LOCAL SPINS
MAZDA 6
SKYACTIV TWINS
BY MICK CHAN
t was a short test drive, the 150- odd kilometres we traversed from Kuala Lumpur to Sepang
I via Bukit Tinggi and back again. Short, but it was enough to give us a measure of what the
Mazda 6 SkyActiv twins could do. The 6 is Mazda’ s latest take on the D-segment and our day-long drive gave us the opportunity to amply sample both the SkyActiv variants – the 2.0-litre and 2.5-litre.
Equipment levels are generous in Mazda’ s latest large sedan. Both variants offer i-stop
( automatic stop-start), while the 2.5-litre model includes keyless entry, brake energy regeneration and the i-Activsense package which includes adaptive headlights, rear vehicle monitoring( blind spot alert), lane departure warning, high beam control and the Smart City Braking System, which is a
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