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The new Mazda 6 is coming in 2022

The Japanese website Spyder7 announced that a new Mazda 6 model is coming next year. The new “6” will be visually similar to the 2017 Vision Coupe Concept model.

The Mazda sedan is often considered the Japanese version of the Alfa Romeo. The new model will be made on a new platform, whose arrival is expected for four years. What is particularly pleasing, however, are the confirmations of earlier speculations.

The Mazda 6 will be powered by a new six-cylinder engine with rear-wheel drive. The engine has not been produced yet, but its production is expected to start next year. There will also be a hybrid version with a 3.0-liter six-cylinder mid-hybrid engine with a 48-volt battery. Rumors says that Mazda will get a plug-in hybrid and an all-electric version.

The arrival of the new Mazda 6 is expected in the first half of 2022. It is not known whether it will be offered on the American market.

Source: Spyder7

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Papua New Guinea sells 38 Maserati cars

Three years ago, Papua New Guinea bought three hundred cars, including 40 Maserati and three Bentley Flying Spur. The cars were purchased for the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit.

The cars were transported by plane from Sri Lanka. Each Maserati is paid about $ 142,000, in a country where, according to the UN, 40% of the population survives on less than a dollar a day.

Meanwhile, rumors have been heard that the cars have disappeared. The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, John Pundari, showed the place where the cars were stored, but there were no remaining 300 cars. Pundari personally admitted that buying a Maserati model was a big mistake.

Authorities decided to sell all 40 Maserati models, but only two were sold. Due to reduced interest, the remaining 38 models were offered at a lower price of $ 114,000.

Given the conditions, primarily roads, lack of service and sales network and general poverty, it is unlikely that cars will be sold in the country.

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Subaru Impreza WRC sold for $ 360,000

A Subaru driven by Carlos Sainz and Colin McRae was found in Australia. It is an original Subaru Impreza WRC car that has been covered in dust for a long time.

Although the car did not look like the famous racer, an additional inspection determined that it was an original. The car was originally estimated to be worth $ 15k to $ 20k, but given its originality and being driven by perhaps the two biggest drivers of the WRC, it reached a value of $ 360,000. Interestingly, Subaru was paid in bitcoins, and that’s the highest price achieved for a single Subaru WRC car.

The car did not have the classic WRC look, but under the hood is still a turbocharged 2.0-liter six-cylinder engine with 300 hp (224 kW) and 347 lb-ft (470 Nm) of torque. The engine is mated to a six-speed manual transmission that transmits power to all wheels.

Prodrive was in charge of producing Subaru’s rally cars, and only 63 units were produced. After it was found, the car was restored and offered for sale at the end of September.

This is not the only Subaru WRC car to be sold recently, as the Subaru Impreza S10 was sold in May this year.