I've had the pleasure of riding a Mazda 6 2.3 once. It's more of a sports sedan than an executive sedan for me. I feel that it is not as refined as the same-era 7th gen Accord, but it's definitely much sportier. Performance more than matches up, and it's got manual mode to go with that 5 speed A/T. Very nice car, as long as you can find one (and not a 2.0 unit).

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