(July 25, 2012) Mazda today released teaser pictures of its Mazda6, which will be shown at a world premiere of the all-new sedan (known as Mazda Atenza in Japan) at the 2012 Moscow Motor Show.  The Mazda6 is totally redesigned for the first time in five years. The Moscow Motor Show begins Aug. 29 and runs through Sept. 9.

The new Mazda6 is the second of Mazda's new generation of products, which incorporate both the full range of SKYACTIV technologies and the new Kodo-Soul of Motion design language. The first is the CX-5 crossover, which is now on sale.

It will also be the first model equipped with Mazda's brake energy regeneration system, i-ELOOP. The introduction of i-ELOOP marks stage 2 of Mazda's Building Block Strategy for environmental technology development. The strategy calls for thorough improvements in base automotive technologies before the step-by-step introduction of electric devices to improve fuel economy and reduce carbon emissions.

The new Mazda6 draws on the best of Mazda's technical expertise and craftsmanship across all domains, from dynamic performance and design, through to environmental performance and safety. It stands as the flagship model for a new generation of Mazda products. It features a sense of dignity, style, luxury feel and comfort expected from a vehicle in the CD segment whilst offering the pleasure of responsive and agile driving, which is at the core of the Mazda brand.

The model to be exhibited at the Moscow Motor Show is a Russian specification sedan equipped with a direct-injection SKYACTIV-G 2.0 gasoline engine and six-speed SKYACTIV–DRIVE automatic transmission.

Mazda will hold its press conference on Aug. 29 providing more details about the car and its U.S. specifications. The complete line-up will be shown in September at the Paris Motor Show.

The 2014 Mazda6 will no longer be produced in the U.S. Mazda has abandoned the Michigan joint venture assembly plant it operated as part of a long-standing alliance with Ford. The sedan will be imported from Japan.