Mazda’s had a big coming out party in Tokyo for the new Atenza, the car that America and the rest of the globe will know better as the Mazda6, of course.

After all the show previews, here at last is the real production deal in Japan with full specs, prices, and news of America’s own supersized version coming later.

(Click through to read more about the Mazda6.)


For the record, Japan’s hot new Atenza comes in three body styles, sedan, sport, and wagon, with a choice of 2.0-liter (148 horsepower) and 2.5-liter (164-168 horsepower) gas engines. In round figures, stickers run between $19,400 and $25,000.

No, there will be no new turbo/all-wheel-drive Mazdaspeed 6 spin-off. But there is talk of a semi-warm Mazdaspeed Atenza (in Japan, at least) with standard engine but a bevy of chassis and body kit tweaks to up the sporting ante. That car was previewed in ‘concept’ form at the Tokyo Auto Salon custom/tuner show a couple of weeks back.

America will get its own locally-built, long wheelbase V-6 edition of the new Mazda6 “within this year,