Mazda’s bread-and-butter 6 looks to
be receiving a dramatic makeover for 2008. Fortunately for consumers, the cross-eyed development tester seen here isn’t
it. But like momma always said, it’s what’s inside that counts, and Hefty bag four-doored dose of Zoom-Zoom appears to
be no different.
According to Edmunds Inside Line, the mule’s camouflage is probably masking the 2008 Mazda
6’s chassis. Judging by the shots seen here, the 6 is set to grow, likely in all dimensions. As the 6 has been left
behind both in size and power by newer competitors, expect a more capacious interior and a driveline offering something
a bit sexier than the 215 horsepower, 3.0-liter V6 currently on offer. Edmunds is betting that the replacement
powerplant will be parent company Ford’s new 3.5-liter V6 set to serve under the hoods of the Ford Edge, Lincoln MKX
and MKZ. In the latter vehicles, the six-pot has been rated around 265 horses and
250 lb.-ft. of torque.
[Source: Edmunds Inside Line]