get your down payments ready...

[mokeOne]

it's mazdaspeed 3 time. oh how i wish i worked for an automotive magazine...

 

[Bigbaddad]

Those cars are gonna be FAST!
Can anyone say "Pocket Rocket"


---Aloha

 

[nate0123]

This part is interesting:

Toward the end of the lapping session, we had a chance to drive a MazdaSpeed3 performance accessories car. The car was fitted with a MazdaSpeed cold air intake, exhaust, coilovers and forged 18-inch wheels. Jack Stavana, director of accessory operations for Mazda North America, said the CAI and exhaust combo adds about 35 hp and 30 ft.-lb. of torque at the wheels while maintaining the factory warranty, stock fuel economy and emissions. It's a win-win...win situation.

The first thing I noticed about this car was its tone. At idle, the exhaust is louder and throatier than stock. When tearing down the front straight, the stock MazdaSpeed3 had a clear and distinctive growl, but the accessories car just roared. The sigh of the wastegate was clearly audible inside the cabin when lifting off the throttle. Even more noticeable was the power delivery, which was much improved throughout the power band. Knowing that nearly 300 hp and 300 ft.-lbs. of torque was flowing through the drivetrain was downright scary.

 

[mokeOne]

This part is interesting:

word, i seriously think it'll be a contender out there against the sport compact turbos. kinda how the srt4 just came up... except the ms3 looks waaaaay better than a srt4.

 

[Lostpnoy808]

HAH.BOO.make my own ms3.cant wait till dec............

 

[BeNegative]

Stop it...sammo hehe

 

[Lostpnoy808]

muahahahahahahhahahahahhahahahah

 

[Black_Protege_5]

I was thinking about going with the ms3 but I feel it will be limited in performance. I am thinking Evo for me.

 

[nate0123]

try getting a new evo for $22k

 

[got_titan]

my ms3 barely has 600 miles and its a beast.....

 

[Black_Protege_5]

I can't even get an ms3 around here for 22k. One dealership is getting one and they want 25.7 for a base and another has a GT for almost 27k. I can get a new Evo for almost that price.

 

[Lostpnoy808]

i heard here in hawaii theres only gonna be a limited amount of ms3's. my cousin asked the dealer cuz he was gonna get one

 

[Bigbaddad]

Same motor that is in the MS6 is in the MS3!
What's not to like. CP-e already has go fast-stuff for that motor in production.

---Aloha

 

[PRO 5]

No need for a down payment....... Muahahahahaha!!!! Looks like I'm back in the wagon class again! And what do yah know it's black mica just like my P5 was. All I can say is this thing got some get up and go. The bad part about it was that I didn't even go to the dealership to buy a car. But it just looked too pretty sitting there on the showroom floor I just couldn't resist. Pic's to come.....


Dave

 

[duMb KeoLa]

thing is sick... makes me want to join team 3! hahahaha... we will see after the house biatch!

 

[L8R]

_

Oh boy

 

[mokeOne]

No need for a down payment....... Muahahahahaha!!!! Looks like I'm back in the wagon class again! And what do yah know it's black mica just like my P5 was. All I can say is this thing got some get up and go. The bad part about it was that I didn't even go to the dealership to buy a car. But it just looked too pretty sitting there on the showroom floor I just couldn't resist. Pic's to come.....


Dave

ohhh s***! how is it, dave?

 

[mdl247]

i like the reviews and stuff an i went to a review page where it got thrown on a dyno gt model put out 215hp with 245ft lbs of torque but my prob about it is that the ratio is worse than the msp. its 9.5-1 they are makin it higher. shouldn't it be going lower lol?

 

[Donas64]

i like the reviews and stuff an i went to a review page where it got thrown on a dyno gt model put out 215hp with 245ft lbs of torque but my prob about it is that the ratio is worse than the msp. its 9.5-1 they are makin it higher. shouldn't it be going lower lol?

We are gunna have to wait on some more accurate dyno numbers cuz as far as I can tell, no one had had a decent dyno pull yet. Either wrong gear or No airflow over TMIC. That much drivetrain loss would just be silly!

 

[mdl247]

this is the site i got the dyno info on & my bad was 216 hp
http://www.automobilemag.com/features/0610_gti_civic_mazdaspeed3_dyno/mazdaspeed_3.html