Road Test
Mazda 6
Test date 16 January 2008
Price as tested £16,110
For Cabin design, sharp handling, cruising refinement, value for money
Against Throttle response, sloping boot floor, hard to read LCD graphics
How much ?
- Price as tested £16,110
- Price as tested £16,100
How fast
- 0-30mph 3.5 sec
- 0-60mph 10.1 sec
- 0-100mph 33.9 sec
- 0-150mph no data
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
no data
- 0-400m
17.9 / 79 sec/mph
- 0-1000m
32.7 / 98.9 sec/mph
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
6.1 / 8.7
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
9 / 12.9 sec
- 50-70mph in 5th
14.1 sec
- 60-0mph
no data
- Top speed
no data
- Noise at 70mph
68 dbA
How thirsty?
- Test average
28.4 mpg
- Test best/worst
37.9 / 13.6
Government figures
- Combined/urban
40.9 / 29.4 mpg
- CO2 emissions
162 g/km
How big?
- Length
4755 mm
- Width
1795 mm
- Height
1440 mm
- Wheelbase
2725 mm
- Weight
1395 kg
- Fuel tank
64.0 litres
Engine
- Layout 4 cyls In Line , 1798 cc
- Max power 118 bhp at 5500 rpm
- Max torque 122 ft at 4300 rpm
- Specific output 65.6bhp per litre bhp per litre
- Power to weight 85bhp per tonne bhp per tonne
- Installation F Transverse
- Bore/stoke 83.0x83.1 mm
- Compression ratio 10.8:1
- Valve gear 4 per cyl
- Ignition and fuel Multipoint electronically controlled , Unleaded
Gearbox
- Type 5-speed Manual
- 1st 3.67 / 5.1
- 2nd 2.06 / 9
- 3rd 1.39 / 13.4
- 4th 1.03 / 18.1
- 5th 0.8 / 23.4
- 6th no data
- Final drive 4.105
Suspension
- Front High-mount Double wishbone
- Rear E-type multilink
Steering
- Type Rack and pinion with power assist
- Lock to lock 2.76
Brakes
- Front 299mm Vented Discs
- Rear 280mm Discs
Wheel & tyres
- Size front 16'' Alloy in
- Size rear 16'' Alloy in
- Made of Alloy
- Tyres front 205/60 R16
- Tyres rear 205/60 R16
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