 the mazda mx-6 was a front-wheel drive sporty coupÃ© produced by mazda between 1987 and 1997. it was called the mazda capella in japan until 2002 before being renamed mazda atenza/mazda6. the mx-6 was mechanically identical to the mazda 626 and subsequently the ford probe. these cars shared the gd (1988â1992) and ge (1993â1997) platforms. the mx-6 replaced the 626 coupÃ©, although it continued to share the same chassis. mazda shared the gd and ge chassis with ford for their own probe. the mx-6, 626 and ford probe were made together in joint-venture plants either by autoalliance in flat rock, mi for the north american market, and by mazda japan for asian and european markets.  ==first generation (1988â1992)==  the first generation mx-6 appeared in 1987 and lasted until 1992 in the united states. in some markets the model years were from 1987 to 1991. it was based on a series of futuristic sports compact concept cars of the early 1980s. it was a large coupÃ©, based on the mazda gd platform, and was powered by the i4 mazda f engines. it used the mazda g
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