Mazda 6 GL (Wagon) Sport (2016-2026)

I love my Mazda6 but it's now gone and shortest car of ownership in history – Purchased a Mazda 6 new in 2024 wagon after looking at Mazda 3 and cx5. Test driven all 3 types. Within first 10mins of driving the 6 established a connection. The test car was a sedan but I decided to order a wagon. I love the styling and features of the car and because I wanted seat trim Not leather I.had to.have the sport entry level. As… Read more

mentioned I love the car but not all of it. Although you can't fault the 6 speed transmission and 2.5 litre engine it needs more. The 6 speed auto box needs more like 8 plus working gears with the 2.5 litre it's under powered there's no zip in the car due to body weight overall and effects the fuel performance and economy overall. The engine is fitted with a I- ELOOP and skyactiv shut down cylinders whilst driving to improve fuel economy. The I-stop is feature of the car when you come to complete stop in traffic you will notice your engine sound sought of switch off. You will notice on the dash the wording i-stop and a automatic digital counter will begin from 1 sec when you apply the brake pedal. When you take your foot of the brake pedal to begin moving you will hear the sound of engine begin again. However i found i-stop system can't cope with the load in warmer weather especially with air conditioning and will switch back pretty quickly so there is no benefit under these conditions. I believe that if Mazda used current mazda6 wagon with 3.3 motors and updated new transmission, or new 2026 ICU engines with hybrid combination. power tailgate, changed the infotainment unit the car will create alot of interest and sell itself. The wagon gets alot of street appeal and interest for discussion. I have noticed when car is parked people walking by, other road users in their own cars looking at the car. I jumped over to new rav4 hybrid. I received a unexpected call from another rival manufacturer they assisted me with all aspects to move forward. So it was goodbye mazda6 within 2months of ownership and only 2500klms on odometer. Update - it is very sad to hear that Mazda is dropping the Mazda 6. Mazda Corporation has to take 100% responsibility for this. Let's face it from 2018 to the end they really didn't make the necessary changes required. Obviously a small percentage of loyal buyers was willing to still stand by the car regardless. Now a key model that built Mazda brand name is gone.

Audi eat your heart out – Before I bought the Mazda 6 I had an Audi A4 Avant with all the trimmings and before that I had a plethora of other cars amongst which my first car was a 626 hatchback. Boy I must say Mazda have come a looooong way since 1988. I initially in the market for a newer model Audi but when a relative told me to check out the new Mazda 6 I was… Read more

hesitant at first thinking back to my prior experience. However upon inspecting and driving it, it was amazing!

I found a mint condition GL Series 1 interstate with 18k on the clock. It was barely run in.

Pros:

- Very nice interior (feels sporty and euro feel)

- Very responsive on the road with a sharp steering and cornering capability even with the stock 17s

- Quite economical when it wants to be

- The parking sensors, blind spot monitoring etc all work wonders

Cons:

- Slightly underpowered I feel at low revs

- The mazda connect display needs Android Auto (btw I have managed to install it myself)

- It really needs 19s as the 17s look like 14s on the car

- It would have been nice to make everything LED as standard...

In all I reckon this car will serve me well over the coming years.