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Comparative test: Mazda 6 against Volkswagen CC

The four -door coupe is a state of mind, not reality. Volkswagen CC Sport, designed for four people, the same four -door compartment as the usual five -seater Mazda 6 I Grand Touring. They are only related that both cars are steep, and according to the prevailing tradition, representatives of the class of front -wheel drive four -cylinder family sedans are so rarely called.

It seems to us that this is due to the same as the Mazda 6 and VW CC look than how they go. This is not about the fact that they have honed controllability, smoothness or predictability of acceleration. They can all this. But none of what can happen in the cabin can be compared with the stunningly seductive line of the roof of the Volkswagen CC roof or the cat's cat cut and the Mazda rolled wheel arches.

The style, not the dynamics, is what Mazda 6 I Grand Touring and Volkswagen CC Sport defines. And if you have a realistic idea of \u200b\u200bhow an ordinary sedan should behave for $ 30,000, then you are ready to make such a compromise.

Even with a 4-cylinder engine, you can effectively move out of place.

Nobody buys v6
Of course, we could make this test much more dynamic by choosing an option Mazda 6 S Grand Touring with a 3.7-liter 272-horsepower V6 and Volkswagen CC VR6 SPORT as participants with a 3.6-liter V6 engine and a capacity of 280 liters. With. Mazda 6 in this performance accelerates to 96 km/h in only 6.4 seconds, and the VW CC V6 exchanges a hundred in 6.6 seconds.

These are excellent indicators, but none of you are going to undergo qualification races on Drag Stepin on the front-wheel drive medium-sized sedan. Mazda claims that 73% of Madza Buyers 6 of 2009 of production preferred an option with a 2.5-liter in-line four-cylinder engine with a capacity of 170 hp. At 6,000 revolutions per minute and a torque of 226.4 nm at 4,000 rpm.

Volkswagen has not yet sold enough CC to provide information about which engines prefer buyers of this model, but given the cost of the VR6 set, starting from $ 39,450, we risk assuming that 90% of the sold in the USA will have 2 under the hood 2 -Leter turbocharged in a line four -cylinder engine with a direct injection system. It should issue 200 horses in the range of 5,1006,000 revolutions per minute and 280.7 nm of torque in the range of 1,7005,000 rpm.

Any of them can be equipped, according to your desire, a six -speed manual gearbox, but since we decided to stay in the real world, our Mazda 6 I Grand Touring has an optional five -stage machine, and it has a six -speed VW CC Sport.

The European character VW CC is reflected in its appearance.

Guess who is more affordable
Despite the higher power and the availability of additional transmission, Volkswagen CC Sport turned out to be cheaper than $ 29,325. The catch is that Sport equipment includes a lot of useful equipment, and therefore there is no need to order many options.

The neat SS salon, made in two colors, resembles a cabin of a luxury car. Both front seats have a servo drive and are trimmed with artificial skin, almost indistinguishable in quality from natural, present in this price segment. But the search for a system for starting a motor without a key, two-zone climate control and navigation system will not be successful here with success here.

For an additional $ 915, our Mazda 6 I Grand Touring worth $ 30,240 is equipped with all the above equipment, as well as xenon headlights, a system for tracking a blind spot, leather seats and beautiful inserts imitating a wood drawing.

True, all this was not filed as elegant as in VW, especially if you pay attention to less high -quality materials used for the decoration of the cabin, and slightly more noticeable gaps at the junction of the panels. But there is more care about the convenience of passengers. And since the Mazda 6 has a longer (3,347 mm versus 3 252 mm) and a wide (1,914 mm versus 1,871 mm) with a wheelbase and was not before the compartment, its rear seat is also much more practical.

Mazda 6 shows the character of the rolls in corners.

New proximity of luxury
But we are not going to blame Volkswagen CC for its double rear seat, since this is the very essence of this car. SS provides you with the opportunity to buy something as stylish as Mercedes-Benz CLS, for half the cost of the latter. If you need a full -sized rear seat, designed for three passengers, buy Passat.

Moving on VW CC along loaded roads, you really begin to feel as if you are in a luxury car. He behaves like a real medium -sized sedan, swallowing the hard joints of the road surface, while offering control over the situation in the best traditions of the European automotive industry. Despite the absence of a rigid medium rack, extraneous noise is minimal, and all -season tires Continental ContiProcontact 235/45 R17 94H begin to make noise only on wet asphalt.

However, having been on the highway, you begin to realize that this is not a premium class. The brake pedal is soft, and the absence of a momentary response interferes even in the city. Well, when you get out of the car, the packed doors make a cheap, not a Mercedes, metal sound at all.

Mazda 6, on the contrary, is not particularly trying to justify himself for his condescension. She rides more harshly, sacrificing part of the plush of VW for the sake of slightly greater information content. Its thinner all -season tires of Michelin Energy MXV4 S8 P215/55 R17 93V produce a mass of noise on any surface, although we suspect that the use of Mazda of a smaller amount of soundproofing materials in the first weight and cost of this rather big car.

Nevertheless, VW can only dream of Mazda brakes, which instantly respond to work with the corresponding pedal. In addition, in Mazda 6, the steering wheel has a hydraulic amplifier, which gives it liveliness and information content, which Volkswagen with an electronic amplifier does not reach the steering wheel.

The low line of the roof in the style of the compartment emphasizes the proximity of the SS to the Passat model.

Nimble VW
If our story ended here, we would all choose an honest Mazda sedan. But there is one significant difference between Volkswagen CC Sport and Mazda 6 I Grand Touring: it is felt every time you decide on a overtaking maneuver.

The VW power curve is absolutely even, like a table cover. The sound this 2-liter turbocharged row-row with direct injection makes not the most pleasant, but it is always smooth and frisky. Plus, a six -speed Volkswagen assault machine always keeps up with switching, especially in Sport mode.

On the highway, Mazda 6 is unlikely to allow you to relax. The atmospheric 2.5-liter engine does not particularly please a rich torque in the range of up to 4,000 revolutions. Moreover, this is not the most easily promoting four -cylinder in a line engine, and therefore during overtaking you literally squeeze all the juices out of it, although all this is accompanied by a rather pleasant sound path. The five-speed machine honestly holds a lower gear when necessary (and it is often necessary), but due to the lack of Sport mode, sometimes the transition to the desired transmission takes a little more time than we would like.

Also, this five -speed automatic gearbox is slowly switched up in manual mode, which only interfered with a series of our tests, where our Mazda 6 I Grand Touring spent 9.4 s for acceleration to 96 km/h. She passed the quarter 16.9 s, finishing at a speed of 134 km/h.

At the same time, Volkswagen CC Sport is cramped, like some family sedan with a V6 under the hood, accelerating to hundreds in 7.3 seconds and passing a quarter mile in 15.2 seconds at a speed of 148 km/h.

When buying a front -wheel drive VW CC 2.0T, you get a serious European sedan for less than $ 30,000.

Economical Mazda
Despite the fact that Mazda had to constantly work at high speeds, it nevertheless turned out to be more economical. According to ERA Mazda 6 I with an automatic gearbox, it consumes 11.2 l/100 km in urban mode and 7.84 l/100 km on the highway, while Volkswagen CC Sport, equipped with automatically, these indicators are 12.38 and 8 11, respectively. It is noteworthy that it is with the automatic box that Mazda consumes less fuel, while the VW will be more economical on mechanics.

But why completely trust the assessment of the environment for environmental protection (EPA), when can we check everything on our own? We drove the Mazda 6 and Volkswagen CC on a 357-km route passing both on city roads and along the highway. One editor set up both cars at the same gas station at the beginning of the route, in the middle of the distance a pilot was changed to minimize the effect of driving style. Gas to the floor was banned, and climate control was set at 22 s (well, or as close as possible to this value, given the simplicity of the system in VW).

As expected, Mazda 6 won without much effort, spent 8.46 liters per hundred, against 9.012 liters eaten by Volkswagen.

Most sedans with an increase in sizes are softer. But not Mazda 6.

Normal dynamics of ordinary cars

On a secondary road, draw a clear line between Volkswagen CC Sport and Mazda 6 I Grand Touring is much more complicated. The insufficient rotation and rolls of the body have both in one, and the other, and for front -wheel drive sedans, this is normal, but at moderate speed, both easily overcome speedy turns and look very attractive at the same time.

Of course, at the output of Mazda 6, 6 is slower, but after an hour of such a ride, I want to be in it, because the brakes are still adequate. The same thing happened on the track. In the test for a full stop at a speed of 96 km/h, the Mazda 6 lost VW only 30 cm 37.19 m against 37.49 m, but, unlike the VW brakes, the six did not show signs of fatigue even after several consistent attempts.

103.2 km/h on slalom, developed by Mazda, allow her to go around a more powerful opponent in this test, but the defeat of the SS can be safely written off on an unlotted stabilization system, without it he could be better than 102.2 km/h. It is strange that at the same time she did not find herself in the test for lateral acceleration, in which the VW CC (on wider tires) demonstrated 0.82G against 0.79G Mazda.

Mazda 6 A new model for imitation in the family of family sedans.

Our choice
We know that Volkswagen CC Sport is faster. And that Mazda 6 I Grand Touring is better than steering and brakes. But these cars cannot be judged based on the dynamics. Their element is style.

And if we put pressure on us, then we will give up we would prefer VW CC. It has the brightest appearance of all four -door cars in this price segment. And his salon does not reach the premium standards for the standards of premium.

Nevertheless, Mazda wins with a margin of 1.6 points, despite the fact that the chiseled lines of her body cannot be compared with the flowing forms of CC. Of these two sedans, Mazda is undoubtedly practical, since it offers a huge rear sofa and a generous list of additional equipment. However, no matter how good the Volkswagen CC is, it would be irrationally think that beauty can replace the car with four doors practicality.

Mazda 6 and Volkswagen CC make you think about practical sedans in the premium aspect.



Note from Drom.ru

The Mazda 6 model, which is discussed in this test, is significantly different from the one that is implemented in Russia: different wheelbases, the American version is much more spacious in the rear seat, a richer equipment.

The VW CC model is implemented in Russia as Volkswagen Passat CC.

About prices in the Russian Federation:
   
Mazda 6 in the SPORT configuration with a 2.5-liter engine and a mechanical gearbox (automatic transmission is not proposed) costs from 1,066,000 r. (according to the promotion until the end of February, according to data from the office, from 850,000 p.)
   
Volkswagen Passat CC with a 2.0-liter turbo engine and an automatic DSG transmission costs from 1,319,000 rubles.

Source: Insideline