Car magazine attended a special 'sneak preview' of the new Mazda6 earlier this week in Budapest. The journalists were treated to behind the scenes insights, development presentations and driving at the Euro Ring. This is what Car wrote: These were pre-production cars, but the first impressions are that Mazda is onto a winner with the 6. It feels snappy and alive. Even the 1.8-litre isn't horribly slow. Turn in and the 6 reacts sharply with no roll or delay. There's plenty of grip and no lardy understeer. Tighten your line and instead of the front washing out, the back starts to shift and grip, rather like a well sorted hot hatch. Very tidy. The Mazda 6 can't fail. Beyond the pleasingly eccentric theories attached to the design and conception of this car is a simple proposition: a good-looking car that drives really well, feels solidly built and is likely to be competitively priced.
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