Mazda6, Subaru Tribeca headed for the exit ramp?

[A Pirate]

not worried about the subi...best part of it is the 3L 6cl (for twin turbo purposes like being dropped into impraza's) but thats it ...it is really and always has been the ugly duckling.

Pitty bout the 6...but the question needs t be asked what will fill that class of car...they have no other vehicle that covers the larger sedan group. Maybe if they reduced the number of variants to say sedan and wagon or hatch it will save a fair bit of $$ rather than making 3 car styles.

[kmh001]

So many 6MPS fans have been saying this class of car is about the driving dynamics. FWD cars dont makes it into this class, no matter how much grunt they may have. The Subaru Liberty GT is too ugly to be an alternative, so most 6MPS owners wanting to upgrade are compelled to go European because there are no alternatives.

I think Mazda's decision to drop the 6MPS was an error of judgement which is having a detrimental effect on the 6 range overall. The gen1 6 was hugely successful in the mid-size segment with it's popular styling and features. The 6MPS was a natural evolution of the lineage, showing just how much capability was inherent in the original design. The MPS version was surprisingly successful for a car that was never marketed.

The gen2 6 has failed to capture the spirit of the gen 1 and hasn't enjoyed the same level of sales success. It's a very good car, but it's good in the same (boring) way that Toyotas are good. I reckon Mazda needs a 6MPS now more than ever. I reckon there is a huge market for it, they just need to tell the world they have this awsome car rather than keeping it a secret like they did last time.

The American Mazda 6 GT was a cynical and flawed design exercise that suffers from the same problem that any high hp FWD suffers from and that's an inability to apply the power in any useful way. FWD is self-limiting because the more power you have the more wheelspin results so the less acceleration can be achieved. You wont see a gen2 GT doing 0-100 in the low 4's like a tweaked gen1 6MPS no mater how much fire it's big V6 breaths. Dropping AWD was a BIG mistake.

[bd581]

Having spoken to one of the Mazda salesmen locally, he said the biggest problem they have with the mazda 6 at the moment is the Mazda 3.
The SP25 goes better, uses less fuel, and has more features, all the 6 has is looks and size.
He also said that rarely a week would go by without someone enquireing about the new MPS 6.

I've said it before, i understand the reasons for the dropping of the 6 MPS. But that was then, times have changed.
Now, if you want a performance mid size car thats good on fuel (which is now a mauch larger market with the increasing price of fuel) what choice to you have, that god ugly Subaru or...... nope, thats it. Or an expensive overpriced euro