The predecessor to the Mazda6, the Mazda 626, was sold in a multitude of body styles across the globe. It could, of course, be had as a sedan, but a two-door coupe, known stateside as the MX-6, was also available on the same platform. Now, a new report from Motor Trend claims that a two-door version of the modern Mazda6 could be on the way.
This would be remarkable for a number of reasons, as automakers have been abandoning this type of non-luxury coupe for decades. A class that counted entries from Toyota, Nissan, Chevrolet, Dodge and Chrysler is now occupied solely by Honda with its Accord Coupe.
Ignoring that, though, MT claims we'll see a two-door Mazda6 in the second half of 2016. When that new variant arrives, it will be with an even more dramatic version of the sedan's Kodo design language. Mazda could rely even more heavily on styling inspiration of the Shinari Concept, which already informs the design of the current 6 sedan, when the two-door model arrives.
As for the eagerly anticipated, third-generation Mazdaspeed3, we'll also be waiting until 2016 for that one, according to MT. When it arrives, though, it should be appropriately wild, offering up 300 turbocharged horsepowers from a blown, 2.5-liter Skyactiv four-cylinder engine. Unlike the past two MS3s, the next-gen model will reportedly (finally) adopt all-wheel drive, likely in the form of some lightweight contraption. As if that's not enough good news, Motor Trend also seems to think a Mazdaspeed2 and a reborn Mazdaspeed6 are on the way. It scarcely needs mentioning, but we're doing our happy dance over this news.
http://www.autoblog.com/2014/10/30/mazd ... ls-report/
Tradução: A Motor Trend está afirmando que teremos novos Mazdaspeed2, Mazdaspeed3 e até um Mazdaspeed 6. O Mazdaspeed3 chegaria em 2016 com um novo motor 2.5 Skyactiv de 4 cilindros turbinado para gerar cerca de 300 cv, e ele finalmente ganharia tração integral para poder controlar toda essa potência. Além disso, um Mazda 6 Coupe 2 portas poderia sair também, inspirado no conceito Shinari das fotos acima. Por enquanto só a Honda mantém uma versão coupe de seu sedã médio, o Accord Coupe.
Enquanto o Walter Maria de Silva estiver por lá, até Deus vai ter dificuldade em fazer algo atraente.