The Mazda 6 or Mazda6 (known as the Mazda Atenza in China and Japan, derived from the Italian attenzione) is a Midsize family produced by the Japanese car manufacturer Mazda since 2002. It replaced the long-produced Mazda Capella (616, 626) in 2002. The Mazda6 sold more than one million units faster than all previous Mazdas. The Mazda6 was marketed as the first example of the company's Stylish, Insightful, and Spirited design philosophy followed by the Mazda2 in December 2002, the RX-8 in August 2003, the Mazda3 in January 2004, the Mazda5 in the summer of 2005, the MX-5 in October 2005, and the Mazda CX-7 in November 2006. The 2003 Mazda6 is essentially the 6th generation Mazda 626 as the Mazda6 continues on the G-platform, progressing from the GF-platform 626/Capella to the GG-platform Mazda6., length 192.7 width 72.4 wheelbase 111.4 height 57.5