The next generation of touring cars is likely to offer spacious, luxurious and comfortable interiors with dynamic and stylish exterior designs - just take a look at Mazda's Nextourer. While the front of the vehicle conveys sportiness and features high luminance discharge headlights, the flow of the bodylines from the grille to the extended cabin creates a dynamic and energetic impression. The interior is pure comfort and offers exceptional functionality with gauges, entertainment, display control switches and storage for a laptop computer in the centre. A multi zone air-conditioner eliminates air outlets from the center of the instrument panel, resulting in a clean, open design. The entire cabin, including the area behind the rear seat is designed for spaciousness and comfort.
Seats wrap around each of the four occupants, providing an equal level of quality comfort.
Indirect illumination is positioned in the instrument panel, door trim and other locations to provide a luxurious level of illumination at night. Embodying car-like performance and handling, the Tribute will be offered with a choice two engines, a 150 kW V6 with 4 speed automatic or a 97 kW, four cylinder 2.0 litre with five speed manual. Tribute will be offered in a wide choice of specification levels all of which will include a comprehensive 'standard' equipment list including power windows, mirrors andlocks as well as air conditioning. The Tribute, which will be manufactured at Mazda's Hofu plant in Japan, is a 4 x 4 which uses monocoque construction. It sits on a 2620 mm wheel-base and has fully independent suspension with McPherson struts at the front and multi link rear with lateral links and trailing arms.