- 1 9 9 7 ▁across ▁two ▁gener ations . ▁ ▁Mechan ically ▁identical ▁to ▁the ▁Cap ella / 6 2 6 ▁and ▁its ▁h atch back ▁platform ▁mate , ▁the ▁Ford ▁Pro be , ▁these ▁cars ▁shared ▁the ▁G D ▁( 1 9 8 8 – 1 9 9 2 ) ▁and ▁G E ▁( 1 9 9 3 – 1 9 9 7 ) ▁platforms . ▁The ▁M X - 6 ▁replaced ▁the ▁ 6 2 6 ▁C oup é , ▁although ▁it ▁continued ▁to ▁share ▁the ▁same ▁ch ass is . ▁▁ ▁The ▁M X - 6 , ▁ 6 2 6 , ▁and ▁Ford ▁Pro be ▁were ▁manufact ured ▁at ▁joint - vent ure ▁plants ▁either ▁by ▁Auto Al liance ▁in ▁Fl at ▁Rock , ▁Michigan , ▁for ▁the ▁North ▁American ▁market , ▁and ▁by ▁Maz da ▁Japan ▁for ▁Asian ▁and ▁European ▁mark ets . ▁ ▁First ▁generation ▁( 1 9 8 7 – 1 9 9 2 ) ▁▁ ▁The ▁first - gener ation ▁M X - 6 ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁and ▁last ed ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁In ▁some ▁mark ets , ▁the ▁model ▁years ▁were ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁It ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁fut ur istic ▁sports ▁compact ▁concept ▁cars ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁large ▁coup é , ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁Maz da ▁G