MS3 and CSRT4 Road and track camparison...

[AJ08]

it was released today

http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp?section_id=31&article_id=6293

 

[BSTD3]

The Speed3 edges the competition again

 

[turbobst]

SPEED3 FTW!!!!!!!

Of course they had the fastest color (Sunlight Silver)

 

[AJ08]

"Mazdaspeed3 cleans up with stellar performance"

 

[boost_me]

what an ugly car...

but they have forged internals...

 

[AllLostThings]

HA! Was anyone really suprised?

 

[ccann26]

Maybe it would have done better if they didn't compare it to the silver one.....

(flame2)

 

[mrlilguy157]

says it all:

"To me, this car is a step in the wrong direction, and I say bring back the Neon! Clearly the Mazdaspeed3 has little to fear from an SRT4 Caliber."

 

[ill_eagle94]

Did they forget how to drive the MS3 in a straight line? Look at the poor 1/4 mile performance. 14.5@96.4 MPH?!? 0-100 in 16.4? UGH.

 

[Mocoso]

SPEED3 FTW!!!!!!!

Of course they had the fastest color (Sunlight Silver)

(mswerd)

 

[Sierra117]

Did they forget how to drive the MS3 in a straight line? Look at the poor 1/4 mile performance. 14.5@96.4 MPH?!? 0-100 in 16.4? UGH.

Usually its just an average, or how your every day driver would nab it. I've seen off times all over the place. One review I saw once had a Suzuki Hayabusa and a Kawasaki ZX-14 running high tens/low elevens.

 

[msydnor]

The caliber is so ugly it wouldnt matter to me if it had won

 

[SwampAss]

Usually its just an average, or how your every day driver would nab it. I've seen off times all over the place. One review I saw once had a Suzuki Hayabusa and a Kawasaki ZX-14 running high tens/low elevens.

Guilty! My first pass on my Hayabusa was 11.2 haha
(humpleg)

 

[SwampAss]

How can something with larger brakes have less swept area?

Dodge : F 495sq inches R: 307
Mazda: F 506 sq inches R: 318

 

[ill_eagle94]

How can something with larger brakes have less swept area?

Dodge : F 495sq inches R: 307
Mazda: F 506 sq inches R: 318

Narrower pads.

 

[rodney]

calber srt 4 is not that bad at all, but i know this is a mazda forum and everyone puts down everything else

 

[rodney]

at least they wont have engine falling out issues

 

[SwampAss]

I didn't think pads played into it. I have always thought that swept area is the area in which the pads can "sweep". As in total friction area of a disc or drum.

 

[ill_eagle94]

Right, but if the pads are narrower, they sweep less area.

 

[lil_red_wagon]

what an ugly car...

but they have forged internals...

it just said a forged crank, no others. the compact dodges are throw away cars, so i wasn't surprised in the least.