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With my recent engine swap, I've seriously been considering getting rid of the 6. I had my intentions set on a g35 or something, but those can get pricey. 350z came across my mind as well, but they're just too common, and I'm not one for being cliche'.
So I go to the mazda dealership today and talk to my buddy and we start talking about the mazdaspeed 3. It weighs 300 lbs LESS than the regular 6i, has the LSD, they had to put a torque management on the car b/c there's soooo much torque in 1st and 2nd gear, it'll do over 150 (not that it matters a ton, that's way too fast) and does 0-62mph in 6.1seconds.
On top of that, if you drop about $1k into it for the mazdaspeed intake and exhaust, they dyno'd it, and it gives it another 30whp. That's a descent gain for that price. I can't remember what he said it dyno'd at whp but, it was descent and shocked the hell outta me.
PLUS... it's a cheap car. They're calling it, "The gift to tuners"... so he said
For a base model, I think he was saying they go for like $22k, and higher end GT model's like what, $24 / 25?
Cheap car, descent numbers. I'd rather it be rwd but... eh, you can't have your cake and eat it too.
So who's planning on it?
So I go to the mazda dealership today and talk to my buddy and we start talking about the mazdaspeed 3. It weighs 300 lbs LESS than the regular 6i, has the LSD, they had to put a torque management on the car b/c there's soooo much torque in 1st and 2nd gear, it'll do over 150 (not that it matters a ton, that's way too fast) and does 0-62mph in 6.1seconds.
On top of that, if you drop about $1k into it for the mazdaspeed intake and exhaust, they dyno'd it, and it gives it another 30whp. That's a descent gain for that price. I can't remember what he said it dyno'd at whp but, it was descent and shocked the hell outta me.
PLUS... it's a cheap car. They're calling it, "The gift to tuners"... so he said
Cheap car, descent numbers. I'd rather it be rwd but... eh, you can't have your cake and eat it too.
So who's planning on it?