New Mazdaspeed 6
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Originally Posted by HomerJay
Also, it's shares a lot of parts w/ Ford, which is never a good thing
As far as the car being a Legacy competitor (which is Mazda's intent) I think it will be a very nice/competitive car. One of my close friends is planning on getting one, so I'll hopefully be able to give you guys a good review when he eventually gets one. He's not in a hurry though, so I don't know when that will be.
The car is not intended to compete against the WRX or the STI, so please, for the sake of bandwidth, ignore the magazines that use analogies between those cars. I think the car will be priced just right, I hope they sell better than the MS Miatas. I do not agree that Mazda brought out the MS6 because of less interest in the cars, they just launched the 5door and wagon last year, time to move on to the next project........
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Originally Posted by wayner
It seems to me like the Mazdaspeed models are intoduced to regenerate interest in older mazda models, whose sales have been slow. First the protoge, then the miata, now the 6.
I were looking for a sporty midsize sedan, I think I would want one with a V6 instead of a turbo 4 for the increased torque and lower maintenance costs down the road.
So if this pattern continues, in about 2-3 years, Mazda will decide that the 3 needs a little spicing up, and they'll offer the Madzaspeed3 with the 2.3 turbo and AWD...now that will be a fun car!
I were looking for a sporty midsize sedan, I think I would want one with a V6 instead of a turbo 4 for the increased torque and lower maintenance costs down the road.
So if this pattern continues, in about 2-3 years, Mazda will decide that the 3 needs a little spicing up, and they'll offer the Madzaspeed3 with the 2.3 turbo and AWD...now that will be a fun car!
edit: they used the 4 cyl for a few reasons, 1. to maintain better weight balance, the V6's are nose heavy and 2. engine compartment space, it was a lot easier to fit the Turbo and IC in with the 4 cyl. Originally there were talks about a sequential twin turbo setup, but obviously that didn't happen.
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i personally think mazdas are very good car. the first time i hoped in to a mazda 3 i was very pleased whith the quality of the interior. they are also very reliable cars and are well thought out. like someone said before it is good for consumers that tha manufacturers give them selfs a little competition.
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Originally Posted by waved
i personally think mazdas are very good car. the first time i hoped in to a mazda 3 i was very pleased whith the quality of the interior. they are also very reliable cars and are well thought out. like someone said before it is good for consumers that tha manufacturers give them selfs a little competition.
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+1 for interior, I actually like the feel of the steering wheel more than a WRX's. It doesn't have the big . . . I don't know how to describe it, but at the 3 and 9 o'clock positions, there are big plastic protrusions that make it difficult to wrap your fingers around the steering wheel. The 3's is a nice sized leather wrapped job, well thought out. Shifter feels nice too.
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I like the interior on my '05 wrx better and yes I looked at the 3 wagon before hand. I couldn't get awd either. I thought the Rx-8's interier felt and looked cheap. It looks good from afar, but like a lot of girls, it was far from good.
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