Mazdaspeed 6

The Mazdaspeed 6, or the Mazda6 MPS in Europe, Australia, and South Africa, was introduced in 2005 for the 2006 model year and is powered by a 274 hp (270 in 2007) turbocharged 2.3 inline-4 engine, and comes with a 6-speed manual transmission. In addition to all-wheel drive, it uses the Active Torque Split computer control that is able to route up to half of the power to the rear wheels as long as driving conditions would necessitate it. 0-60 times of 5.4 seconds were published, but the sport sedan was discontinued after 2007 due to unpopularity.

Image date: July 2007