Mazda 6s = 23,000, Mazda Speed 3 = 22,000...wth?

[Regs120]

Is the mazda speed 3 so cheap to make with 260 hp/280 torque? Why couldn't they give the Mazda6s a little more boost than 212 hp?

Anybody else feel a little cheated?

I would love a speed 3 engine in my mazda 6s.

 

[assman]

Count yourself lucky they are cheap. In Canada they are 31000$ which is about 27000$ US and thats without leather or nav or other options you guys have that we dont.

 

[Regs120]

I'd imagine the tax of importing it is high or you have strict enviornmental laws!

In USA they assemble the parts here after importing from god knows where. You guys likely get slapped with a good mark-up from how much Mazda has to pay to get the completed car into Canada. I'd also imagine your dealerships don't get the same incentives that American dealerships get from our competitive market.

 

[RevLimitLaunch]

i payed 25k for my speed 6 brand new right off the trailer lol. 27k for a speed 3 would never be worth it, at least to me.

 

[Rotary_Powered]

Anybody else feel a little cheated?

I would love a speed 3 engine in my mazda 6s.

You do realize that Mazda DID do that right? The Mazdaspeed 6 has the same engine producing 274hp....

 

[yelomp5]

i payed 25k for my speed 6 brand new right off the trailer lol. 27k for a speed 3 would never be worth it, at least to me.

I envy u US ppl....i paid near $39000 CAD ($36 000USD) for
my 07 MS6 new, in 06 november....and it was $2400CAD off MSRP already

 

[Igve2shtz]

I would love a speed 3 engine in my mazda 6s.

Thats called a Mazdaspeed6 (lol2)

 

[Chris-BE]

I'd imagine the tax of importing it is high or you have strict enviornmental laws!

In USA they assemble the parts here after importing from god knows where. You guys likely get slapped with a good mark-up from how much Mazda has to pay to get the completed car into Canada. I'd also imagine your dealerships don't get the same incentives that American dealerships get from our competitive market.

The Speed6 and Speed3 are built in Japan.

 

[Regs120]

Why is the speed6' 4-5 grand more than the Speed 3?

 

[Regs120]

Other than of course the body.

 

[Rotary_Powered]

AWD, much more up scale, and bigger/more comfortable.

 

[Regs120]

AWD! Now that makes sense. That's at least 2G's right there. Now if only they made a "value edition" without it.

 

[Equinox]

Nothing about the speed line is value. You can't even get an auto on the speed3. Mazda is like .. NO.. BAD CONSUMER.. ONLY 6SPD

 

[Killer]

AWD! Now that makes sense. That's at least 2G's right there. Now if only they made a "value edition" without it.

You would go through front tires like a wood rasp against a sponge cake.

 

[Elicious]

Why is the speed6' 4-5 grand more than the Speed 3?

It's not. Many people paid less for the MS6 than the MS3.

 

[gsrtype1]

yeah but ive beat 2 speed6's

(lol2)

i payed 25k for my speed 6 brand new right off the trailer lol. 27k for a speed 3 would never be worth it, at least to me.

 

[MS6S2K]

It's not. Many people paid less for the MS6 than the MS3.

That's only because of the discounts. The MSRP is $5k higher on the Speed 6, and rightfully so. That's what makes it such a great bargain. People will pay MSRP for a Speed 3, but they won't pay invoice for a Speed 6, so the prices dropped massively on the market failure of the Speed 6. Doesn't mean the Speed 6 isn't worth that, it's just people don't regard a heavy AWD 6 Speed manual only Speed 6 as an enthusiast car very much, and rightfully so. It's more of a combination fast luxury cruiser with good handling and power, and practality. If they made this available in auto, and marketed it as a consumer car, not an enthusiast car, it would have succeeded. It just didn't work as an enthusiast car, so it failed in the market. We benefited from the failure, so I'm not complaining.

Regardless, the car has $5k worth of things that the Speed 3 doesn't have, and is just a more refined luxury car, not a hot speedy hatch. If you don't need luxury, AWD, and all the other goodies the Speed 6 offers standard, then you just get a Speed 3 and pay for it. If you wanna a luxury car that's almost as fast (weight is only reason why it's not), IMO looks much classier and more expensive, and is much more refined, then you get the Speed 6, and get more for your money. Either way, you can't go wrong. You take the pocket rocket FWD hot hatch, or the nearly as fast, less handling, luxury oriented AWD sexy sedan.

 

[Regs120]

That's great. Though why is the speed 3 cheap horse power compared to the V6 that's bottom of its class with 212? Does anybody else think they should of gave the v6 a little more zoom zoom?

 

[SwampAss]

Due to discounts and the dealer working better deals on the Speed6 it was actually about $200 less than my speed3. I paid MSRP for it

 

[redheaddstpch1d]

To be honest...I didn't even ask about the deals going on the Speed 6. I had it set in my mind I wanted a speed 3. BUT I do like the speed 6, its a great car...but so is the Speed 3