- w heel ▁ste ering ▁( 4 WS ) ▁was ▁available ▁on ▁both ▁the ▁first - gener ation ▁and ▁second - gener ation ▁M X - 6 ▁models , ▁although ▁the ▁North ▁American ▁market ▁only ▁received ▁it ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁GT ▁model . ▁South ▁African ▁M X - 6 s ▁never ▁received ▁ 4 WS . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Maz da , ▁the ▁system ▁provided : ▁ ▁Super ior ▁corner ing ▁stability ▁ ▁Im pro ved ▁ste ering ▁respons iveness ▁and ▁precision ▁ ▁High - speed ▁straight - line ▁stability ▁ ▁Notable ▁improvement ▁in ▁rapid ▁l ane - ch anging ▁man eu vers ▁ ▁Sm aller ▁turning ▁radius ▁and ▁tight - space ▁man eu ver ability ▁at ▁low ▁vehicle ▁speed ▁range ▁The ▁system ▁electron ically ▁controlled ▁a ▁rear ▁ra ck ▁that ▁was ▁behind ▁the ▁rear ▁whe els . ▁At ▁low ▁spe eds ▁( up ▁to ▁ 3 5   km / h ), ▁the ▁rear ▁whe els ▁move ▁in ▁the ▁opposite ▁direction ▁from ▁the ▁front ▁whe els , ▁a iding ▁par king ▁and ▁U - turn s ▁by ▁lower ing ▁the ▁turning ▁circle . ▁A bove ▁these ▁spe eds , ▁the ▁rear ▁whe els ▁move ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁direction ▁as ▁the ▁front , ▁meaning ▁control ▁during ▁high - speed ▁man eu vers ▁such ▁as ▁l ane ▁changes ▁or ▁corner ing ▁was ▁improved . ▁Either ▁way , ▁the ▁turning ▁angle ▁of ▁the ▁rear ▁whe els ▁was ▁slight ▁at ▁just ▁ 5 ° , ▁a ▁measurement ▁Maz da ▁determined ▁to ▁be