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"1st generation Atenza tuned to N1 regulations. A car for extreme racing."
―In-game catch text for the car, from GT6's Dealership

The Mazda Atenza Touring Car'02, known as Mazda6 Touring Car '02 outside Japan, is a race car produced by Mazda. It first appeared in Gran Turismo Concept and has been featured in all subsequent mainline games up to Gran Turismo 6.

Colors[]

The original livery of the car, featured in Gran Turismo Concept: 2001 Tokyo is available in six color options:

  • Red/Yellow (#50)
  • Silver/Yellow/Gray (#54)
  • White/Yellow/Blue (#53)
  • Blue/Yellow/Bright Blue (#56)
  • Green/Yellow (#58)
  • Orange/Yellow/Blue (#52)

The livery used from Gran Turismo Concept: 2002 Tokyo-Seoul onwards is available in one color option:

  • Blue/Yellow (#82)

In-game description[]

It may look like a family-friendly sedan, but underneath its skin resides a stealthy beast. Mazda's signature mid-size sedan, the Atenza (Mazda6) first appeared in 2003 in three body configurations: a 4-door, 5 door hatchback and as a station wagon. There was also a touring car grade based on the sedan version that featured a chassis with added rigidity. this Atenza was set up to meet Group N1 regulations, the equivalent of N-Plus-class of the Japanese domestic Super Taikyu endurance racing series that rival Toyota Altezza competed in.

The Atenza's strong suit was its engine. Based on Mazda's 175 HP 2.3-litre DOHC inline-4, the tuned version saw power increased to 295 HP, which peaked at a lofty 9,000 rpm. The 5-speed manual came straight from the stock Atenza.

The base chassis comes from a global platform used by Ford Group brands. The cars suspension consisted of double-wishbones up front and a multi-link at rear with stiffer springs and shocks all around. This improved the car's cornering, giving it a relatively flat turning character.

As you can see, though the stock machine concealed fangs under a veil of comfort and convenience, this Atenza took every component of the stock car and took them to its absolute limit. And the result was one of the meanest compact 4-door known to man.

Acquisition[]

Game Purchase location Credits Other methods
Gran Turismo Concept --- --- 2001 Tokyo: Complete the Course License #1 with all Golds
2002 Tokyo-Geneva: Complete the Course License #2 with all Golds
Gran Turismo 4 Mazda New Car Dealership 450,000 Win the Tsukuba Wet Race on Medium difficulty
Gran Turismo PSP Mazda Dealership 400,000 ---
Gran Turismo 5 Used Car Dealership (Lv. 11+) 93,106 ---
Gran Turismo 6 Mazda Dealership 95,000 ---

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