A turbocharged 2.5-liter engine is now offered on the 2018 Mazda6 while cylinder-deactivation is now available on the SkyActiv-G 2.5 four-cylinder engine for higher-trimmed models.

with the wagon version to hit the European market sometime next year. Don't expect to see the five-door model in US showrooms, then, until 2018 at the earliest.

Optional add-ons are a Shadow Sport Edition Package and BMW’s iDrive 6.0 multimedia system. The wagon body style comes with the xDrive trim level. It has a 180-hp, 2.0-liter, four-cylinder engine with ...