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Hatchbacks Mazda3 MazdaSpeed3: Styling Impressions
548 messages, Last post on Aug 08, 2007 at 5:21 PM
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Replying to: daniel99 (Sep 13, 2006 6:34 am)
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Replying to: aviboy97 (Sep 13, 2006 9:48 am) 
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Replying to: rorr (Sep 13, 2006 5:40 am) Mazda's MazdaSpeed parts department came up with a full catalog of parts for the MazdaSpeed3 -- and we drove it. We guess the official name of the car is the MazdaSpeed MazdaSpeed3, but we'll just call it "fast". The engine has been opened up, which gives the car a sweet blow-off valve sound and an extra 30 horsepower. The suspension has been stiffened and the tires have been swapped out for lightweight wheels wrapped in even stickier rubber. In our few laps behind the wheel of the MazdaSpeed MazdaSpeed3, we honestly couldn't feel an improvement in speed through our "butt dyno". That doesn't mean that the car isn't faster -- it's just so refined, the car still feels incredibly easy to drive. The fact that it was on a track sponsored by Mazda may compromise the objectivity of the article. But, the article has definitely whetted my appetite for a test drive.
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Replying to: autonomous (Sep 13, 2006 11:27 am) Yeah, where do I sign up to be the car guy on About.com so I can go on test drive junkets? |
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Replying to: autonomous (Sep 13, 2006 11:27 am) I would disagree. Just because Laguna Seca is currently sponsored by Mazda (which they just renewed for a few more years) really does not mean anything. That track is still lethal, especially in the downward corkscrew. Name of the track does not effect test results, or drive opinions. The car does. Having journalists drive the MS3 at Laguna Seca is like Mazda tooting their own horn "come drive our awesome car, on our well respected track!", which happens to be one of the most lethal, if not, most lethal, track in the U.S. or the world. |
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Replying to: autonomous (Sep 13, 2006 11:27 am) Yes, that would be the Mazdaspeed Mazdaspeed3. . . . By Mazda.  Actually, I don't think Mazda was ALLOWING any sort of instrumented testing. And, in lieu of that I'm glad they didn't try to get any 0-60 or 1/4 mile 'times' using a stopwatch. I don't often drive with a stopwatch myself. I think all they were after was to gather some driving impressions. But yeah, it was kinda amateurishly written (but since I haven't seen any real reviews from any of the Big Guns yet, this'll do until then).
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Replying to: rorr (Sep 13, 2006 2:51 pm) I didn't even know that About.com and International Gaming News (or whatever IGN stands for) would rate a car test junket. I really want to become the auto reviewer for some website or another so I can test drive cars at Laguna Seca and those twisty roads around Monterey.
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Replying to: seanwms6 (Sep 14, 2006 12:47 pm) Yeah, no kidding. I mean, I meet all the prerequisites - I love cars.....and I can write amateurishly!
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Replying to: rorr (Sep 14, 2006 1:38 pm)
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Replying to: seanwms6 (Sep 14, 2006 4:45 pm) I think they publish their first draft and then knock off for beer and pizza and an afternoon watching Cartoon Network.... What's sad is we're ragging on these guys but THEY'RE the ones getting to do the first drives (and probably sleeping until noon). And we're not. 
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