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Andrew Chesterton

Contributing Journalist

9 min read

Andrew Chesterton road tests and reviews the 2016 Mazda 6 Atenza sedan and wagon at their Australian launch.

If you’re looking for a sure-fire sign of Mazda’s dominance in the Australian market, you’ll find it in the plush, leather-wrapped cabin of the Atenza version of its updated flagship, the Mazda6.

In short, the Japanese powerhouse is running out of Australians to sell new cars to, nearing market saturation with its traditional customer base. And so it’s shifting upmarket, pouring luxury and equipment into its top-spec models in an effort to poach sales from a source that would have been unthinkable even a handful of years ago: the Germans.

Read the full Mazda 6 Atenza 2016 review.