Mazda 6, due for facelift???

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Tue 17 Oct 2006 15:37
Mazda 6, due for facelift??? - Citivanvin
A colleague's company BMW is due for replacement in April, but he has to have decided and ordered by January. He is quite keen on getting a Mazda 6 but he has heard that this model is coming up for a facelift soon and is a little cautious.

He asked me, but I don't really pay much attention to news about new cars (I prefer to run older cars), so thought I'd ask you guys.

TIA

CItivanvin
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Tue 17 Oct 2006 15:57
Mazda 6, due for facelift??? - jase1
I don't think so, and seriously hope not, the '6 is a good looking car and there's a good chance Mazda would wreck the whole thing.
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Tue 17 Oct 2006 16:10
Mazda 6, due for facelift??? - cheddar
It was lauched in early 2002 IIRC and was facelifted last year, it is possible that a replacement might use a variant of the S-Max / new Galaxy / new Mondeo platform though as to timescale I dont know.
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Tue 17 Oct 2006 16:12
Mazda 6, due for facelift??? - Dude - {P}
Seems like the all new Mazda 6 is not due for release until 2008.

www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/GeneralFuture/articl...2
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Tue 17 Oct 2006 16:25
Mazda 6, due for facelift??? - Adam {P}
>>www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/GeneralFuture/articl...2<
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It's certainly a looker.
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Tue 17 Oct 2006 16:31
Mazda 6, due for facelift??? - cheddar
US model timescales are not always in line with Europe and Japan.
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Tue 17 Oct 2006 17:16
Mazda 6, due for facelift??? - Altea Ego
heavyy sarcasm! very good adam


Given a car has a 6 year life span (on average)

launched 2002
Mid life kicker facelift 2005
New model 2008


It will probabably get "free" equipment upgrades in its last 12 months of life.

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Tue 17 Oct 2006 18:44
Mazda 6, due for facelift??? - type's'
>>It's certainly a looker.<<

I think the front end is designed with the new pedestrian impact regulations in mind. Should score highly with EuroNcap.

Sorry - I'll stop it now.
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Tue 17 Oct 2006 18:57
Mazda 6, due for facelift??? - Falkirk Bairn
>>>>Mazda 6 but he has heard that this model is coming up for a facelift soon and is a little cautious.

It is not a face lift but a new car with new engines in 2008 - the face lift for the original 6 was in Autumn 2005

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