SUSPENSION DESCRIPTION
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Vehicle Platform Feature
• The newly developed platform of Mazda6 (GG, GY) model is 50 mm {1.97 in} wider than the platform of the 626 (GF) and 626 Station Wagon (GW) model. This feature gives a benefit equivalent to that of a 20 mm {0.79 in} reduction in the vehicle's center of gravity. As a result, handling stability and cornering capability are improved. At the same time, the platform geometry places the yaw axis (the invisible vertical axis about which the vehicle responds to driver inputs) in the center of the vehicle, resulting in reassuringly predictable response to driver inputs.
Vehicle Roll Center Height Setting
• The front roll center height is set lower than the rear. Straight- ahead driving handling is improved by setting the rolling axis at a slightly forward angle.
