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#49 of 99 Re: Mazda 3 v. Honda Accord [savvyboy] by 03accordman May 22, 2007 (11:27 am)
Replying to: savvyboy (May 21, 2007 12:03 pm) So what V6 is the 2.3 competing with? The 3.0 vulcan from Ford? Apart from that, I really don't see it anywhere near today's V6s, most of which put our in the 225-300hp range.
#50 of 99 - by dudleyr May 22, 2007 (6:11 pm)
The hp is not the main issue, since the Mazda3 weighs about 500 lbs less than most V-6 cars. It is the liveliness of the vehicle that matters. The 2.3 is also the larger optional engine, like the V-6 is optional on larger cars.   The 2.3 is a nice engine, but the 2.4 in the Accord is nicer (more power and better mpg - even in a larger vehicle). I would love to see the Accord engine in the 3.   BTW the Lotus Elise does not have too much power from its 4-cyl, but it will dust most V-6 and many V-8 cars. Replies to this message: 03accordman (May 23, 2007 6:10 am)
#51 of 99 Re: - [dudleyr] by 03accordman May 23, 2007 (6:10 am)
Replying to: dudleyr (May 22, 2007 6:11 pm) Agree, the 2.4 in the Accord is a gem. Wonder if the 08 Accords will stick with the same engine or get the AVTEC equipped one?   The discussion in the earlier post was about engines, not cars, that why I pointed out the power difference. Also, have noted some 0-60 figures, they seem to be identical for stick equipped 3 and Accord.   Coming back to the car as a whole, most people seem to think that the 3 has better handling than an Accord.
#56 of 99 Re: Mazda 3 v. Honda Accord [savvyboy] by eldaino May 23, 2007 (11:58 am)
Replying to: savvyboy (May 21, 2007 12:03 pm) ha ha this post is great!   why would a honda fan have to move all the way up to a tl-type s, (which by the way would not handle just as good or comparably to the 3, it would pretty much cream it.), when they could just buy an si, which handles the same if not better?   there is no way the 2.3 is made to compete with v-6's; if that were the case, there would be no use for anything but a 4 cyl mazda6!   The performance of the 2.3 (well, more like the torque) is nice, but it has pretty bad fuel economy; i average the same in my rabbit, but i'm dragging an iron block, and extra cylinder and .02 litres of displacement more!   the 4cyl in the accord is awesome, but i doubt its going to be this exact version in the new accord; it will more than likely be about 170-180 hp and have advanced vtec.

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