The 2009 Mazda 6 price will begin at $18,550. The new sports sedan is built with a four-cylinder 2.5 liter engine and six speed manual transmission that has the ability to push out 170 horsepowers. The 273 horsepower V6 engine and six-speed automatic model start at $24,130. There is a $670 destination charge.
It’s that time of year again to announce the winner of the 2008 World Car of the Year Award. Cars from around the world are judged on their value, safety, merit, and of course how responsible and helpful they are to the environment. I know that each of us were rooting for our personal favorites (Mercedes S-Class) – but here are the three finalists; the Mazda2/Demio, Ford Mondeo, and Mercedes C-Class. The winner was (drum roll) the Mazda2/Demio – which was a bit of a surprise to some of us here at CarXen.
Many of us were hoping that Mazda would be creating an all new RX-8 that would transcend the previous model – which was only a little disappointing. Unfortunately the idea of them creating a completely new look and style to the vehicle will not becoming to pass this time around; at least not in the way that we were hoping.
Back in 1991 Mazda won the 24 Hours of Le Mans race with, the last year rotary engines were allowed to compete. It was an exciting victory, as it was both the first win and last chance the Mazda Motorsports team would have at the most prestigious endurance competition in the world. Rule changes requiring only traditional, reciprocating 3.5-liter engines would prevent the acclaimed four-rotor 787 and 787B’s from qualifying.
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