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,
Dodgeand
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 aMazdaspeed2
and a reborn
Mazdaspeed6 are on the way. It scarcely needs mentioning, but we’re doing our happy dance over this news.
