Imagination Land: Mazdaspeed 6 Sport Wagon
One
of our favorite things to do is dream up wagons that never were. This
isn’t really a hard thing to do: just take a decent wagon, add in a
high-performance factory drivetrain, and modify as you see fit. The
results of this little mental exercise usually result in the desire to
buy a garage and get to work.
For
today’s mental exercise, in keeping with JDM wagon week, we picked the
Mazdaspeed 6 Sport Wagon. This creation is fairly straightforward in
concept, but much more difficult in creation. Starting with a stock Mazda 6 Sport Wagon,
swap the engine, transmission, and all-wheel drive system from
Mazdaspeed 6 sedan. The 2.3L engine and transmission is one challenge,
but the all-wheel drive system would be much harder. Yet we have no
doubt it can be done, as the engine bay is clearly big enough to
transition from a 6 to a 4 cylinder, and Mazda made an AWD ‘6 Wagon for
its domestic market.
The
results would be epic: a 274 horsepower turbocharged, 6-speed manual,
all-wheel drive grocery-getter. And you’d have the market cornered on
exclusivity.
What’s your favorite wagon that never was?
Originally Posted: September 13th, 2011
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