[Auto] 2021 Mazda6 Gets Torquier And A Carbon Edition

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The Skyactiv-G 2.5-liter naturally aspirated four-cylinder engine carries over from before. It continues to make 187 hp (139 kW) and 186 lb-ft (252 Nm).

All trims of the 2021 Mazda6 also now comes standard with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto support. The Grand Touring and higher grades upgrade the system to wireless CarPlay.

The 2021 Mazda6 is available in a new Carbon Edition trim level that sits between the Grand Touring Reserve grade and the range-topping Signature. It wears Polymetal Gray with gloss black touches for the trunk lip spoiler and door mirrors. The sedan rides on black 19-inch wheels. Inside, there are red leather seats with black trim throughout the cabin.

The Carbon Edition also gets the amenities from the  Grand Touring Reserve. This gives the sedan a head-up display, adaptive headlights, heated and ventilated front seats, heated steering wheel, and heated rear seats.

The table below shows full pricing for the 2021 Mazda6.

 

For whatever reason, the Mazda6 is not getting the attention it deserves. The Japanese midsize sedan has a sleek exterior design and a refined cabin wrapped up in a reliable package the Zoom-Zoom company is known for, but sales have been on a downward trend for a while. In 2019, demand in the United States dropped by a worrying 30.4 percent to 21,524 units, but Mazda is hoping to bounce back with the next-generation model.

Forget what you know about the current car because its replacement will be totally different. Gone will be the front-wheel-drive architecture as the next Mazda6 is rumored to switch to a newly developed rear-wheel-drive layout. Car and Driver appear to be in the know about the direction Mazda’s flagship sedan will take, and their yet-to-be-confirmed details closely follow a similar report published last year by Japanese magazine Best Car.

Both sources state that aside from a RWD layout, the car will embrace inline-six power to follow an announcement made by Mazda roughly a year ago about developing a new SkyActiv-X inline-six. If you don’t remember the important disclosure made by the company in March 2019, on page 26 of a PDF about financial results you’ll see in black and white the following words: “straight-six SkyActiv-X engine” and “straight-six Skyactiv-D” diesel. The same document reveals the two engines are being engineered for a new platform tailored to big cars with a longitudinal engine layout and with support for mild-hybrid technology as well as plug-in hybrid powertrains.

Both sources state that aside from a RWD layout, the car will embrace inline-six power to follow an announcement made by Mazda roughly a year ago about developing a new SkyActiv-X inline-six. If you don’t remember the important disclosure made by the company in March 2019, on page 26 of a PDF about financial results you’ll see in black and white the following words: “straight-six SkyActiv-X engine” and “straight-six Skyactiv-D” diesel. The same document reveals the two engines are being engineered for a new platform tailored to big cars with a longitudinal engine layout and with support for mild-hybrid technology as well as plug-in hybrid powertrains.