[BeastieBen]

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[Absinthe]

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[rpc180]

For family cars, the 6 is listed as #1. Go Mazda!!

 

[rpc180]

Damn missed the editing window, but the RX8's on the list also for best Sports Car!

 

[oskicat]

it also says

There are two four-cylinder engines, a new 2.0-litre and a detuned version of the Mazda6's 2.3-litre, with the standard five-speed manual/four-speed auto offerings.

"detuned?" so they just took the 2.3 and neutered it so that it wouldn't produce as much power as the same engine in the 6?

 

[cowtown]

Don't they both make the same HP? How is that detuned?

 

[oskicat]

maybe "detuned" in that it isn't equipped to take advantage of higher octane gas the way the jap version does?

 

[6_funk]

the 2.3 in the mazda3 has 5 less torque than the 2.3 in hte mazda6
but they have the same amount of horsepower (160)

 

[oskicat]

weird. does the 6 require premium gas?

 

[mz6zoomzoom]

weird. does the 6 require premium gas?

No. Only the Atenza does (which puts out 169 HP).

Also, the HP/TQ curves are different on the 3 than the 6.

 

[cadedge]

So, perhaps it would have been best to say 're-tuned'