Mowgli1647545497 Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 If its a repost, eh. 2006 MAZDASPEED 6 ON SALE: Summer BASE PRICE: $29,000 (est.) POWERTRAIN: 2.3-liter, 274-hp, 280-lb-ft turbocharged I4; awd, six-speed manual CURB WEIGHT: 3630 pounds (est.) 0 TO 62 MPH: 6.6 seconds (mfr.) http://www.autoweek.com/files/specials/galleries/mazdaspeed6/images/Mazda6_MPS_098.jpg http://www.autoweek.com/files/specials/galleries/mazdaspeed6/images/Mazda6_MPS_133.jpg "It’s a far cry from the likes of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution or the Subaru Impreza WRX STi, and purposefully so. Mazda said it never considered a hood scoop or “the boy-racer look,” instead concentrating more on using richer materials and finishes to elevate the look of the car over its stock brethren. In fact, Mazda has its sights squared more on the Subaru Legacy GT as its primary competition, a 250-horse sport sedan styled in a similar manner: sleek and sporty." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Quik7 Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 not another car jumping on the AWD bandwagon. i know i is good in the winter and when wet, but IMO it's no where near as fun to drive as RWD, pretty soon all cars are gonna be AWD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berto Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 Originally posted by 1Quik7: not another car jumping on the AWD bandwagon. i know i is good in the winter and when wet, but IMO it's no where near as fun to drive as RWD, pretty soon all cars are gonna be AWD i agree 100% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stvbreal Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 Originally posted by 1Quik7: but IMO it's no where near as fun to drive as RWDDrive an STI or an Evo and you may change your mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinner Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 car looks good but the rims do nothing for that car at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 Originally posted by Speci@lized.: car looks good but the rims do nothing for that car at all.I agree I think the regular premium Mazda 6 wheels would looks best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowgli1647545497 Posted December 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 Originally posted by 1Quik7: not another car jumping on the AWD bandwagon. i know i is good in the winter and when wet, but IMO it's no where near as fun to drive as RWD, pretty soon all cars are gonna be AWD Good point, but AWD is better than WrongWheelDrive at least. smile.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar1647545494 Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 Damn that's sexy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallard Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 http://www.columbusracing.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=19;t=002332 Welcome to October. tongue.gif This link has some good info, ( http://www.triplezoom.com/news/publish/article_242.shtml ) make sure to check out the torque curve. Direct Injection OWNZ and it shouldn't have a problem out of boost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboRust Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 Originally posted by Ricochet: A four cylinder is going to have one hell of a time pushing that 3600lb heap below boost. . that motor is 160hp/160ftlbs before boost It should be fine, I mean mine moves fine with an 80hp/105ftlb before boost..although I"m always building boost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallard Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 Actually it's not 160hp/160ft lbs before boost. It's not the same 4 cylinder that's in the regular Mazda 6 model. It's a direct injection 4 cylinder that's only used overseas. 2.3L, 9.5:1 compression won't have a problem off boost. http://www.triplezoom.com/news/uploads/mps2.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquirrelyNutsDSP Posted December 16, 2004 Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 Originally posted by Ricochet: It makes 380 ft/lbs of torque stock?? Sure those are stock numbers? That looks like a dynochart for a V8, with torque being so much higher than hp..Note the Torque along the Y-axis in units of Newton-meters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Pomade Posted December 16, 2004 Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 That car looks boring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03STEED Posted December 16, 2004 Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 I've always liked the Mazda 6's. Glad they are finally give it some balls to go along with its good looks. Something just doesn't look right about the front of this car though, and those wheels are awful. I belive the Mazda 6 and 05 Mustang are built on the same assembly line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted December 16, 2004 Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 Originally posted by EvilEvo: Drive an STI or an Evo and you may change your mind. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallard Posted December 16, 2004 Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 Originally posted by Ricochet: It makes 380 ft/lbs of torque stock?? Sure those are stock numbers? That looks like a dynochart for a V8, with torque being so much higher than hp.. Yea, that's stock. As someone already said, the torque is in Nm and the power is in PS (which is slightly off of HP). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Quik7 Posted December 16, 2004 Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 Originally posted by EvilEvo: Drive an STI or an Evo and you may change your mind. i dunno..the S4 is modified and while it does beat being FWD it's not as fun as RWD tongue.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jpurdy2003 Posted December 16, 2004 Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 Originally posted by EvilEvo: Drive an STI or an Evo and you may change your mind. Or even a well-preserved 1G DSM. Once you have had your eyeballs pushed into the back of your skull by an AWD launch, you'll want nothing else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recklessOP Posted December 17, 2004 Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 Originally posted by Mowgli: CURB WEIGHT: 3630 pounds (est.)yikes, i'll pass... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallard Posted December 17, 2004 Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 Still weighs less then a GTO. (I like the GTO, that is not a flame of the car, it's a fact) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.COS Posted December 19, 2004 Report Share Posted December 19, 2004 3600 lbs??? Wow Mazda and it's heavy new cars. The thing of it is most people don't think about weight when they buy a car. They just look at the peak HP numbers. I'll take my LGT with 250/250 and 3300 lbs. smile.gif (of course the LGTs are dynoing 280-290 range....shhhh! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrousbird Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 Originally posted by Mallard: Still weighs less then a GTO. (I like the GTO, that is not a flame of the car, it's a fact) But the GTO makes a LOT more power (especially the 05), and doesn't have the extra driveline loss of AWD......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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