Reading Topic: Moving from other vehicles to a 6
I am definitely with you on the SHO rendyx.......I'm probably still the biggest fan of it. I will never cease to talk about how great the SHO was. I had a 1990 that I modded to almost 300HP...chipped, high-flow Y, cat backs, K&N, MAF, etc etc, I still miss it. I truly believe the SHO had/has the greatest engine ever built.
The Mazda 6 is definitely a good car, but not on the same plane as the SHO was back when it was released. The 6 is better than the SHO, but it should be...this is 2003, however the 6 is not a decade ahead of its time..like the SHO was. It took 10yrs for all of the rest of the cars to catch up with the legacy of the SHO.
The 6 is using a generic Duratec block instead of something revolutionary like the Yamaha, the handling is great, but BMWs are still the market leader, and the looks are definitely at the top of its class.....something the SHO just didnt' have bragging rights to.
If Ford had any sense whatsoever they would have used the Yamaha for everything it could give them.