# New Mazdaspeed 6 (concept) to unveil at Tokyo Auto Salon **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [December 16, 2007, 2:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-mazdaspeed-6-concept-to-unveil-at-tokyo-auto-salon/40332 "2007-12-16T02:16:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rx3](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rx3/32/7194_2.png) [@Rx3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Rx3)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2007, 2:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-mazdaspeed-6-concept-to-unveil-at-tokyo-auto-salon/40332/1 "2007-12-16T02:16:24Z")
![http://www.speedtv.com/_assets/library/img/large/192706_6.jpg](http://www.speedtv.com/_assets/library/img/large/192706_6.jpg) No word yet on technical specs, and no official sign-off (yet) on possible build date. But they are unveiling this January 11th. It will be interesting to see what the specs are if they go through with production. ---
**Author:** ![Anonymity](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anonymity/32/7215_2.png) [@Anonymity](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anonymity)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2007, 3:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-mazdaspeed-6-concept-to-unveil-at-tokyo-auto-salon/40332/2 "2007-12-16T03:00:25Z")
i hope the specs are good. b/c those tail lights suck. ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2007, 3:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-mazdaspeed-6-concept-to-unveil-at-tokyo-auto-salon/40332/3 "2007-12-16T03:30:40Z")
looks like an IS to me :gotme: ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2007, 5:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-mazdaspeed-6-concept-to-unveil-at-tokyo-auto-salon/40332/4 "2007-12-16T05:23:08Z")
i think it has potential, but definitely isnt going to look like that off the showroom floor(obviously). ---
**Author:** ![Zer0DazE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zer0daze/32/7624_2.png) [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2007, 5:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-mazdaspeed-6-concept-to-unveil-at-tokyo-auto-salon/40332/5 "2007-12-16T05:57:44Z")
did they raid the toyota parts bin to build that car? ---
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2007, 9:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-mazdaspeed-6-concept-to-unveil-at-tokyo-auto-salon/40332/6 "2007-12-16T09:36:53Z")
It will probably be a performance dissapointment when it gets to the showroom like the current model. ---
**Author:** ![VANDIT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vandit/32/4977_2.png) [@VANDIT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/VANDIT)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2007, 10:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-mazdaspeed-6-concept-to-unveil-at-tokyo-auto-salon/40332/7 "2007-12-16T10:00:56Z")
> [@Zer0DazE](#): > > did they raid the toyota parts bin to build that car? exactly what i was thinking ---
**Author:** ![Bigairskier1580](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bigairskier1580/32/7612_2.png) [@Bigairskier1580](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bigairskier1580)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2007, 10:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-mazdaspeed-6-concept-to-unveil-at-tokyo-auto-salon/40332/8 "2007-12-16T10:14:03Z")
Not bad looking, but I’d rather have a LEgacy 2.5GT ---
**Author:** ![BOBBYGRV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BOBBYGRV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BOBBYGRV)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2007, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-mazdaspeed-6-concept-to-unveil-at-tokyo-auto-salon/40332/9 "2007-12-16T10:26:25Z")
that body kit is just absolutly terrible. the rear of the car is so ugly, tailights are too high, leaving a gapping hole in the body. the rear bumper just looks like shit, i mean, itlooks like they tried to put too much into this car instead of having a clean look. ---
**Author:** ![kansei](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kansei/32/3107_2.png) [@kansei](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kansei)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2007, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-mazdaspeed-6-concept-to-unveil-at-tokyo-auto-salon/40332/10 "2007-12-16T10:27:19Z")
This isn’t a Mazdaspeed6. Mazda has said over and over that they won’t make another Mazdaspeed6. Even then, that isn’t even the North American Mazda6, Mazda has said that the new Atenza won’t be sold here because Americans want the car to “look bigger”. This is just a new Mazdaspeed A-spec aero treatment on the new Atenza. ![http://www.mazda-madness.nl/nieuws/sal3.jpg](http://www.mazda-madness.nl/nieuws/sal3.jpg) ![http://www.mazda-madness.nl/nieuws/sal4.jpg](http://www.mazda-madness.nl/nieuws/sal4.jpg) I love everything aside from the friggin fender vents. What are they trying to do, make it look like some GM/Ford?? :’( Personally I’d rather the Demio with the same treatment… but I still want to behead whoever thought fender vents were the answer to some performance need 😛 ![http://www.mazda-madness.nl/nieuws/sal9.jpg](http://www.mazda-madness.nl/nieuws/sal9.jpg) ![http://www.mazda-madness.nl/nieuws/sal10.jpg](http://www.mazda-madness.nl/nieuws/sal10.jpg) sadly we’ll only see this new demio (Mazda2 in europe) chassis in the form of a Ford (doesn’t directly share any body panels). Here’s a link to all the pics, they did the Axela MPS (Mazdaspeed3) and Roadster (MX-5) as well: [http://www.mazda-madness.nl/nieuws/162.htm](http://www.mazda-madness.nl/nieuws/162.htm) Basically think of this as Mazdaspeed just showing off their new design language for their mod parts. Oh and the DAMD Mazda Atenza, can’t forget that mmmm ![http://www.mazda-madness.nl/nieuws/sal1.jpg](http://www.mazda-madness.nl/nieuws/sal1.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2007, 10:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-mazdaspeed-6-concept-to-unveil-at-tokyo-auto-salon/40332/11 "2007-12-16T10:29:20Z")
i think it has a lot of potential…whether or not Mazda makes it happen is the real story ---
**Author:** ![kansei](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kansei/32/3107_2.png) [@kansei](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kansei)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2007, 10:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-mazdaspeed-6-concept-to-unveil-at-tokyo-auto-salon/40332/12 "2007-12-16T10:33:28Z")
More like whether or not the Mazdaspeed parts will be attainable in the states. They’ve gotten much better about it with the recent models, but just the ‘blah’ Mazdaspeed parts like an intake, springs, and a catback. They don’t offer the Mazdaspeed coilovers, braces, and aero pieces in the states ☹ ---
**Author:** ![91MR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91mr2/32/7217_2.png) [@91MR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91MR2)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2007, 10:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-mazdaspeed-6-concept-to-unveil-at-tokyo-auto-salon/40332/13 "2007-12-16T10:54:33Z")
I think it looks pretty cool. ---
**Author:** ![STEALTTH](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/stealtth/32/7582_2.png) [@STEALTTH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/STEALTTH)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2007, 11:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-mazdaspeed-6-concept-to-unveil-at-tokyo-auto-salon/40332/14 "2007-12-16T11:00:28Z")
i really like the look. wonder what the performance will be like… ---
**Author:** ![kansei](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kansei/32/3107_2.png) [@kansei](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kansei)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2007, 11:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-mazdaspeed-6-concept-to-unveil-at-tokyo-auto-salon/40332/15 "2007-12-16T11:07:48Z")
> [@STEALTTH](#): > > i really like the look. wonder what the performance will be like… The same or worse than the base model? It’s just suspension, aero, and interior bits from the reports I’ve read. This isn’t a model, much like the Mazdaspeed RX-8 isn’t a model but you can get a full aero kit, wheels, suspension, exhaust, etc. I think Mazda really confused people by buying Mazdaspeed and integrating it with production models. For example, the Mazdaspeed6, 3, MX-5, and Protege didn’t really come with any Mazdaspeed parts on them. Just a label on a performance variant. Hell on the Protege it was full Racing Beat suspension tuning and a Callaway/Garrett turbo kit. On the newer Mazdaspeed cars it’s all just Mazda parts, made with input from Mazdaspeed but all of course designed to be totally streetable daily driver stuff. Real Mazdaspeed parts are a rarity and are just performance. I’ll go out on a limb and say the aero bits in those pics are mostly functional (obviously not the fender vents god I hate those). I love the front/rear splitters and the sideskirts, and especially how the same design does look good on so many models. Without them, the new Atenza looks a bit ‘soft’. ---
**Author:** ![Slopoke](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slopoke/32/7248_2.png) [@Slopoke](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Slopoke)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2007, 11:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-mazdaspeed-6-concept-to-unveil-at-tokyo-auto-salon/40332/16 "2007-12-16T11:12:24Z")
i love that black one :tup: ---
**Author:** ![kansei](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kansei/32/3107_2.png) [@kansei](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kansei)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2007, 11:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-mazdaspeed-6-concept-to-unveil-at-tokyo-auto-salon/40332/17 "2007-12-16T11:21:27Z")
> [@Slopoke](#): > > i love that black one :tup: +1 nice and clean. Just some wheels and very slight lips and it already looks sorta VIP-style. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2007, 2:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-mazdaspeed-6-concept-to-unveil-at-tokyo-auto-salon/40332/18 "2007-12-16T14:50:14Z")
there is no such thing as a hawt 4 door hatch back… never was, never will be. make it a true wagon (RS6, BMW Touring) or make it a coupe… fukk everything else. they look stupid and will stylistically obsolesce soo friggin quickly it just makes no sense to buy one. ---
**Author:** ![SoloIIscoob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/35a633/32.png) [@SoloIIscoob](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SoloIIscoob)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2007, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-mazdaspeed-6-concept-to-unveil-at-tokyo-auto-salon/40332/19 "2007-12-16T15:00:42Z")
the mazdaspeed6 was a failure. they wont produce one again UNLESS they have some spectacular design/performance alterations. ---
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2007, 3:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-mazdaspeed-6-concept-to-unveil-at-tokyo-auto-salon/40332/20 "2007-12-16T15:04:23Z")
![http://www.mazda-madness.nl/nieuws/sal1.jpg](http://www.mazda-madness.nl/nieuws/sal1.jpg) Got Acura? Rofl, Mazda’s are such dogshit. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-mazdaspeed-6-concept-to-unveil-at-tokyo-auto-salon/40332.md?page=2)