Jalopnik 2008 MS3 review

[dan1101]

Came across this, nice read. Sorry if dup, searched but didn't find it.

http://jalopnik.com/394750/2008-mazdaspeed-3-part-one
http://jalopnik.com/394936/2008-mazdaspeed3-part-two (the link to part two on part one page doesn't seem to work)
http://jalopnik.com/395076/mazdaspeed-3-part-three

 

[MS3077]

lol! Guy sounds almost exactly like me.

 

[InFlames]

lol @ illegal street blogging

 

[blue-sun]

too bad I didn't see him in the burbs in my MS3, I woulda raced him. LOL

My favorite thing about the MS3 is how it blends into traffic. Low profile, high horsepower = FTW

 

[dan1101]

I like blending into traffic too, saves me on tickets. But sometimes I wish there were more people that knew what the MS3 was.

 

[imac]

I like blending into traffic too, saves me on tickets. But sometimes I wish there were more people that knew what the MS3 was.

makes me laugh a little hearing how many people wish more people would recognize a speed3 on the road, and then thinking about how many people end up debadging theirs.

the people that have ridden in mine have no idea that its any different than a regular 3, then when they get in remark " wow, man, your car is really comfortable." then you get on the gas, and they get a whole new look on their face lol.

 

[_jp]

....then you get on the gas, and they get a whole new look on their face lol.

x11tbillon. my neighbor hoped in last nite. he couldn't believed i pussied out and traded my tundra. blah blah import tuner bs, blah blah blah. saw the pucker look. oh happy day.

 

[jaxmazda5]

as a GTI owner, I can spot a speed3 way off. it's pretty easy to distinguish the beefier hood and then I always see the floating fog lights vs-the older round ones. of course that doesn't make it a speed3 but I know it's a newer 3. From the rear, isn't the spoiler a little more pronounced? and yeah that bigger exhaust tip.

actually saw a white GT around my neighborhood yesterday! looked sweet

 

[blue-sun]

Also, the rear bumper is half black with those fake difussers on them. standard 3s have only the bottom of the bumper with the black.

Here's mine:

And a google search pulls up this 05 (though the same IIRC for 07-08)

 

[Antoniogut]

the regular ones have the 2.3 on the sides as well...thats what i look for

 

[irnbru83]

The 18's.

 

[zim]

yeah when stopped it's easy to spot a speed3 because of the stock 18" wheels. when one is moving I just look for the bigger rear spoiler or exhuast tip. I've only seen about 2 around my area though and none of them saw me as I gave a wave

 

[xcoldr1cex]

if you're looking at the front just look at the grill and you can tell if it's a ms3 or not

 

[mdavis]

i have yet to spot another MS3 in my area. there is a black mica 3 hatch in my neighborhood. I stopped to talk to him one day and he had now idea what the speed 3 was. he siad he had seen my driving around and thought that i put all the stuff (bumpers, wing, wheels, ect) on from the aftermarket.

 

[Kain]

You can't swing a dead cat without hitting a Mazdaspeed3 in the DC area.