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Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast
Whether you drive a car, need a car, or just occasionally bum a ride with friends, you’ve come to the right place. Join the editors of Consumer Guide Automotive as they break down everything that’s going on in the auto world. New-car reviews, shopping tips, driving green, electric cars, classic cars, and plenty of great guests. This is the Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast.
2020 Mazda 6 Signature in Soul Red Crystal Metallic (a $595 option)
2020 Mazda 6 Signature
Class: Midsize Car
Miles driven: 681
Fuel used: 24.8 gallons
Tom and his family took the 2019 Mazda 6 Signature on a weekend road trip to the Twin Cities. Bayport is one of the first Minnesota towns along Interstate 94 as you head west out of Wisconsin.
Having heard great things about the food and architecture of Minneapolis, my daughter was excited to learn that her college water-polo team would be competing in a tournament at a school just outside of Minnesota’s largest city. As things turned out, that early-spring trip was a whirlwind event that left little time for anything but polo, sleep, and travel.
Test Drive: 2018 Mazda 6 Signature
2018 Mazda 6 Signature in Soul Red Crystal (a $595 option)
2018 Mazda 6 Signature
Class: Midsize Car
Miles driven: 454
Fuel used: 19.4 gallons
1988 Mazda 626 Turbo AWS
by Don Sikora
Note: The following story was excerpted from the December 2017 issue of Collectible Automobile magazine.
In the late Eighties, Japanese automakers introduced four-wheel steering to the U.S. market. The first car Americans could buy with such a system was the 1988 Honda Prelude Si 4WS. Mindful of the old adage that nobody remembers who was second, let us suggest the 1988 Mazda 626 Turbo 4WS as cheap wheels.
2017.5 Mazda 6 i Grand Touring
Chicago radio legends Steve and Johnnie take the 2017.5 Mazda 6 Grand Touring for a video test drive. What did they think of their test vehicle? Watch and find out.
2017.5 Mazda 6 i Grand Touring in Soul Red Metallic (a $300 option)
2017.5 Mazda 6 i Grand Touring
Class: Midsize Car
Miles driven: 703
Fuel used: 22.6 gallons
2018 Mazda 6
Mazda took the wraps off a thoroughly revamped Mazda 6 at the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show. The revisions to Mazda’s midsize sedan are emblematic of the brand’s recent focus on positioning itself as an upscale automaker with “class-above” refinement levels compared to other mainstream makes.
2017 Mazda 6 i Grand Touring in Machine Grey Metallic (a $300 option)
2017 Mazda 6 i Grand Touring
Class: Midsize Car
Miles Driven: 592
Fuel Used: 20.8
As far as automotive fads go, four-wheel steering (4WS) is one of the more technically sophisticated examples. Beginning with the 1988 model year, four American-market Japanese models were available with 4WS: the Honda Prelude Si, Mitsubishi Galant VR-4, Mazda 626 Turbo, and Mazda MX-6 GT Turbo.
