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I wish more people had that attitude here. I don't know about you guys, but driving in a straight line isn't all that fun and takes little skill.
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i thought that to be false, then I bought the 8. I became a believer. |
The combo of the midrange power and handling is what makes this car so fun to drive ! Wish I didn't live where it is SO flat ...least New Mexico mountains aren't too far away :)
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I prefer a car that handles well (8, 350z, Exige) over muscle cars (American Cars).
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Yep, I prefer a 1.6L motor and more research into better gas milage.
I think we'd all be better off with a 1.6L than a factory FI 1.3 |
Originally Posted by bern
Proof of what?? ;) See my previous post.
The R&T article will have as much information as Mazda wants to let out on this ride. Again, this program (vehicle) is still only a concept study. My guess... +/-300 hp -Bern |
More fuel to the fire....
http://www.autocarmagazine.com/news_...p?na_id=212367 Mazda plans to take on the VW Golf GTi with a 220bhp, 150mph MPS version of the Mazda 3 hatchback, extending the performance theme started by the 6 MPS (. And Mazda is planning a return to top-level motor sport to push the Mazda Performance Series brand, which will also include hot versions of the RX-8 and forthcoming MX-5 and RX-7. Due in 2006, the front-drive Mazda 3 MPS will share its looks with the MX Sportif concept of 2003 (pictured above), and use a detuned version of the 2.3-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine from the 6 MPS. Expect a similar 0-60mph time of around 6.5sec. The 3’s lighter weight and lower power means it can cope without the four-wheel-drive system of its bigger brother. The engine shares its turbocharged, directly injected format with the 197bhp 2.0-litre Golf, but the 3 MPS will use its extra capacity to challenge the 222bhp Renault Mégane Renaultsport, currently the most powerful four-cylinder car in the class. But Mazda’s engineering chief Joe Bakaj insists there will be no MPS version of the forthcoming Mazda 5 midi-MPV, and no hatchback or estate versions of the 6 MPS, because they cannot be made stiff enough. ‘We will only put an MPS badge on a car if it is credible,’ he insisted. Bakaj and his team are examining electric turbos and superchargers to uprate the 228bhp Renesis rotary engine for MPS versions of the RX-8 and forthcoming two-seat RX-7. But he has ruled out using the Renesis in the new MX-5, due next year. Mazda is also working on a hybrid version of the RX-8, and plans to build a small fleet for use by the Japanese government. An H2-powered RX-8 could go on sale as soon as there are sufficient hydrogen refuelling stations, likely to be first in California. Me likey!!! |
love that 228 bhp .... thought it was 238 ..... , which 228 makes more sense
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the 228bhp is the 'euro-spec' tune for emissions reasons.
methinks we got the same tune to pass US emissions ;) |
5.5 0-60.....
14 second quarter mile........ Where the neons at? Where the naawwwwsss at? |
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