Welcome everyone to our Second Post,  all about bringing the 2013 Mazda 6 Wagon to Canada and the USA.

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Attending the Philadelphia Auto show


Speaking to Mazda Reps:

Great post by one of our Members, P. Williams:

Attended the Philadelphia Auto show Friday night, and spent quite a bit of time at the Mazda booth bending the ear of the Mazda USA rep. I shared some recommendations, such as allowing people to special order the wagon and wait for delivery (which she thought sounded like a reasonable compromise), thst it could be peiced higher than the sedan (no other cheaper wagons on the market anyeays!) and also that it has to be available with a manual transmission. The good news is that she said the feedback at all the car shows has been overwhelmingly positive and consistent: people are very interested in the wagon with diesel and manual transmission. She said all the feedback goes back to Mazda USA and maybe they'll change their mind in a future year. 

Also looked at some other wagons while I was there: the most useful/practical wagons (in my opinion) were the Volvo XC70, the Subaru outback, and the Jetta Sportwagen. The E-class wagon is nice but $65,000. The Audi, Acura, and CTS are all small in seating or cargo space. 

The problem with the Volvo is the terrible gas mileage (18/25 with FWD, worse the AWD). And it's 40,000

The outback is spacious, practical, and even available with a stick shift, but the AWD gives it mediocre gas mileage - it's rated 24-30 or something. And it's not so wagon-y anymore. The price is more reasonable in the low 30's

The jetta TDI is nice, well-proportioned, gets great fuel economy ( high 40's on the hwy by account of a current owner I spoke with), and is even available with a 6-speed manual all the way up the trim levels. The price is sub 30K, so the only 2 drawbacks are the size (a little small) and VW's less than stellar reliability record of the recent past. 

My wife will force me into an outback if the 6 wagon doesn't make it's way over here.

Thanks for sharing that with us all!

and we need more Wagon Warriors like you! :))

Keep up the good work,

and to everyone, it doesn't hurt, to call, or go into your local Mazda dealer and demend to have your wagon, and to demand to be put on a list of buyers that would buy the wagon when they awaken, and bring it back to us.

Also, feel free to message Mazda at thier official websites, and contact Mazda Corporate.

Several of us have written to the Mazda USA website contact, and the Canadian one as well.

I myself, have contacted and emailed several dealerships accross the country as well,  many of which, share our desire to have the platform back, and are in discussions with Mazda Japan about trying to get it back.

Thanks again!

Good luck to us all.

Conclusion, if you love this Platform, the Mazda 6 Sport wagon, or station wagon,  you need to get your voice heard, and contact Mazda corporate at their official websites, and also lobby them on their facebook pages.  They make this car!  its in other countries in the world, for sale, its Mazda who is choosing not to bring this fantastic car to our shores.  Your voice matters, and thanks to those who take the step and be proactive.  

Answers to this post:

Q: What's the size of the wagon storage area? Probably will be hard to beat CX-5.
A:  CX-5 is over one inch shorter in cargo length to my 2004 wagon. I personally measured it. It may be taller in height in cargo. The cargo is fairly comparable, but my mountain bike would need a tweek to get it into the CX-5, it might fit, but its tightin my wagon with longer cargo space. The real differnece between the two, is, that the Wagon is a sports sedan with the trunk switched for a fifth door, and more cargo, where as the CX-5 is a lifted hatchback, trying to be an SUV, without all the SUV perks. Where CX-5 fails in comparison to the wagon is power, considerably lower. And in road an track review, the professional driver was surprised at how he had to reduce speed considerably when cornering due to roll, a factor repeated with any SUV or CUV. Also. The reason is It has a much higher center of gravity, making it more tippy, which also reduces the efficiency of the tires holding onto the road. It's raised frame has a higher ground clearance, good for off road, yet most people will never use or need this in daily driving, where as the wagon has a lower center of gravity, and has greater ground effects, which pull the wagon to the road giving it superior road handling and cornering ability and safety. Basically It's not a truck, it's a sports sedan, with utility. People are buying SUV's and Cross overs because it is the trend, its fashionable, not because its the best platform. It's not faster than a wagon, its not safer, and it has a higher gas consumption, and cargo is comparable. There are no real benefits, other than Fashion, unfortunately, we are not being given much choice these days in that regard.

Also:
CX-7 I measured was a longer Cargo area than my 2004 Wagon, the CX-9 was just over a foot longer. With these two choices however, you are definitely into a much larger and bulkier Truck Platform. If you want a truck, then its great. Trouble is, if you want a sportier sedan, but don't want to compromise on the Utility of say, a wagon, there is no choice. There is only the M3 hatch, or you have to jump up to the CX-5. Aesthetically, the CX-5 is a good looking vehicle, it has similar styling to the new Mazda 6 Wagon, except that on the CX-5, it looks cute, where as on the wagon it looks more like a Panther. Which is interesting, as the designer of the Mazda 6 2014, was inspired by the Cheatah I believe. For me, it reminds me, and harks of the Maserati, or the Aston martin in its front end styling. Its just a gorgeous car, and we would like the choice. If you want an SUV, or Cross over, great! If you want a Wagon? we should have that option. The sales of the CX-7 last year, were lower than the Wagon the year before they stopped bringing it in. Why have 3 suv like platforms?? Seems to me the CX-7 is the one that should go, and bring back the wagon