D ▁platform , ▁and ▁was ▁power ed ▁by ▁the ▁inline - four ▁Maz da ▁F ▁engines . ▁It ▁used ▁the ▁Maz da ▁G 4 A - EL ▁four - speed ▁electronic - shift ▁automatic ▁transmission . ▁ ▁The ▁US ▁market ▁made ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁F 2 ▁ 2 . 2 - liter ▁engine , ▁with ▁the ▁base ▁engine ▁producing ▁, ▁but ▁a ▁ ▁tur bo charg ed ▁version ▁was ▁available . ▁European ▁and ▁Japanese ▁market ▁versions ▁were ▁sh ipped ▁with ▁either ▁the ▁F 8 ▁ 1 . 8   L , ▁F E ▁ 2 . 0   L ▁or ▁F E - DO HC ▁ 2 . 0   L ▁DO HC ▁engines . ▁ ▁The ▁M X - 6 ▁was ▁produced ▁with ▁two ▁transmission ▁options , ▁a ▁five - speed ▁manual ▁transmission ▁or ▁a ▁four - speed ▁automatic ▁with ▁over drive . ▁The ▁M X - 6 ▁was ▁also ▁known ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁very ▁reliable ▁car , ▁mechan ically . ▁ ▁This ▁generation ▁was ▁available ▁in ▁several ▁trim ▁levels , ▁which ▁differ ed ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁market ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁vehicle ▁was ▁sold . ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁the ▁M X - 6 ▁was ▁available ▁in ▁D X , ▁L X , ▁LE , ▁and ▁GT ▁trim ▁levels : ▁ ▁D X ▁was ▁the ▁" bare ▁b ones " ▁model , ▁offering ▁the ▁base ▁/ ▁F 2 ▁ 2 . 2   L ▁engine ▁and ▁few ▁options , ▁but ▁most ▁M X - 6 s ▁sold ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁were