I'm seriously thinking about purchasing this car when it comes out.. It's suppose to be out pretty soon, and it's going to have the same engine from the mazdaspeed 6 (2.3 Turbo). 270hp and 280torque. That's alot of power for such a small cars.

Does anyone know if those engine's respond good to mods or not?

It's suppose to be "well under" 25k.

 

just go to mazda's website and they have the pricing there and the hp is more around 240 not 270.

 

its still gona be a quick car.

 

Not really since it's bigger than the tC and probobly weights more too. Power to weight will probobly be similar.

 

It said 263hp & 280torque on their website. Starting at $22,800.

It has a different ECU to take away some power in 1st & 2nd gear (I guess for torque steer and wheel hop issues).. A flash to correct that would definately be the first thing I would do.

The mazda 6 which weighs 400 lbs. more runs a very low 14 to a high 13 @ around 100mph.. The mazda 6 is AWD but I could still see this car running a high-mid 13 with good performance tires.

I'm just not sure if they respond good to mods or if they're good engines.

 

Oh, I got confused by the title of the forum and then the first post. Is this for the MazdaSpeed 3 series or MazdaSpeed 6 series?

 

Power to weight will probably be similar to what? The tC??? Not a chance.

Mazdaspeed 3: 263hp & 280torque / 3,100lbs.
tC: 160hp & 163torque / 2,900lbs.

Also, the mazda hits full torque at 3,000 RPMs and holds it all the way to a 6,800RPM redline.

 

It's about the mazdaspeed 3. The title of the thread is: "MazdaSpeed 3"

 

As I said just now, is this forum for the 3 series or the 6? I was comparing the 6 series but did not realize it was AWD either.

 

The first post asks about the 6 series though.

 

You failed the reading comprehensive part of your SAT's didn't you.

 

No. Read the bold.

 

ahahahahaha..........................and now i'm an idiot..............


yes, I failed



hahahaha

 

I was just at the Mazda/Subaru dealer dropping off my Mazda3. If I wasn't in the middle of building a house, I would buy that CX-7!!

 

hahahaha..................one of those things you realize what is said as soon as you click submit.......damn

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LOL read the rest of the sentence. He asked about the MazdaSpeed3 compared to the 6.
By the way they had some Mazdaspeed6 on the lot for 30k

 

Its ok It is still early LOL

 

The 6 is definately out of my price range.. But the 3 is suppose to be 22-23k, which is alot closer to my price range.

The tC definately has the 3 beat the looks department but I'm starting to care less about looks and more about speed/power.

 

tC>Mazda3
tC<Mazdaspeed3
I own both the tC and the Mazda3 so I can make this statement.

 

i would love the MS3. looks like a killer car.