Especially when you remembered that the cooking Mazda 6 almost out-Mondeos the real thing ... At medium speeds the picture is clearer and on admittedly smooth but very demanding Spanish roads ...

The New Face of Mazda The 2014 Mazda 6 adopts a shieldlike grille that’s tamer than some of the brand’s recent designs. It works to good effect, giving the sedan a certain pugnaciousness.

The 6e might look familiar and that’s because it’s pretty much identical to the Changan co-developed Mazda EZ-6, a car that impressed when it was unveiled at last year’s Beijing auto show.