M6 owner going MP6 with few questions

damn I stop looking at the Mazdaspeed section for like a week and it is all of a sudden flooded with noobs...

STi, EVO, and 350z are faster than the MS6...hands down no question

Upgrades are available for the MS6 but not nearly as prevelent as the other cars mentioned.

Sport does NOT come with heated anything...Sport model has cloth manual seats.

GT model has leather, heated seats, heated mirrors, and smart-key system.

Search for gods sake...

If you are looking for something that is just fast with no refinement then go buy an EVO, if you want a car that has a good ride, is decently fast, and a nice interior get the MS6.

You're comparing it to the wrong things. The 350z and STI are in different classes than the MS6. Now if you want to compare it to the Legacy GT spec b or such, it is marginally slower by a hair, however, the interior and comfort is top notch. [/b]

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It's funny you mentioned the Legacy GT, as I pulled away from one last night from a 55mph roll, with my girlfriend in the car, he had no passenger. I don't ordinarily condone my own behavior, however I was on an empty highway late at night, and figured what the hell. Either way, unless the guy was a bad driver, or something to that effect, our cars (or at least mine) are/is a bit faster than a LGT. By the time I was at 6k rpms in 4th gear, his front bumper was about equal with my rear bumper, again I had an extra person in the car.

As far as the 350Z and STI are concerned... I'm a former 350Z owner, and at my current altitude of 5200ft asl my MS6 is a bit faster than my Z was. However at sea level I'm pretty sure that would be a different, as turbo cars aren't nearly as affected by altitude as NA cars are. However I test drove an STI up here, and I must say no, a stock MS6 will not pull away from an STI, given equal drivers in both. At sea level the Z and STI pull similiar trap speeds and are generally neck and neck from a roll, so make your own conclusions. From a stop, if you know how to launch an AWD car you can most definately pull a 350Z out of the hole, but racing at higher speeds (where the Z accels) at sea level, I'm sure it would start to pull away. From a stop, roll, whatever, given equal drivers, an STI should pull pretty much anywhere. It has more horsepower, weighs less, and both are AWD. Pretty simple equation.

STi, EVO, and 350z are faster than the MS6...hands down no question [/b]

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STI & EVO I would agree with, but the 350Z would depend on what altitude you live at. At sea level, yes a 350Z should be faster, where I'm at in the Denver area (5200 ft), no the MS6 would pull away. Just thought I would interject, being a former owner of both


Also, regarless of altitude, if you owned a MS6 Sport, and were running let's say an 06 (they got heavier in 06) auto Touring 350Z, I could see the MS6 being equal, possibly pulling, even from a roll. Just a thought.