The Week That Was: Mazda6, Renault Captur, Holden’s New MD

Mazda’s updated ‘6’ midsizer arrived in Australia this week, bringing updated styling and a vastly overhauled interior.

New seats, a new seven-inch display screen and Mazda’s MZD connectivity all feature in the new interior, while the carmaker says road noise - or the absence of it - has improved by up to 25 percent.

The same petrol and diesel engines carry over from last year, in 2.5 and 2.2 litre capacities respectively.

It’s been a two-year wait, but Renault’s first compact SUV, the new Captur, is now on sale in Australia.

Two petrol engines in 0.9 litre three-cylinder and 1.2 litre four-cylinder guises will be available, matched to five-speed manual and six-speed automatic transmissions respectively.

Prices start from $22,990 plus on-road costs.

the week that was.