Overall reader verdict 4 out of 5 stars

  • What's it like to drive
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Running costs
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Quality, practicality and equipment
    4 out of 5 stars

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38 reader reviews for Mazda 6 Hatchback.

  • 2.5 Sport 5dr

    Paul Glanville , Bucks . Date: 26/08/2008
    • Overall verdict
      5 out of 5 stars
    • What's it like to drive
      5 out of 5 stars
    • Running costs
      3 out of 5 stars
    • Quality, practicality and equipment
      5 out of 5 stars
    • Average MPG
      38

    My car

    Have now owned the vehicle for a month - looks great, drives well. It feels much more expensive than it is. I was looking at Audi's costing over 10k more. You get a lot of car for your money, it looks great and feels a bit like a well kept secret - there aren't that many on the road yet.

  • 2.5 Sport 5dr

    Jonathon Chambers Date: 23/01/2008
    • Overall verdict
      5 out of 5 stars
    • What's it like to drive
      5 out of 5 stars
    • Running costs
      5 out of 5 stars
    • Quality, practicality and equipment
      5 out of 5 stars

    My car

    I took delivery of the latest Mazda 6 Sport, 2.5, 5-door hatch, on 22nd December 2007, in stormy blue. I have already driven nearly 2000 miles and I am totally satisfied. The car has excellent dynamics, driving even better than my old Mazda 6 Sport, 2.3. It is very attractive and the interior is so much more refined, it is very quiet, with an easy to use steering-wheel based facility for controlling the radio, air conditioning system and viewing the in-car monitoring system, which thank goodness now shows MPG rather than litres/100 miles, as in the old car. The cruise control is in the right place too, I simply can't understand why other more expensive European manufacturers adopt, or have recently moved to, a stalk which makes operation so clumsy; on the steering wheel is the natural place! The handsfree bluetooth interface is very good, as are the keyless entry and ignition. The 2.5 engine seems somewhat more sophisticated than the 2.3, currently returning an average 30MPG which I expect to improve as the engine beds in. I do hope Mazda decide to import a 5-door hatch with an MPS engine. In terms of value for money, it is outstanding, costing less than £20K, approximately half the price of an equivalently equipped car from certain more prestigious marques. If I was to offer a suggestion for improvement, the ratios of the higher gears, 4:5:6, remain a little too close, but, nonetheless, congratulations to Mazda for such a high quality and good value product.

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