with all due respect unwritten law, a msp isnt going to beat a WRX unless the driver of the WRX doesnt know how to drive or doesnt really care...:bs:
MSP - 170hp, 160 ft/lb torque, 0-60 in 6.9 sec, 15.56s 1/4 mile, FWD, 2.0l
WRX - 227hp, 217 ft/lb torque, 0-60 5.6 sec, 14.3s 1/4 mile, AWD, 2.0l
so i really hate to disappoint all you mazdaspeed owners that think your car that has 57 horsepower less than another car and 57 ft/lbs of torque less is gonna beat it...ok so you can mod the vehicles but i will put my next paycheck that says the WRX has 50 times the aftermarket parts and upgrades available, and is also the number one modded car in all import magazines along with the 240SX...the car is so fast and so easy to mod that it makes articles when people build cars that can beat modded wrxs...yes the MSP is a very nice ride, but NO it is not as fast, easy to mod, or anywhere close to coming near the performance of a WRX...for every mod you do to a MSP the same or similar mod in the WRX is likely to make more HP gains...frankly, the only thing Mazda did to really beef up the HP of the MSP is add a whimpy turbo...im sorry, just sick off all the posts about how the MSP can beat this and that...i love mazda, i love my car, and i would have loved to have been able to afford a MSP at the time, but it will not beat a WRX!!!!!!!