Unoriginalusername
05-22-2007, 01:41 PM
http://www.canadiandriver.com/articles/pw/mazdaspeed.htm
If you haven't driven a Mazdaspeed3 - any Mazdaspeed3 - you'd find it a memorable experience. Do the math: a 1,432 kilogram compact hatchback, 263 hp, 280 lb.-ft torque. It adds up to an earthbound missile that claws and squirms its way from 0-100 km/h in 6.1 seconds, without additional performance accessories. And its 80-120 km/h time is 5.4 seconds, so if you want to pass somebody in a hurry, you'd be in the right car.
http://www.canadiandriver.com/galleries/2007/images/mazda/mazdaspeed/mazdaspeed_pw_002-4533.jpg
Base price for the Mazdaspeed3 is $30,995, and in this form it's already "excessive," meaning that if you're the kind of person who wants (or owns) one, you probably want more. Modified with sport springs, cold air intake and sport exhaust from Mazdaspeed Performance Accessories, the price rises to a still manageable $33,140.
What's the result? The turbo snorts and bellows with every gear change, the sport exhaust crackles and pops, and the stiffer sport springs lower the car by 15 mm, and give you more stability in the corners and under acceleration. The Mazdaspeed3 is a car that's on permanent fast-forward as soon as you start the engine. The accessories just add to the fun.
The AJAC test results for the MS3 was 3.9seconds 80-120... i think they made a typo. Link to Mazda's site is still 2006, so no PN's for the MS3 springs or exhaust which they had at the test just yet
If you haven't driven a Mazdaspeed3 - any Mazdaspeed3 - you'd find it a memorable experience. Do the math: a 1,432 kilogram compact hatchback, 263 hp, 280 lb.-ft torque. It adds up to an earthbound missile that claws and squirms its way from 0-100 km/h in 6.1 seconds, without additional performance accessories. And its 80-120 km/h time is 5.4 seconds, so if you want to pass somebody in a hurry, you'd be in the right car.
http://www.canadiandriver.com/galleries/2007/images/mazda/mazdaspeed/mazdaspeed_pw_002-4533.jpg
Base price for the Mazdaspeed3 is $30,995, and in this form it's already "excessive," meaning that if you're the kind of person who wants (or owns) one, you probably want more. Modified with sport springs, cold air intake and sport exhaust from Mazdaspeed Performance Accessories, the price rises to a still manageable $33,140.
What's the result? The turbo snorts and bellows with every gear change, the sport exhaust crackles and pops, and the stiffer sport springs lower the car by 15 mm, and give you more stability in the corners and under acceleration. The Mazdaspeed3 is a car that's on permanent fast-forward as soon as you start the engine. The accessories just add to the fun.
The AJAC test results for the MS3 was 3.9seconds 80-120... i think they made a typo. Link to Mazda's site is still 2006, so no PN's for the MS3 springs or exhaust which they had at the test just yet