Mazda 6 Tourer 2.2D - pictures

The Mazda 6 Tourer is a family estate car that offers good driving dynamics and great practicality.

The Mazda 6 Tourer competes with the Ford Mondeo Estate and Volkswagen Passat estate.

The 6 is the antithesis to the straight-edged Passat, with swooping styling lines and a large, characterful grille.

The 6 Tourer was recently facelifted with updates made to the grille and to the interior.

The best engine for the 6 Tourer is the 2.2-litre diesel unit.

Mazda's dealers have a great reputation and the firm's record for reliability is excellent too.

Apart from the 'Soul Red' colour, most of the colour choices are dull and uninspiring.

The 6 Tourer's updated interior is very well built and comes with a lot of kit.

The automatic gearbox doesn't have any steering-wheel-mounted paddles so for manual control you have to use the gear lever.

On the road, the 6 Tourer is based towards handling, but it's still decently comfortable.

The 6-Tourer has ample space in the front and back.

 Rear seat passengers have room to stretch out too.

The boot has a clever load cover that rises with the boot lid. Seats fold flat at the pull of a lever.