If they keep similar gear/rpm ratio in the 6MT (and now mated with the 163ft/lbs torque) it cannot really a wow, yet a decent improvement. I guess not much cash for Mazda5 R&D for this market. It is like: we Mazda HQ have the JDM, Asian and European markets figured out, and you have a 2.5L engine from the Mazda3/Mazda6, now do some magic![]()
PRO: There is modding opportunity to get some of that HP back!the 2.5L in the mazda6 makes 170 hp. the funny thing is how the mazda site, if you check the specs, it says 153 hp for the 2.5L in the 5. i think that is a typo. looks like 157 should be it, but only 4hp for .2 more liters of displacement is really weak.
Does anyone know anything about the special edition Mazda5 on the stand at that LA show? The video on the Mazda site of the 2012 reveal mentions it(at the 4 minute mark), but no details. The guy said something about seeing it at Laguna Seca, possibly hinted at racing it? I couldn't find anything on the web at all.
I noticed that Cruise Control is now standard on the US Sport model