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    2009 Mazda6 Grand Touring: First Drive

    2009 Mazda6 Spotted In The Wild
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    Image of LTDScott LTDScott
    04/14/09

    In reply to 2009 Mazda6 Grand Touring: First Drive
    Bummer that the V6 isn't available with the stick. My ex wife has an 04 V6 5-speed which is a ton of fun to drive.
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    04/14/09

    In reply to 2009 Mazda6 Grand Touring: First Drive
    Hardigree, I have to say you have really stepped up your game on the reviews of late. Excellent job. Informative and humorous. Kind of like Car and Driver used to be.
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    Image of If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
    04/14/09

    In reply to 2009 Mazda6 Grand Touring: First Drive
    I'm glad you mentioned Chuck, Matt. My favorite show on TV right now...I really hope it doesn't get cancelled. If it does, I'm going to blame Jay Leno and slash the tires on one of his Duesenbergs.


    And, yeah, Sarah Walker can be my "handler" anytime she wants.

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    Image of tenbeers tenbeers
    04/14/09

    In reply to 2009 Mazda6 Grand Touring: First Drive
    It looks like they welded two different cars together at the firewall.
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    Image of OldeEnglishD OldeEnglishD
    04/14/09

    In reply to 2009 Mazda6 Grand Touring: First Drive
    How is the front seat room compared to say, um, a 323?
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    Image of Boosted Lego Wagon Boosted Lego Wagon
    04/14/09

    In reply to 2009 Mazda6 Grand Touring: First Drive
    My Fellow Jalops,


    Life is short. Very short, especially if you're a chinese motorcyclist. Bearing that in mind, why in the name of all that is oily would you choose a four-door bore like an Toyota Coma-ry, a Niss-yawn Altima, a Honda Acc-snored, or now the Mazda6 S Grand Boring?
    I understand minivans, all that's going on there is that you're saying: "Hey, my priority list has been re-arranged by my ulra-fecund loins, and there's always a spare kidney out there for me."
    If you need four-doors, buy something interesting: a diesel, a wagon, a turbo-four, a hot hatch, hell, even a Horrible Hybrid.


    Otherwise, you may as well just drown yourself in a vat of taupe paint.

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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    04/14/09

    @boosted-lego-wagon -> now boosted to 350hp: +1^1,000,000
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    Image of wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx
    04/14/09

    In reply to 2009 Mazda6 Grand Touring: First Drive
    How dare you. Jenna Fischer is an amazing piece of ass.


    She is of the rare type of girl that have "normal hotness", which isn't necessarily huge knockers and a tight ass, its more like a pretty face that you could maybe actually get with one day.


    And that's my theory: One day I will get with Ms. Fischer.

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    Image of .357 .357
    04/14/09

    @wrx-TyrannosaurusWrx: I like the way you think. I give you a metaphorical second heart click.
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    04/14/09

    In reply to 2009 Mazda6 Grand Touring: First Drive
    "It's not slow, but it's a little community college" That was hilarious.
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    Image of A strolling player A strolling player
    04/14/09

    In reply to 2009 Mazda6 Grand Touring: First Drive
    I hate to argue, because I do quite like the 6, but


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    Image of .357 .357
    04/14/09

    @Gutpunch McRodbender, a strolling player's understudy: Mmmm Karen.
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    Image of WilliamG. WilliamG.
    04/14/09

    @Gutpunch McRodbender, a strolling player's understudy: I'm so glad she's back in Parks and Recreation.
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    04/14/09

    @WilliamG.: Too bad that show kind of sucks.
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    Image of FЯeeMan FЯeeMan
    04/14/09

    In reply to 2009 Mazda6 Grand Touring: First Drive
    Run into friends while driving a Mazda6 and you won't have to apologize for its looks.


    No, but you will have to apologize for breaking their legs...


    BTW, are you implying that this is really not even office hot by lining up that 2nd pic so the burrito is barfing on it?

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    Image of Mad_Science Mad_Science
    04/14/09

    In reply to 2009 Mazda6 Grand Touring: First Drive
    Good lookin car.


    Too bad the previous gen is the one I would've preferred (wagon), but it wasn't the mass-seller they needed it to be.


    Stupid mainstream tastes. Always messing up my shit.

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    Image of Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig) Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig)
    04/14/09

    In reply to 2009 Mazda6 Grand Touring: First Drive
    Midsize sedans that look better than this, in order, in my opinion: 1. New Maxima 2. Malibu 3. Passat 4. Accord 5. Last-gen Maxima 6. Camry 7. Altima


    Uglier: 1. Aura 2. Last-gen Malibu


    I see where they're going with it, but I still think it came out a little plain. Even more than the last one.

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    Image of RLJ676-LS3 Commuter Car - for the environment RLJ676-LS3 Commuter Car - for the environment
    04/14/09

    @Ash78:


    This is ahead of Camry I think, but agree on the rest.


    PS, isn't the Maxima a fullsize? They're sure priced like one too.

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    Image of Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig) Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig)
    04/14/09

    @rlj676-Carbon Footprint Size - Clownshoe: The NEW Maxima is midsize (not sure of the "official" ranking)...quite a bit smaller than the boat it replaces. I've only seen a couple so far.


    I was sitting in traffic yesterday next to a dark, clean Camry SE and was impressed. This generation is at least as bold as Toyota has ever tried, even if some of the cues are a little odd (like the hood ornament schnoz and the weirdly angled taillights)

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    04/14/09

    @Ash78: All new Camrys should be prohibited from being sold in beige, white, or silver, and should also be banned from having hubcaps (because Toyota can't fucking center them properly).
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    Image of e30 guy e30 guy
    04/14/09

    @Ash78: The SE Camries look ok. Still huge though. Here in SoCal, it seems like most sold have the SE trim.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    04/14/09

    @e30 guy -->Now with avatar.: That's where they all go? Everyone here buys the CE or LE. All the creamer, none of the coffee.
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    Image of theeastbaykid theeastbaykid
    04/14/09

    In reply to 2009 Mazda6 Grand Touring: First Drive
    "You'll feel great passing on a downshift, but If stoplight power is all you desire, the new Mazda6s slays all comers with its massive V6." Was this article written in Japanese and then Google-translated?
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    04/14/09

    In reply to 2009 Mazda6 Grand Touring: First Drive
    The Down Syndrome look isn't exactly ideal, but the rest of the car is nice (except now it's slightly too large). Whatever happened to shrugging your shoulders and saying "sorry, this is a midsize, not a Fleetwood"?


    If the steering feel is good, at least, I can forgive it.

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    Image of Mobius Mobius
    04/14/09

    In reply to 2009 Mazda6 Grand Touring: First Drive
    It's amazing what Google Image Search comes up with. Jenna Fisher? Damn, good enough for me!


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    Image of .357 .357
    04/14/09

    @Mobius_1: Yesterday it was Charlize Theron. Today Jenna Fisher. We should have a Jalopnik Girl of the Day!
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    04/14/09

    @Mobius_1: He also brought up Chuck, which has Yvonne Strahovski. Mmmmmm...


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