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Replying to: thegraduate (Oct 21, 2008 6:44 pm) 2.3L Mazda design, both Ford and Mazda built. Again, identical in 03-08 Mazda6 and Fusion Basic platforms are the same too. Every other component is different. They do not share transmissions either. 2009 Mazda6: 2.5L Mazda fully developed and built. 3.7L block is Ford design, totally built by Mazda with different internals and different computer tune then Ford built 3.7L. (captain2, I'm waiting for you to chime in!) There is actually a "Mazda" logo stamped onto the engine, whereas the 03-08 Mazda6 had the "Ford" logo stamped on the V6 engine. 6-speed manual + 5-speed auto transmission built by JATCO, a company partly owned by Mazda and Nissan. 6-speed automatic is built by Aisin. IIRC, Ford builds their own transmissions.
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Replying to: aviboy97 (Oct 22, 2008 5:44 am) They may be different, but both the Mazda6 and Fusion do have a 5 speed auto with the 2.3. The Focus, that someone mentioned as having a 4 speed, does not have the 2.3 engine.
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Replying to: aviboy97 (Oct 22, 2008 5:44 am) |
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Replying to: aviboy97 (Oct 22, 2008 6:06 am) This is not true. I know because that was one of my criteria in 2007. IIRC the following still had 4 speed autos with their I4: all GM divisions, Subaru, Mitsubishi, Hyudai, Kia, Chrysler and Dodge. As I recall, the only choices that met this criterion were Ford (and Mercury), Mazda, Honda, and Toyota...plus I'd include Nissan with their CVT.
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Replying to: jeffyscott (Oct 22, 2008 7:46 am) 
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Replying to: jeffyscott (Oct 22, 2008 7:46 am)
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Replying to: thegraduate (Oct 22, 2008 8:31 am) |
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Has anyone test driven both of these cars? Curious as to which one is a better handling vehicle. Thank you.
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Replying to: oceana143 (Oct 23, 2008 7:03 am)
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