Wrx V. Mazdaspeed3, handling test - Japan

[PlatMS6]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmYnA7iGMoU

wtf did they do to Subaru...

[monty0501]

jeez!

[Garu]

Yea they do have quite a bit of body roll.

[royroy]

he hit the pilons -.-

[Gizzmo_jr]

he hit the pilons -.-

haha epic fail. They (Subaru) couldn't be previous generation. I've heard the same about the new Lancers.
Honestly, less styling and less performance...Subaru :loco

[PlatMS6]

Honestly 04 SUBRARU Impreza was the best desingn

[royroy]

well it looks like the wrx have a lot weight shifting and body roll...

[Unoriginalusername]

they turned it into a golf

[WhiteSpeed3]

they do have a lot of body roll i drove a friends 08 wrx sedan and its the same way

[boogie]

yeesh...

on another note, that subby's exhaust sounded SA-WEET!!!

[b]

Here is another test between the two in english.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6PGMi89qRo&feature=related

[PlatMS6]

Here is another test between the two in english.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6PGMi89qRo&feature=related

Who needs english, you can clearly get that the Japanese dude hated it...

[cereal83]

Thats not a fair comparison as the speed3 is the "highend" car, they should be comparing the Mazda 3 to the wrx and the speed to the STI.

[Kevin@nextmod]

^^ actually no. If they weight the WRX to the mazda 3 it wo'nt make sense. The WRX and the mazda 3 priced out differnt. No turbo vs yes turbo and the price different on the speed 3 and the STI is ridiculously crazy.

[SpeedBaby]

class comparison:
mazda3 = impreza (i.e. 2.3GT=2.5RS)
impreza WRX = mazdaspeed3
sti = ??? (mazda doesn't really have a current mass produced rally car...)

[cereal83]

^^ actually no. If they weight the WRX to the mazda 3 it wo'nt make sense. The WRX and the mazda 3 priced out differnt. No turbo vs yes turbo and the price different on the speed 3 and the STI is ridiculously crazy.

Well I do see what you mean but the way I am looking at it is The Mazda 3 is the cheaper car with the Speed being the higher end Mazda 3, same thing with the WRX and then the WRX STI.


I cant believe what the WRX has turned into and hopefully they change it for 09 or else it's gonna loose it's popularity!


class comparison:
mazda3 = impreza (i.e. 2.3GT=2.5RS)
impreza WRX = mazdaspeed3
sti = ??? (mazda doesn't really have a current mass produced rally car...)


Oh, I forgot Subaru made the RS. LOL I thought thought it was only the wrx and the sti

[SpeedBaby]

they also have the 1.8 version which doesn't even move

[b]

Who needs english, you can clearly get that the Japanese dude hated it...

I need it in english. Yes you could see he doesn't like it... but what about the other 2 mins of talking?

[PlatMS6]

I need it in english. Yes you could see he doesn't like it... but what about the other 2 mins of talking?

"Hanlin ver bad... ok
I am Yoshimoto and Mazda good, Subaru should perform Seppuku (Hara-kiri) for shame it has brought upon itself!"

[Kevin@nextmod]

he doesn't like it x 2 mins....hahah

[sunnyhomeboy]

sti hatch better do better...otherwise subaru screwed up big time.

[GGM3]

It's the fist year with the new rear end (double wishbone's and I think they are using the rear drive system from the Legacy or Forester too).

[royroy]

i really wonder how the new STi is gonna do....
they better fix that body roll -.-

[SpeedBaby]

And here are the pics of the first new STi smashed...I'm guessing they didn't fix that body roll problem at all...

http://auto.lenta.ru/l/blog/2007/12/18/sti/picture.jpg
http://auto.lenta.ru/blog/2007/12/18/sti/1.jpg
http://auto.lenta.ru/blog/2007/12/18/sti/2.jpg


It only had 282km on the odometer....

[OnkelHans]

Ouch!
At least the passenger compartment looks intact.

[Unoriginalusername]

oh no's.... what happened

[SpeedBaby]

don't know...somebody smashed it in japan...i'm guessing an unsuccessful drifting attempt maybe

[royroy]

Holy shit!