Not quite a fan of Mazda, but if the 2.5L is a V6 engine, then the dual exhaust does serve a purpose. It is always better to have individual exhaust manifold on each separate bank of cylinders, and from there on two separate piping all the way to the back with two real separate exhaust tailpipes. 

ehh... i saw the new accord already.... so luxury but not using projector headlight?   

I heard the Mazda sales man talk about an owner Dropping his Accord and his booking deposit that worth a few Ks for Mazda6, I think it must be you. 

plus, if u notice, the mazda 6 is at least 200kg lighter than the accord. so even if the accord has more horsies, hp per tonne is about the same. so really accord is just a marketing ploy to suck mindless drones into buying it

Yes. The herd mentality which got us into trouble in the pass elections... 

yeap, get the CBU mazda, honda malaysia build shit CKD cars... I'm being very serious!!!

When u talk about Resale value, it is more of supply/demand.

If u think there are a lot of people looking for second hand Honda, at the same time there are also a lot of Honda seller too. So it will be pretty much the same in the end in terms of resale value.

Unless u own a exp car that nobody want like Land Rover. It sells exp, maintenance is high. Which makes it less attractive to buy second hand.

Look at Merc Benz E & S Class series. Their resale value is suck even it is a popular car. Car that have expensive parts, high maintenance has low resale value.

FYI, Honda Accord Euro R is based on Acura TSX. Our Honda Accord is an imitation Accord.

guys,
im also in dilemma which car to get last 2 months, for car below 200k, camry 2.4/accord 2.4/mazda6 2.5/used bmw 325 fit into list.
after long wait for launched of accord and M6, this M6 caught my heart .

the only problem is resale value will lower, but so what? the resale value makes me choose accord 4yrs ago although im interesting to get mitsubishi airtrek turbo. and guess what, im driving accord and drolling for air trek everyday i saw it pass by. somemore my frens say me ah pek driving accord at 26 ... thats torture..
in the end, the resale value of airtrek is higher than accord now...

so this time, although walking into ah pek ages..30.. i'll choose mazda 6 to makes me look younger~ hehehe

my current car is 04' accord 2.4 , bad QC problems of ckd honda i experience b4 makes me back off :
1.warped disc brake rotor, their disc only last for 1 year.claimed 3 disc brake within 3yrs warranty, now 4th yrs and and it happen again.
2.the aircond down after 2yrs, took 2 week to claim and repair!!!!!! luckily i have spare car. if not... how?
3.the right hand side reverse sensor no functioning when i receive my car, i hit the water pipe hose when reverse parking just few days after bought it 
4.the service center like to say "it's like that 1 la".
5.the rear absorber have rattling sound when new.(now new accord also facing this probs)
6.the co2 sensor will die after 3yrs and cost rm1400 each.
7.rattling sound inside cabin. improper fix dashboard, can see hole...
8.the car vibrate like proton after aircond kick in, same thing happen to new accord feedback.
will go KL test drive the M6 2.5 2weeks later.. will place booking if there's no major problem of car.

My apologies. I copied the info earlier and did not realise that it contained some mistakes. I believe the 2.4L Accord comes with a DOHC engine and th 2.0L Accord with SOHC engine.

Corrected comparison as follows;

10k service interval and dual exhaust is pretty redundant I believe.

Hi guys, i'm new here. I'm a currently an owner of Civic 1.8 and very tempted to change to M6 2.5 after my test drive 2 weeks ago. Am completely in love with the M6 for its solid built, nice interior with all the premium goodies and I must say it is a gorgeous looking car. I have test drive all 3 cars, Accord 2.4, Camry 2.4 and M6 2.5. I'm not bias to any brand but I must say the M6 blew me away. Though the Accord and Camry does feels more spacious and comfortable but it does not gives me the satisfaction I want as a driver. The M6 is a driver's car. The handling is superb and definitely feels more powerful despite having less 10hp than the Accord. Honestly, I just dont feel the 180 horses in the Accord. And the Camry? Boring!

reliable info ? hopefully not...
i also want to get it quick , but must wait after my business trip.

hm..silver or white better?

I bought the white one. 2.5L. by just looking at the feature set and the technology alone. the Mazda6 clearly out class the Accord.
btw, jchue73, the black one is 2.0L only which has A LOT less feature than the 2.5L for just 30K less. Those Feature that 2.5L has is certainly/Absolutely worth more than 30K. Did the car salesman actually explain detail enough the extra feature the 2.5L has? Check again b4 u regret later, it is a LOT of diff for just 30K. 

some of the extras that I remember that the 2.5L has over 2.0L ones: ( I cant recall all of them, but I list some of which I remember)

-Keyless feature
-push start engine button
-Sunroof
-Bose Speaker + 6 disc CD changer
-18inch Sport Rim (they generally look better than the 2.0 ones)
-rear spoiler
-Paddle Shift
and many more which I couldnt remember lol

I last heard quite a number of 2.0L buyer regret on buying the 2.0L one.

Btw,The new MX-5, which is quite a chick magnet , so far noone in F&F forum actualy talk about this new car yet 

billytong, I'm fully aware of the merits of the 2.5L vs 2.0L Mazda6.

The 2.5L does come in black.  At least the ones coming in the July batch. I'm told only 10 biji.

Previously only pearl white and lilac silver...

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Added on June 25, 2008, 4:02 pm

Fairlady?  Don't you think the front looks more like an RX-8? 

I was looking from the side about 100meter away and it really do look a bit like fairlady...but all in all we shouldnt even compare Accord with this gorgeous IMO....it should be rubbing shoulders with the continental.....

pump twice since i got mine....based on current rate, my calculation shows 28 cents/km. Pretty good FC for a 2.5L car.

Don't you know that you get fuel rebate when you drive the 2.5L? 

Just kidding. I suspect what kizuna6 reported is based on mixed driving. I would think FC for both 2.4L Accord and the 2.5L Mazda6 are about equal.

Bro, any sample pics for the SVT emblem?