Mazda Mazda6 History
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Launched for 2003 as the successor to the 626, the Mazda6 was a mid-size sedan that stood out for sporty handling and design among family-car rivals.
It earned a strong reputation across three generations (and spawned the turbocharged AWD Mazdaspeed6) before US sales ended after 2021.
Body styles
- Sedan
- Hatchback
- Wagon
Notable special editions & performance variants
Mazdaspeed6
Turbocharged, all-wheel-drive performance version of the first-generation Mazda6 sedan.
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