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Nice, unique, and some-what funny video for the Mazdaspeed 3.

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ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When is the RX-8 gonna get ... the treatment??? That things got 263hp!!! I mean come on. Just come up with a factory turbo/sc for the 8 with warranty. The 8 really doesn't anything else except for more power.

Mazda, just give my 8 MORE POWER!!!! NOT ANOTHER CAR I HAVE TRADE FOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!


*pant, pant, pant*

.... sorry. Good commercial. Very Robot Chicken like.

so.... you're praying for a SC/Turbo factory rx-8. When that happens, many like you will want to upgrade... can you imagine what that will do to sales of the rx-8? You can barely offload them now.

I poop on wild child...POOP I SAY.

I say just take the 5k you're going to lose when you sell your current RX-8, and have it turbocharged.

you'll make more power than a factory rx-8 FI solution, and you'll beat the snot out of the FWD MS3.

I can't wait for the rush of 18 year old douche bag kiddies driving around in their MazdaSpeed3...it's like the SRT4 all over again.

The fact that they can make a commercial touting the Hi performance of the 3 just makes me wish that the 8 had more. Mazdas only screw up was in making the 8 such a low power car. The numbers the Mazdaspeed 6 and Mazdaspeed 3 are putting down should be what the 8 puts down. The 8 is the flagship. From the factory the 8 should've done 5.5 0-60 and 14 sec 1/4 mile. With those numbers the Mazdaspeed vehicles would just be coming up to match not surpas.

Now although it would never....ever...ever happen due to too many reasons, it would have been nifty if the MazdaSpeed series were all rotary engines.

given the problems with the rx-8 and all it's headaches - plus declining sales and low resale value, i think we're going to be lucky to even see a 2008 model. A FI version of it seems unlikely.

Honestly, I think most rx-8's have few problems and they run really well, but the public image of it is vastly different, giving mazda a black eye. Also the rx-8 is too much of an niche vehicle, and there aren't enough buyers for such a car.

Now although it would never....ever...ever happen due to too many reasons, it would have been nifty if the MazdaSpeed series were all rotary engines.

So that the Mazdaspeed cars could all be slower? Come on dude!

Whatever Mazda has to do to get the 8 to come from the factory with 30 or more hp stock, they should do. If they're not going to make a Mazdaspeed version, the base should at least be as quick as their Mazdaspeed cars.

As for me, I won't be racing any Mazdaspeed 3s anytime soon.

well uh... our 8's have 4 doors and umm... it's rwd... OH and it can beat the ms3 through the corners.
-says the 8 owner in denial.

Funny, I just posted this on an earlier thread;

It’s weird that there is so many posts here about the MS6 or MS3 being “faster.” I doubt they’d be faster on a track, but yeah they should be slightly faster accelerating, all else being equal.

Automotive media doesn’t seem to care. I’ve must of seen over a dozen stories on the MS6 and MS3, not one of them bothered to recognize that they are "faster" or more powerful than the flagship 8. Could it be because they know that these cars couldn’t be more different?? "Hmmm, should I get a sedan, station wagon or sportcar" USUALLY doesn't happen.

Besides, if it was all about 0-60 times, why don’t we just save ourselves a shitload of money and buy some $5000 riced out shitbox? My neighbor’s son has a 15 year old Eclipse with an aftermarket turbo that looks bigger than its 2.0 liter engine, should I swap cars with him?

well uh... our 8's have 4 doors and umm... it's rwd... OH and it can beat the ms3 through the corners.
-says the 8 owner in denial.Many of us are faster in a straight line too :ylsuper:

Too bad the car is a hatchback. I dont know too many people that just drool over hatch backs, no matter the performance.if they did the regular 4 door it would most likely do better sales wise and i would like it much better. Hot hatches just arnt a craze in america (thank god). Its a waste of the few cars to get the mazdaspeed treatment imo.

280ft/lb of torque too, change the exhaust, and you'll probably see close to 300crank hp, if this engine is the same as the mazdaspeed 6 with the same tune, only with a really restrictive exhaust... oh and this is FWD too, less drivetrain loss than the speed6, which dynos around 230awhp and 270ft/lb with CPE exhaust.. to the wheels
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check out the dyno figures for hp and torque with a midpipe upgrade

http://www.cp-e.com/2033.html?open=0,6

Funny, I just posted this on an earlier thread;

I think it matters a lot. Case in point, take a look at the new Porsche Cayman. Porsche took great pains to make sure the Cayman wasn't as fast as the 911 regardless of trim level. They have a performance heiarchy that they won't even cross. How can they tought the 911 as great when their own lower model is faster.

I know what you're thinking. Mazdaspeed is a different line. True, but there is no Mazdaspeed RX8, and the flagship should be the fastest, particularly if it's to most sportiest. who would want an NSX if the RSX type S and TL type S was faster. SRT Chryslers and Dodges still aren't faster than the Viper. V-series Caddies aren't faster than the Vette. (they're all GM)

The issue is, most carmakers go through great pains upgrading engines and whatever to make their flagship SPORTS car the best performer in all categories. I know the RX-8 is better on the track, but I'm sure it's only marginally better handling. The Mazdaspeeds make up for that handling defecit in raw power. The RX-8 is due for more power.

That was a sweet commercial!

Man the Mazdaspeed3 is a seriously awesome car. If I had 23k to blow, I wouldn't hesitate a bit in purchasing one.

Funny vid.. reminded me of some riced out CRXs from back in the day.

If these are Mazda's commercials, we know the demographic they are going for.

Funny vid.. reminded me of some riced out CRXs from back in the day.

If these are Mazda's commercials, we know the demographic they are going for.What? Enthusiasts? Racers? It's funny that 99% of the commercials I see for Mazda are on the Speed channel. I for one like it.

Please note that in that movie when the MS3 swurved to avoid the pickup truck it wasnt able to move out of the way of the food cart. Unlike a Rx-8 which would of easily done so :rollingla

Well sadly when it does come out I'm going to be seeing ALOT of these around my area. In my area the 3 hatchbacks out number the sedans by atleast 3/1 and I would be a owner of one if not for seeing my baby on the sales floor :eek:

A good point though has been brought up, The Rx-8 is supposed to be Mazda's Flagship car thier version of a Corvette something people come in and drool over saying "Man I wanna own that one day". But now why are people going to say that, be like Chevy having the Cobalt SS have more Hp than the Corvette. Why spend the 40k for the Corvette when you could spend 22k for the Cobalt SS. I know this subject has been beaten to death but had to atleast say sumthing about it :banghead:

Just to play devil's advocate.. there may be a bit of conjecture as to exactly which model is Mazda's official "flagship."

In the late '80s, the 929 was referred to as the flagship sedan. In the 90s it was the millenia. Today it would be argued that the MazdaSpeed 6 is Mazda's flagship...

I have seen J.D Power refer to the RX8 to as "Mazda's flagship performance coupe" which narrows the field down.. know what I mean?

I'm honestly not sure what the official flagship of Mazda is.. just wanted to throw that out. Something to think about. I'm curious to know what Mazda considers its REAL flagship to be. I get the feeling it's NOT the RX8.

I would be terribly surprised if they claimed the 8 as the flagship. Who wants a car with so low sales as the flagship? It's a niche vehicle. Let's just love it eh?

Just to play devil's advocate.. there may be a bit of conjecture as to exactly which model is Mazda's official "flagship."

In the late '80s, the 929 was referred to as the flagship sedan. In the 90s it was the millenia. Today it would be argued that the MazdaSpeed 6 is Mazda's flagship...

I have seen J.D Power refer to the RX8 to as "Mazda's flagship performance coupe" which narrows the field down.. know what I mean?

I'm honestly not sure what the official flagship of Mazda is.. just wanted to throw that out. Something to think about. I'm curious to know what Mazda considers its REAL flagship to be. I get the feeling it's NOT the RX8.

Really depends on peoples personal definition of "Flagship" really. Some say its the top selling car others say its their top performance model. If we all said top selling car I think Chevy would say their flagship is the Cobalts right now. Me I say its what their top performance car is the "Top of the Food Chain" if you will of a companies line of cars. Why like someone said the Cayman in design is held back litteraly to not out perform the 911 its made to fix perfectly between the Boxer and the 911. Just wish Mazda would atleast give us a little bit of sumthing.

Again I liked the video showed it to a friend he just laughed. :rofl:

Ok, that commercial was awesome. Haha, did you see it literally blow the doors off that other car? Classic! This commercial is by far the best thing about the MAZDASPEED 3.

I will echo the fact that Mazda is just odd. They claim they are committed to the rotary yet release two cars that are MUCH faster in a straight line than the 8. I really wish Mazda would release a sporty coupe with some balls. I don't think the Kabura will be the answer since it's supposed to be priced around $20k. Either way, I think they have to come up with some exciting at the LA and Detroit auto shows or they're going to make a lot of grown men cry.

Greatest Mazda commercial EVER! :bowdown:

I agree I think that's cool!

I've been keeping an eye on the 3. I even test drove one on an Auto X last year.

Handles like a charm.

Let's see what she can do at the track.

I'd love to get one as a daily commuter. Then I could also terrorize the neighborhood.

I agree that the engine should have been placed in the 4 door model instead of the 5 door. I can't think of any reason why they would put it in the 5 door other than to make sure it doesn't completely blow away the Mazdaspeed 6.

it's called... "HOT HATCH" for a reason.

Now offering both bodystyles... i.e. VW GLI and GTI... that would have been a great idea.

I think people are confusing volume seller with flagship. The RX-8 is Mazda's flagship whether it sells or not. Also, when Mazda had it corporate commercial where all cars were driving in the desert making a wedge, the RX-8 was at the tip. Funny now though when I went to Zoom-Zoom live just recently and watched some 5 minute corporate feel good Mazda commercial, the RX-8 was hardly ever shown. The Mazda 3 and MX-5 where all over the place. I think Mazda is even aware of the RX-8s lackluster image.

Neat car, neat commercial. There was a FordGT, Vette and Porsche in it just from what I saw, and I'm sure much more...

whats up with the military and police pointing the guns at the car in the video? Don't like the image

You must be one of those people...

Id like to mention that I personally drove the mazdaspeed 3 today and it is indeed a pretty sweet ride. Third gear definately feels like the power gear for this car. However, throw all the power you want into it, I still love my rx8 more. As for how I was allowed to drive it, ill keep that my secret. I guess I work for the right place at the right time. It was however a nice forty minute highway drive. I hope these things sell well when they hit showrooms in the fall. They look like the ultimate sleeper, and the exhaust note was quite exhilerating for a stock car. It sounded aftermarket.

I'd like to get one of those little cars in the comercial.

i just want that whole collection of matchbox cars :)

I say just take the 5k you're going to lose when you sell your current RX-8, and have it turbocharged.

you'll make more power than a factory rx-8 FI solution, and you'll beat the snot out of the FWD MS3.

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MS3 would make a nice daily driver. Too bad I just dropped 30k on the 8 another 23k would not be welcomed by the wife. :wiggle:

I agree that the engine should have been placed in the 4 door model instead of the 5 door. I can't think of any reason why they would put it in the 5 door other than to make sure it doesn't completely blow away the Mazdaspeed 6.

Around my area the Mazda 3 Hatchback is twice as popular than the sedan 4 door. And personaly I like the hatch better than the sedan since the sedan looks like I dunno just doesnt have its own look.

Mazda should just have an option for a turbo to put on a pre-existing Rx-8. Just another MazdaSpeed part. But of course it shouldn't be too expensive since my car should've come with one from the beginning!
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About the MS8, i'd just like to see proof that they haven't scraped that project. I suspect they have.

I just want to drive the MS3. What an awesome daily driver it would be!

About the MS8, i'd just like to see proof that they haven't scraped that project. I suspect they have.

I just want to drive the MS3. What an awesome daily driver it would be!

Its a pretty sweet fun little ride :rock: