The 2022 Mazda 6 will be a rear-wheel-drive car - the first time in 18 years of model history, which the manufacturer promises to make more than just mass production. It has already been announced that the new version will receive at least three versions of the bodywork: sedan, coupe and station wagon; and each of them will be given an additional "charged" modification.
In addition to a more powerful engine, such versions will be equipped with the i-Activ all-wheel drive system, and the engine range will be based on gasoline and diesel "sixes" with hybrid superstructures.
Mazda 6 2022, when will the new model be released in Russia?
The main feature of the power units is the longitudinal arrangement, so the Japanese, in cooperation with Toyota, are actively preparing a new modular platform, which is expected to subsequently be used in the construction of the new CX-5 and CX-9 crossovers, as well as the Lexus IS and GS.
Mazda Motor Corporation has decided to completely reboot the model. And announced a market launch in 2021 or 2022 Mazda 6 in a new body. At the same time, the new generation of the sedan will try on a new rear-wheel drive platform.
Rear-axle drive is standard, but the manufacturer will also offer the i-Activ all-wheel drive transmission. And it will receive a six-cylinder gasoline engine straight-six SkyActiv-X engine, installed longitudinally under the hood of the car. The inline-six will serve as the basis for two hybrid powertrains. Thus, buyers will be offered three modifications of the new generation of the business sedan at once: Mazda 6 with a traditional internal combustion engine, Mazda 6 mild-hybrid with a moderate hybrid installation and Mazda 6 plug-in hybrid with a hybrid installation and the ability to recharge from an outlet. Perhaps the manufacturer will decide on the production of the Mazda 6 with the latest six-cylinder turbo diesel straight-six Skyactiv-D diesel.
The first details of a completely new body
Already in the fourth year of its release in 2006, the Mazda 6 built on the basis of the 626th model began to sell in millions of copies, which later became the reason for giving this “big family car” the status of the main representative of the Mazda Motor Corporation model line.
This easily explains how enthusiastic fans of the brand are waiting for the fourth generation version, which is due to hit the market in 2022. Even more interest in the new product is fueled by the data that the car will be radically transformed.
A new platform, new six-cylinder engines and an exterior that should mimic the elegant concept - add a rear-wheel-drive / all-wheel-drive model to this, which will make the new 2022 Mazda 6 a special car and will surely give it a permanent entry into the elite premium segment. …
Exterior
The appearance of the new Mazda 6 2022 has long been not a big secret: back in 2017, the company showed the Mazda Vision Coupe concept car, immediately announcing that this is exactly what the "six" of the future will look like.
Experts unanimously recognized the design of the four-door coupe sedan as very successful, although they noted its certain futurism, which was the result of an attempt by Japanese engineers to minimize the number of any facets of stampings on the body. Noteworthy is the huge hood, under which the longitudinally located V6 will fit exactly.
Another interesting solution was the rear doors, which are noticeably narrower than the front ones, and in the absence of the usual handles they become completely invisible, visually turning the car into a large two-door coupe.
Salon
Based on photos from the interior of the 2022 Mazda 6 concept car, minimalism will also reign inside the novelty. The decoration should contain expensive materials, including natural wood, and the information and technical part will be responsible for the displays, amicably hidden under a large double visor on the front panel.
Against this background, the multifunction steering wheel looks just as laconic, which clearly does not indulge in an abundance of buttons, as does the central tunnel, where you can see only a small joystick for transmission control and a rotating washer with yet unknown functionality.
Technical stuffing
Surely, the new Mazda 6 2022 will receive a wide range of power plants, but the new V6 will definitely be at the top of the range: the petrol Skyactiv-X and diesel Skyactiv-D.
They promise to make each of them a hybrid superstructure in the form of a starter-generator, and this is definitely not the end of it, since full-fledged hybrid motors with purely "green" operating modes are being prepared for the future for cars. By the way, this will be the first such experience for the model, since the previous SKYACTIV-G did not receive any electric “assistants”.
Modifications and options of the current generation
Despite the relatively early debut of the novelty, sales of the “third” Mazda 6 2022 are clearly not going to fall, for which we should thank the well-chosen concept of the model.
A formal D-class car in terms of its equipment has come close to the premium segment, as anyone who tries to ask the price of the current version of the Japanese sedan can be convinced. Today in Russia, the Mazda 6 model of the current generation is offered in six modifications:
- Drive;
- Active;
- Supreme;
- Supreme Plus;
- Executive;
- Executive Plus.
The maximum equipment includes ventilation and electric drives of the front seats, a head-up display, leather trim, parking sensors "in a circle", all-round cameras, keyless entry, a blind spot monitoring system and a host of other options.
When will it be released in Russia?
If the preparation for the release of the Mazda 6 2022 in the new body is not affected by the quarantine measures introduced in connection with the Covid-19 pandemic, and the manufacturer does not get out of the planned schedule, the updated serial model will be shown in 2021. Then the novelty can be expected in Russia, where it is able to find great demand. At the very least, this is confirmed by the successful sales of the current generation version.
