By Ben Timmons of www.automobilemag.com
The official 2014 Mazda 6 reveal is just days away, and it looks like
Mazda is putting the final touches on the all-new sedan. We caught this
pack of camouflaged 6s hanging out near Big Bear Lake in California.
Considering that we’ve already seen the sedan in both sedan and wagon forms,
the photos don’t hold many surprises. They do, however show just how
much of the successful CX-5 will trickle down (or perhaps sideways) to
the 6. We already knew that the CX-5′s front character line–the chromed
strip that runs under the grille and up, through the headlights–will
continue on the 6, but the CX-5′s spartan interior, with its long
asymmetrical trim (shown here in piano black) and low HVAC controls,
will appear on the 6 as well. It also looks like the midsize sedan will
get the CX-5′s infotainment system with navigation by TomTom, but also
get the rotary knob controller (a la MMI, Comand, and iDrive) that goes
on European CX-5s.
Other than that, there’s little to report. We’d hazard a guess that
at least one of those cars is powered by Mazda’s ubiquitous 2.0-liter
Skyactiv I-4 (which makes 155 hp and 150 lb-ft of torque in the CX-5), since Mazda has already announced that we’ll see the mill in the 2014 6.
However, it remains to be seen what–if anything–Mazda will slot
underhood of the 6 for power-hungry buyers. Efficiency-minded customers
will be well catered-for, as the 6 will be the first American Mazda to
feature i-ELOOP and i-Stop regenerative braking and start/stop
technologies.
The 6 will take to the stage at the Moscow Motor Show, which opens later this week.
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