
Mazda3 5door is 95 cubic feet, EPA compact class
Prius is 96 cubic feet, EPA midsize class
Mazda6 sedan is 96 cubic feet, EPA midsize class
The Mazda6 5-door is probably a little more than the sedan, but it's still EPA midsize class.
Mazda6 i MT : 3166
Mazda6 i AT : 3221
Mazda6 s MT : 3336
Mazda6 s AT : 3417
I flipped the AT/MT on the last two. Doh!
I'll take a WAG that the wagon might be a little heavier than the 5-door, but by less than 100lbs.
The same may have happened for the Mazda6. I think its figures may be taken from the Japanese and European ratings. I think they have more stringent "truth in advertising" laws than we do here, so cargo capacities are more modest overseas.
I think rating cargo capacity as "loaded to the gills" is dishonest as it promotes very unsafe practices, but that's how many vehicles are rated here in NA. Check out the cargo spaces in the vehicles you're interested in yourself. Take luggage or a tape measure. I have found just going by numbers on paper is a poor method of comparing cargo capacity amongst vehicles, especially if they're only within a couple of cubic feet of each other (plus the shape of it may work better or worse for you). You also know something's fishy when one vehicle's cargo capacity figure is a LOT bigger than a comparable competitive vehicle's (that may be slightly smaller or slightly larger).
Just another usable measure. I agree that up to the roof isn't very useful, since my goal is to not go above the seat back (easier to do in a van than a wagon).
anyway, having seen it in person, the cargo area seems plenty roomy, with a nice usable shape (that is, reasonably squared off).
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For sedans, hatches and wagons, they usually go by the number of pieces of luggage they can fit into the space (they cram as many large pullmans will fit, then use large duffels) and they also check to see how easy it is to put in and remove a folding wheelchair. Sometimes they use the frame for wagons.
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Cheers...
Mazda better put out a winner to compete with the upcoming VW Passat ('05)!! Even the new Volvo V50 2.4i ('05) may compete with the 6s Wagon (loaded); We'll see. Mazda needs to stay focused and respond to its customers and the market demand to do well.
Just my 2 cents...
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i think the new legacy turbo wagon has much better styling, its line are more sophisticated front to back, and its interior is verry nice indeed, especially with the factory mackintosh stereo option with the retro 70s stereotuner dials.
with the chrome shifter bezel and softer leather seats, the new legacy simply looks richer for the money than the 6, and it's way way faster with awd --about 3 seconds faster from 0-60.
if i were to go with mazda, i would just opt for the 3, and spend the extra money on nicer wheels and stereo and leather, but hey, i'm just a girl...
I'm still not a fan of the hood scoop on any of the Turbo models. Gotta see the rear cargo space. The old Outback/Legacy never seemed very large to me. Maybe the 4WD/ shock towers took up space? I don't have a need for AWD and Mazda's trailing link suspension helps in the cargo space department.
Featuring the emotional design and innovative packaging consumers now expect from Mazda, the MX-Flexa concept showcases key elements that could further improve Mazda's position in the growing space wagon segment.
With this project, the design team put particular focus on adding new levels of emotional appeal.
The MX-Flexa concept showcases the emotional design and innovative packaging that customers have now come to expect from Mazda.
It features an appealing exterior design, high levels of interior functionality and comfort, and superior dynamic performance, in a concept vehicle that could further improve Mazda's position in the growing space wagon segment in Europe.
Details of the car will be announced during the Mazda press conference scheduled to commence at 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, March 2, 2004 at Geneva, Switzerland.
So 2015 for the rest of the world, 2020 for the US market. Hehe.
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Mazda would have had this market all to themselves, but now they have really put themselves into a pickle!!!! And it's not like this car is even really new, the rest of the world as had it around for almost 2years.
It's still a nice wagon, i just think i will put my money elsewhere.....