Mazdaspeed6 introduced

[Captain KRM P5]

Still, this car doesnt' wow me at all... great feel I guess, but nothing to be wowed about. Our MSP's wowed alot of people when it came out. Kennwood deck & sub, racing beat springs, LSD, lots of goodies... All we have special to this MS6 is the AWD and DISI turbo...

no offense, but a subwoofer that frequently goes bad mated to statistically poor headunit and a LSD that snaps under pressure doesn't 'wow' me as much as a turbocharged all wheel drive sedan whose American release numbers have not even bee finalized yet. you're comparing rotton apples to oranges from a tree that you haven't even seen yet.

you make it sound like all mazda is going to do is slap on an extra set of driveaxles and a turbo. on the protege, the ms miata, the older 323 gtxs, 323 gts, rx7s, and the so-called msrx8 mazda has beefed up every aspect of thier special editions. what makes you think mazda would treat the ms6 as any less of a complete package?

 

[Dexter]

Me and Ken = mazdza4life, yo. Poseurs need not apply. (cept for Poseur himself, hes cool)

 

[jrodhotrod]

"All we have special is AWD"

yeah, whens the last time mazda put THAT in a sedan. GIVE ME A BREAK PEOPLE THIS IS AWESOME s***. God, i thought you dudes were mazda fans

this s*** is so ******* cool.

w00t! Excatly my thoughts. I see a Mazdaspeed6 in my driveway in the future to go along with the Protege! His and hers mazdaspeeds, doesn't get any better than that.

Now I just will to resist the urge to mod it, muahahahaha....

 

[Albino Flash]

MazdaUSA's website says 274 HP and 280 lb-ft of torque

http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/displayPage.action?pageParameter=mazdaSpeed6

 

[jaman]

For those who think it's just a AWD and a DISI Turbo.

http://www.media.mazda.com/news_release/product_info/2004/0924a_e.html

Did you get the part that it has 50% better torisonal stiffness than a regular Mazda6!

Yeah, just AWD and turbo.

MAZDA RULES!!!

 

[FrigginGLI]

Nice , they need to keep it under 30k thoe. To get these types of numbers, I bet the boost is running over 15lbs. Hope they tune the ECU correctly. (thumb)

 

[JOS3]

im not digging the wheels or the tail lights. i hope they decide to put some nicer mazdaspeed wheels that those. also, i was expecting it to have a ground effects kit. nothing crazy, just subtle. i guess we'll have to wait and see once its here

 

[Gbourdon]

Interior (thumb)
Exterior (blarf)

(yes)

 

[Stormtrooper77]

And Moist Silver is also the template color that Mazda will use for marketing the Mazdaspeed6 (including at the Paris autoshow). It looks better than the name - basically it shows more clearcoat than a typical silver (and this is why it was named 'moist'). I agree though, probably not the best name (but it wouldn't surprise me if MazdaUSA and/or Mazda Canada rename it something else).

Maybe the dude/dudette was a David Usher fan (Moist's first album - Silver)?

 

[ZoomZoomH]

bah, they listed it as a 2006 car on MUSA site.

i can't wait that long, screw it, i'm getting a MSM

 

[Jenna]

Sweet!

I found my next car! Even though I only got mine in may, lol

 

[eting_pro5]

Me and Ken = mazdza4life, yo. Poseurs need not apply. (cept for Poseur himself, hes cool)

6 speed, AWD, 274 HP, Turbo 4 is good enough for me.

But i'd rather be part of MAZDA4LIFE.



But different wheels would be nice.

 

[70]

Nice , they need to keep it under 30k thoe. To get these types of numbers, I bet the boost is running over 15lbs. Hope they tune the ECU correctly. (thumb)

I doubt they are running that much boost...

 

[timba24]

I doubt they are running that much boost...

Well there is a guy with a 6i turbo'd he is running around 7psi or so and makin about 230whp or so maybe a little less

 

[M=SP^2]

Well if history of Mazdaspeed vehicles is any indication, MS6 is tuned pretty conservatively. Combine that with an engine that supposedly takes very well to boost and things are looking up for the tuner market.

 

[shaolin]

bah, they listed it as a 2006 car on MUSA site.

i can't wait that long, screw it, i'm getting a MSM

So if that's the case, what's the Mazdaspeed car for 2005?? BTW, MSM is real nice, really feels like a go kart. Just oh so tiny.

 

[ZoomZoomH]

they're gonna sell MSM for another year, adding Lava Orange Mica and Black Mica as new colors! (reminds me of when MSP first game out in '03, lol)

 

[Mikey444]

s***, looks awesome, must get Mazda 6 speed, must get Mazda 6 speed lol. When the Mazda 3's lease is over

 

[lavajumper]

yeah, i bought my p5 in feb after i totaled my mx-6, and ever since the wrx came out, i've wanted one of those for obvious reasons (awd, turbo, mod market, ....). ever since the 6 came out, i've loved that too, and i'd heard of an overseas awd turbo, and hoped that the us market may actually get it. thank goodness for that, and hopefully that will be my next ride. now if only i can get the money.....

anyone have any idea yet what the sticker might debut at yet? (thumb)

 

[Captain KRM P5]

yeah, i bought my p5 in feb after i totaled my mx-6, and ever since the wrx came out, i've wanted one of those for obvious reasons (awd, turbo, mod market, ....). ever since the 6 came out, i've loved that too, and i'd heard of an overseas awd turbo, and hoped that the us market may actually get it. thank goodness for that, and hopefully that will be my next ride. now if only i can get the money.....

anyone have any idea yet what the sticker might debut at yet? (thumb)

it would have to be at/around/under $30,000 to be a viable alternative to the Evo/Wrx crowd