Mazda
The mid-size predecessor to the Mazda6. Practical, well-built, with a smooth V6 option.
The Mazda 626 is a mid-size family sedan and hatchback that served as the predecessor to the Mazda6. Produced for several generations through 2002, it offered practical, well-built transportation with four-cylinder and smooth V6 engine options, earning a reputation for reliability and value. The 626 was a sensible, dependable family car rather than an enthusiast vehicle, though it laid the groundwork for the more driver-focused Mazda6 that replaced it. Clean examples are now rare survivors of an everyday workhorse. On WhipJury, the 626 appears as a practical, classic Mazda family sedan.