With the launch of the next-generation Mazda 6 right around the corner, it has been revealed that the performance Mazdaspeed6 version probably won’t see production. The current Mazdaspeed6 offers a good all-around performance package, but hasn’t seen the sales volume Mazda expected.
Another challenge for a Mazdaspeed version of the 6 is that the U.S. will actually be getting a larger version of the car than the rest of the world, which would translated into a more costly development process. The combination of these two factors makes it almost certain that there won’t be any future Mazdaspeed6s.
Mazda already announced that it would suspend Mazdaspeed6 production for 2008.
However, the new Mazda6 promises to be more refined than the outgoing model — and could even see the 3.7L V6 from the CX-9 — so the lack of a Mazdaspeed version might be easier to overlook.
