Finally a Mazdaspeed 5
Not an MX-5 mind but a Mazda5 given the Mazdaspeed treatment :)
Now this actually started some time ago but Car and Driver finally posted teh article to go with it. A team of C&D guys took a Mazdaspeed 3 and stripped all the go faster bits (and stop faster and turn better bits). Then they stuck them in a Mazda5 :D: 110 more HP than stock:ylsuper: Higher Gs on the skid pad. Shorter stops:ylsuper: slightly less MPG:cool: Hey Paul at Mazmart find me a wrecked Mazdaspeed3 :) "Honey you"ll need to drive my car this week- I need to do a little um... tune-up on yours" says me Few days later "Wow Honey that tune-up really worked wonders- its like a whole new car" says the wife http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/..._5_project_car |
oh gawd, even the 5 got the MS treatment before we did... :banghead:
don't encourage Paul, I"m sure he could get you those parts! |
How'd you know I'd be 'right on' to this thread? I've had 3 Speed 3s already by the way and 1 Speed 6 so far.
Paul. |
kill me. kill me now
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Originally Posted by Jedi54
(Post 3003531)
oh gawd, even the 5 got the MS treatment before we did... :banghead:
don't encourage Paul, I"m sure he could get you those parts! Paul. |
At this rate, the Mazda1 or whatever that thing is called will have a Mazdaspeed version before we do.
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The Boss Wagon haha, that's what we use to call my friends dad's old paddy wagon.
I was going to say Mazda is diluting the brand, but good to know it was C&D doing it, not Mazda. |
wait, did someone just made a Mazda MINIVAN fastar than the 8??
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Always a fan of a Mazda gettin the MS treatment....but this....its just like, why? MS3, yes i see why...MS6, yes i see why...MS MX-5, yup yup...MS RX-8, uh huh........MS5??? Dont know where they goin with this idea. Moms must be itchin for a turbo? wtf
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Wait, wait. They made a Mazdaspeed MINIVAN before an RX8?
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Originally Posted by Jedi54
(Post 3003531)
oh gawd, even the 5 got the MS treatment before we did... :banghead:
don't encourage Paul, I"m sure he could get you those parts! |
I'd buy one of those babies in a heartbeat, if the factory built it.
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this is great.
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there's a good chance that i saw this car, here in ann arbor. i remember seeing a white 5 w/ rims and thought it looked cool and wondered if it was the boss wagon...
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Maybe Mazda is too afraid that a MS Rx-8 (with a turbo) might be the next FD...
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...yet another slap in the face for RX-8 owners. :mad:
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Originally Posted by Rootski
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Wait, wait. They made a Mazdaspeed MINIVAN before an RX8?
just wait...the Mazdaspeed B-Series truck will probably be next. |
Originally Posted by 77mjd
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just wait...the Mazdaspeed B-Series truck will probably be next.
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They had a lot of Headaches with the Wiring and PCM, Etc, not an easy swap they thought it would be...
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haha thats awesome, always thought it would be better than a mugen oddysey
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SWEET!! The only thing holding me back from buying a minivan was the lack of turbo... who wants to trade?? :banghead:
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really its not a minivan. even my wife says so. its much more like a Mazda3 wagon. They are good cars and we really like ours much more than the subie outback wagon we had before.
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People are misunderstanding: This is not a TRUE MAZDASPEED product. It was built by Car and Driver mag. Don't get too upset (Those that may be upset). We won't be ill treated forever (I hope :uhh: ).
Paul. :) |
There's been a Mazdaspeed MPV for years kids. And the new MPV is turbo standard. Still... Mazda missed the boat on the last MPV to build a car that would drive dads not moms to dealers - or at least influence the wifes decision. Should have been sportier. I still bought one cause it's better than anything else without being a yacht like the Odyssey over over-priced like the Sienna.
http://www.artex.co.jp/Pages/CarLife...ed_02_04_F.jpg http://www.artex.co.jp/Pages/CarLife...ed_02_04_R.jpg http://cache.jalopnik.com/cars/image...aspeed_mpv.jpg |
Not even that pedigree Paul. An ol' teacher and some students. ;)
"We had the van towed to nearby Wash*tenaw Community College to enlist a little help from the WCC Vehicle Performance class, which was just beginning a new semester. Instructor Glenn Franco supervised as his class took care of the heavy lifting"
Originally Posted by Mazmart
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People are misunderstanding: This is not a TRUE MAZDASPEED product. It was built by Car and Driver mag. Don't get too upset (Those that may be upset). We won't be ill treated forever (I hope :uhh: ).
Paul. :) |
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