Jalopnik: atenza

Mazda6 Coupe Rendered, Speculatively

Mark Arnold — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:15:00 EDT

Mazda has no known intentions to make a Mazda6 Coupe, but that didn't stop a forum fan-boy over at CarSpyShots named Baji192 from rendering his own two-door interpretation of the 2009 Mazda6. We've seen a mysterious drawing before that looked a bit more professional than this P-chop job but we're still wondering who would actually buy a coupe version, especially if it looked pretty much the same as the sedan. Besides, you'd think the market would already be saturated, what with the Toyota Camry ~~Coupe~~ Solara and Honda Accord Coupe. Of course, one could just say that's a market saturated with opportunity. Hit the jump for a look from the side.

[via CarSpyShots]

Mazda Announces Beijing Motor Show Lineup Including Taiki Concept, Mazda6

Travis Hudson — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:30:00 EDT

Mazda has announced its duds for the Beijing Motor Show that will be taking place towards the latter half of April. To be unveiled at the show is the new revision of the Mazda6, which will be known as the Mazda Atenza in Japan. Also set to be shown off is the Taiki Concept, which looks like something even Batman wouldn't drive.

Also debuting is the Chinese-refreshened RX-8. Mazda will be showing off the Mazda5 Hydrogen RE Hybrid that includes the hydrogen rotary engine as well. Pardon my lack of excitement for the latter announcements, but that Taiki concept is still etched into my brain. What's with those back wheels?

Mazda to Showcase All-New Mazda6 and Mazda Taiki Concept at the 2008 Beijing Motor Show
Japan—Mazda Motor Corporation will showcase the European specification of the all-new Mazda6 (known as the all-new Mazda Atenza in Japan) and Mazda Taiki, the fourth concept car in the Nagare design series, at the 2008 Beijing International Motor Show* from Sunday, April 20, through Monday, April 28, 2008.

The new Mazda5 Hydrogen RE Hybrid, equipped with Mazda's hydrogen rotary engine, will be exhibited along with other future environmental and safety technologies to promote Sustainable Zoom-Zoom, Mazda's long-term vision for technology development. Around the world, the Sustainable Zoom-Zoom plan aims to harmonize driving pleasure with environmental and safety performance. Based on this vision, Mazda is committed to working towards a sustainable future that brings continued happiness and excitement to everyone by offering vehicles that "look inviting to drive, are fun to drive, and make you want to drive them again."

Mazda will also debut the freshened Mazda RX-8 ahead of its introduction to the Chinese market. The Mazda MX-5 (known as the Mazda Roadster in Japan) Power Retractable Hard Top will be shown as a reference model. A total of 16 vehicles* from nine model lines will be exhibited on the Mazda stand.

Mazda6 Coupe Sketch An Old Mazda Drawing

Matt Hardigree — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:45:00 EST

Remember that Mazda6 Coupe sketch that popped up on the automotive interwebs today? We got it from The Hollywood Extra, a site that provides an interesting mix of shots that are made more interesting by the editor's complete unwillingness to attribute anything. As we guessed, it turns out this is an older Atenza drawing from Mazda. More of them below the jump.

Whatever the source, it makes for an interesting bit of speculation about the future of the Mazda6 and Atenza platform. (Thanks to Matthiijs of Mazda-Madness.nl for the tip)

Mazda 6 Coupe Sketch Emerges, Confuses

Matt Hardigree — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:30:00 EST

Mr. Vince Burlapp and his The Hollywood Extra Car Page brings us another mystery. This time it is a completely random image of what looks to be a Mazda6/Atenza coupe sketch. Burlapp claims this is a sketch from Mazda, so we'll go with that for now. It would make sense to us to bring a Mazda6 coupe to the world as all the competition seems to be doing it and Mazda has had an unfortunate excess of doors recently. Here are some pictures of the Mazdaspeed Atenza Concept, which seem to share similar touches.

Any guesses as to what this really is? [The Hollywood Extra]

Japan Mazda Atenza To Get Rear Monitoring

Travis Hudson — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:45:00 EST

Hey, Japan! Welcome to the future, dog! The latest bit of news from overseas is that Mazda Atenza, or more familiarly the Mazda6, has been redesigned and retrofitted with some high-tech goodies, like rear monitoring via radar. When traveling at 37 mph or faster, the system will kick on and begin monitoring the rear of the car. When a vehicle approaches, the system will notify the driver that some jackhole is riding your ass. But rear monitoring isn't the only technological happiness to be included in the Atenza.

The Atenza will also feature Cross Functional Network, or CF-Net. CF-Net is a series of buttons on the steering wheel that, when combined with a centralized display on the instrument panel, allows almost every aspect of the car to be controlled without taking hands off thw wheel. Yes, this includes air control and audio, which we are pretty accustomed to over yonder. [Fareastgizmos]