also note, i own a speed 3, and s***, it's scary to drive it on a rainy day, u wont catch traction if you step on it !! So be prepare to drive like a grandma, unless you like to battle against the slippery road![]()
I feel like they are very different cars...I have ridden in and driven both, but I'll say this up front...I am a MS6 owner.
I think the point, which a few have pointed out (and laloosh has made obvious with his remarks), is what kind of driver are you? Are you the type to hang out in the parking lot with a 6" exhaust tip bragging with other parking lot aficionados about your latest mods? Or are you the type who got tired of small interiors and feeling every bump in the road, so you now want a car with power that can comfortably seat five people?
Personally, I sold my 400 RWHP mustang so that I could own a car that was more...civilized, but that would still push me back in the seat if I wanted it to. For that reason I bought the 6. If I wanted to race around parking lots with my loud exhaust, I would have gone for the 3.
I'm not saying there is anything wrong with either. It's just my personal opinion that the 3 is more for a younger, or more tuner oriented crowd, whereas the 6 is for people who want a nice car, without all the attention.
IMHO I think if you are looking for speed get the speed3. It's much faster and has more potential than the speed6.
I got the speed6 simply b/c of TQ steer..my last 2 cars where FWD and i couldn't stand the tq steer. In the rain it was more pronounced.
I have yet to drive in snow..but i can tell you in rain..this thing hooks.
AWD ftw.
Here we go(flamesuit on)
Here's the best way to choose. Read magazines , and you'll notice that a lot of magazines praise the ms3 more than the ms6. Heck , ms3 wins almost all the category in the cheap subcompact category.
Now read the reviews on the ms6 on the sedan devision.you'll notice that the evo and sti kicks it's ass...it's just my opinion and what i read... so u decide. Here www.caranddriver.com.... read the articles and make your decision...(flamesuit on)(hides under the bunker)
cheeers !!!