Anyone with an eye for exciting new vehicles need look no further than Japan, where the Mazda Motor Corporation has now begun selling a new version of its Mazda Atenza (known internationally as the Mazda6).
The vehicle is available in both saloon and sport wagon body types and includes a 2.0litre engine which has been updated with the company’s direct injection MZR 2.0l DISI petrol engine.
The engine in the Mazda provides fuel economy that surpasses Japan’s 2010 fuel economy standard plus 15 per cent; and all grades qualify for the eco-car incentive programme while being subject to 50 per cent less tax under the government’s eco-car tax reduction programme.
The Atenza range will include front-wheel drive and four-wheel drive grades and will qualify as super ultra low emission vehicles thanks to exhaust emissions that are at least 75 per cent lower than the Japanese Government’s 2005 exhaust emissions standard. Each version will also come with single-nanocatalyst technology that provides exacting exhaust purification performance and reduces the amount of precious metals needed by more than 70 per cent.
