Mazdaspeed6

[syP]

How do you feel about it?


Pros?

Cons? (OTHER THAN THE MOTOR MOUNT :beer: )


are they durable?


Is the insurance super high like the evo and STi?


easily moddable?

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[Lord Tin Foilhat]

eh...not a fan of the look

interior is nice, i heard the ride is smooth too, the girl will like it

performance, seems under rated for the 3500lb curb weight..

275hp, 280lb

plus is awd for sure, and considering its turbo you might be able to get a decently fast car out of it with upgrades

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

and they run high 13's low 14's stock...

thers some youtube videos of them hitting low 12s high 11s

 

[syP]

yea for the last 2 hours i have been watching the videos on youtube and streetfire.


I think they are pretty sharp. Just wondering about the DDability/insurance/durability

 

[PANDA]

Thinking about buying one?

 

[Yaj Yak]

my buddy used to have a normal 6... and i thought it was awesome... i think the speed 6's are sharp.

 

[IDAFC21]

i thought the motor mount issues were on the speed3? tho i dont really follow mazda too much

 

[Dasfinc]

Speed3 for the win.

 

[Bru]

I was just talking to a guy at work about these. He said the chassis didn't really feel like it was meant for AWD, and that feeling was reflected in the ride quality while thrashing around in the car.

But who really cares? If it's fast and can be made faster, why the hell not?

Motorweek vid: http://www.cars.com/go/video/player...7751&location=MW_L_2006_Mazda_MazdaSpeed6.flv

 

[CamaroSS]

i like the speed6 myself, looks pretty good.

 

[Dasfinc]

I think they are also kinda over-priced for what they are :-\

 

[Mook]

speed3 or nothing at all, imo

 

[LeddZepp8687]

speed3 or nothing at all, imo

Speed3 is nice but have you driven a speed6?

They are fucking awesome.

Crisp handling without the harsh ride of a good handling car.

There is little to no turbo lag and with the AWD you can launch the heck out of it.

The shifter felt pretty nice and the interior is mid 2000s BMW rivaling IMO.

Downsides:

It apparently has some agressive suspension angles which wears the tires out pretty quickly.

It rides on 18's (215/45/18) which limits your tire choices I guess. And I dont think there will be any downsizing of wheels on this car for traction. the Front brakes are rather large IIRC. But with the AWD you should be set with just some nice street tires.


All in all. Its a really nice car and catches alot of looks I think. they are plenty quick stock and wont catch all the attention of the cops like the cobalt does.

pretty much you could go fast and also ride in "luxury"

 

[Mook]

i stand by my statement

 

[syP]

but the 6 looks better than the 3... lol


the 3 looks like some spaceship you would see on haloz

 

[Mook]

its all subjective

 

[syP]

damn your meaningful words


FWD vs AWD tho...

 

[Mook]

i'm still sticking with the speed3. the speed6 never really impressed me. after owning a 3, its a fantastic car

 

[syP]

$10 says the 3 wheelhops

 

[Mook]

the speed3? ill take your 10 bucks with no hesitation

 

[Bru]

The Speed6 is 400 pounds heavier than the Speed3, and the Speed3 is only short 7 horsepower. I'd go for the 3. But whatever suits you style.

Sorry, I don't mean to whore out stuff from work, but it's a car-buying site and there are a couple useful tools.

http://www.cars.com/go/compare/trimCompare.jsp?acodes=USB80MAC221A0,USB70MAC191A0

 

[LeddZepp8687]

The Mazda3 really isnt that bad.

But I still have a thing for the 6.