Latest Mazdaspeed 6 Photos
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Matthew said:
I was about to say the exact same thing.
toucci said:
I really don't like how they gave it a top mount intercooler with no hood scoop.
Well, overall I like the car. It doesn't need to have a park bench on the back or a air duct that can suck a horse in or bling bling wheels. I take it for what it is and I like it....although I preferred the wheels they used when it was spied on a track test.
justjake71
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meh... for 30 grand id rather get a 350z but any way... i think it look better with like a 1.5 in drop in the back 1 in for the front , or bigger rims cause the ass end looks really effin big(maybe a diff spoiler) maybe an evo style kind of hood.not the acuall kind just that style the kinda triangle thing. I realize what im saying probally doesnt make sense but im sure you can figure it out.
1garnetredlx
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I don't understand why they don't use side skirts. Just like the Speed Miata. At least the Miata has a front lip.
Lower it,side skirts and some kind of a lip on the front end would make a great improvement. I bet once people start driving them, they will care a lot less about the looks.
No matter what, I'll love it cause it has a Mazda emblem on it.(2thumbs)
Lower it,side skirts and some kind of a lip on the front end would make a great improvement. I bet once people start driving them, they will care a lot less about the looks.
No matter what, I'll love it cause it has a Mazda emblem on it.(2thumbs)
AndrewF150
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Based on the photos...
I don't like it, has no ass and the nose is big.
I don't like it, has no ass and the nose is big.
M=SP^2 said:
I agree! I think the car looks great (although I might change the rims eventually) and is on my short to-buy-next list. It should outsell the Miata handily, since most people can't afford a weekend play car; or have kids, or have to carry 3+ people or stuff, etc. Some cars have great spec sheets but suck in real life, some are opposite. Let's give it a chance before we kill it. Besides, who here hasn't done a mod on their less than $20K Protege? The Speed6 will have parts for it too, and starts at a much higher performance level. Not everyone wants the boy racer look, but appreciates refined speed. From all the pics of tasteful, subtle upgrades I've seen here, I'd say most don't care for the "Hey, look at me!" statement. All it needs is a nice set of Proxes T1-S.
ChiMSP said:
What's a $30K car look like? So you want the grandma driving by to be impressed with how much you spent on your car? The mom in the six year old minivan? The guy in the Boxer? The girl in the accounting dept. that you want to take on a date? Get an Acura TL A-Spec. That looks like you spent some money. 28-30 grand isn't that much for a well spec'd car these days. "Regular people" look for leather and a navigation system to denote money. They have no idea what zoom-zoom is all about and don't think about it during a test drive. Mazda is making the Speed6 for people like us, so appreciate it (and the Legacy GT, etc.) because there aren't that many to choose from that regular people can afford.
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Ok, here's my opinion of the car as of right now, without seeing it in person, or being able to drive it. It looks like a good family sedan, a little more kick in the pants AWD, and the fun for mommy or daddy to go through 6 gears. The ride height may be a little high, and the rims kinda fugly. These parts can be changed, and will be changed, not many stock rims are that great. The first two gens of MS vehicles got lucky with some good rims. I think if the car a nice set of rims, dropped it a bit, tinted the windows it would look really nice, add that to the already sexy dual exhausts and decent body lines, and it a good looking car. Not your everyday boy ricer, but maybe the more reserved family sedan by day, cruiser/racer by night/weekend. We'll see how well this things stands up once it finally makes groundfall, and hits the dealers. I for one plan on taking one out for a spirited test drive. I won't beat on it, but I'll just see how she handles, and how well she can go, and see how the overall car is. Till then, I will say nothing more than it looks like an ok car, a family car, not a pocket rocket like you all seem to be looking for.
I sat in it at the Detroit Auto Show and it looks really cool, just abit to standard/stock looking for me. They also had a cut-out engine for it at the show. I'm not a fan of the intercooler located on top of the engine as it will soak the heat the builds up in the engine bay. It doesn't have an intercooler scoop like the wrx to direct cold air from outside the engine bay.
What are your thoughts on the intercool located above the engine.
What are your thoughts on the intercool located above the engine.
LapisBlueProteg
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1 of the pics is righthand drive!
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SciFiMan said:
SciFiMan said:
Very well said, I agree with you all around. Seems like everyone is viewing this car negatively cause it's not wearing a giant wing, front end scraping/snow plowing ride height, and big shinny rims. Sure it may not be a bullit or the best handling car, but then again maybe it will. I think until this car actually hits ground, and is tested first hand by people, it could go either way. Personally I think the rumour mill is the only thing fueling any of this debate right now, as to wheather is will kick ass, or suck it. I've heard things from this car is no faster than a regular mazda 6s, then I've heard numbers higher than that. I've heard the thing handles like a beast, then I've heard it handles better then anything else. I think the only thing we know for sure, is that the car looks much more reserved than the other MS models. It may not be an EVO killer, or an STi raper or the likes, then again, it just might hang with the 'big boys'. Who the **** can say first hand right now, as of this moment in time, either way? No one. I've heard some rumours of certain mags test driving, and getting not so great numbers, but perhaps they are on a payroll to underestimate this car, so as not to have another RX-8 incident where actual HP numbers where overestimated, causeing much unhappiness, who the **** knows for sure?
