Mazdaspeed 3. Hatch or Sedan?

[Mounty]

speed mpv......that will be a glorious day!

Mazdaspeed5!!! Watch out for the turbo soccer moms!

 

[Gambino]

Here are some specs straight from mazdausa.

Sedan length - 178.7 inches Sedan weight - 2758 lbs

Hatch length - 176.6 inches Hatch weight - 2808 lbs

so with a weight difference of 50 lbs, I dont think thats really enough to make a difference. Its no different from a full tank of gas vs. empty, or even just the weight of the person

 

[Matrix]

Have you driven both? In my opinion, the sedan just felt more rigid and tossable. It was easier to rotate in tight radius turns.

 

[Gambino]

cant say that I have

 

[Matrix]

cant say that I have

Hey, your car looks awesome. (thumb) It's very clean and sharp.

What springs did you use? And which rims are those?

 

[Gambino]

Hey, your car looks awesome. (thumb) It's very clean and sharp.

What springs did you use? And which rims are those?

sent you a pm

 

[goldwing2000]

Here are some specs straight from mazdausa.

Sedan length - 178.7 inches Sedan weight - 2758 lbs

Hatch length - 176.6 inches Hatch weight - 2808 lbs

so with a weight difference of 50 lbs, I dont think thats really enough to make a difference. Its no different from a full tank of gas vs. empty, or even just the weight of the person

Or one of those fiberglass sub boxes "you kids these days" seem to love. (hah)
And that length difference is all just some plastic in the rear bumper.
Big deal.

Anyway... "The sedan will handle better, hands down" is a pretty bold statement. I'll accept that it's your opinion but unless you have some kind of proof (other than your butt dyno), I'll consider this discussion ended.

 

[Puckpimp71]

5-door was a little off vs. the PR5 on the skidpad, but did the slalom as fast as a 911 Targa. Unless you pushed either to the limit, they both handle very well.

 

[We Are Ninja]

...I think it would only be smart of them to release a few pictures, and see what people think before making 1000's of them

I was thinking the same thing. I was digging around and came up with these pics of the Mazdaspeed Axela...

 

[Newf]

I would prefer either of those designs over what the actual US MS3 is.

 

[xxmikkoxx]

Here it is, the new MS3 kinda sad its a Hatch. No real stats posted yet just a 2.3 liter, taken from Mazdas site.

http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/displayPage.action?pageParameter=upcomingMS3

 

[goldwing2000]

Welp... since this has already been decided on and is currently being discussed in a half dozen other threads, I don't see any reason to leave this poll open.

Hatch ftw! (first)



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