Mazda3 MPS
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Mazda3 MPS
What are your thoughts on the new Mazda3 MPS?
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A Mazda3/6 will never be a sports car despite what they say in their ads, I refuse to accept it!
I've never liked been a fan of mazda 3s, although I must say the Maza 6's have awesome tail lights, I can never stop staring at them.
I've never liked been a fan of mazda 3s, although I must say the Maza 6's have awesome tail lights, I can never stop staring at them.
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New one looks fugly... i LOVED the looks of the old one. Just subtly aggressive enough yet still easy to make it sleeper. Incidentally, i used to have one.. one of the first things i did was remove the MPS badge
Quick from a roll, not quick from a start. And boring in corners. This is reflected in almost every journo etc review of them.. "point and shoot".
I must say, it was fun shocking sti's and v8s though.
Quick from a roll, not quick from a start. And boring in corners. This is reflected in almost every journo etc review of them.. "point and shoot".
I must say, it was fun shocking sti's and v8s though.
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Hells No!payaya wrote:Mazda 3/6 MPS not a sports car???sublime19 wrote:A Mazda3/6 will never be a sports car despite what they say in their ads, I refuse to accept it!
I've never liked been a fan of mazda 3s, although I must say the Maza 6's have awesome tail lights, I can never stop staring at them.
Wikipedia's definition of a sports car;
it may be quicker than the standard Mazda 3 (and a lot of other cars out there), but it is still a Family Hatchback & will never be more than that.. it just doesn't have the pedigree of a sports car.. even when they do put a turbo under the hood.."A sports car is a term used to describe a class of automobile, typically of two seats and two doors, with precise handling, brisk acceleration, sharp braking, and attractive aesthetics. A sports car makes trade offs in practical considerations such as passenger space, comfort, and cargo capacity in favor of those traits which enhance the joy of driving it."
But I would recommend a Mazda 3 / 6 to someone if they were buying a brand new car & just wanted a normal run of the mill - Point A > B car..
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Before the lancer we know of the late eighties and ninties, there was the gsr coupe it put mitsubishi on the map for its rallying achievements (there is a muesum in japan with all the legendary lancers/gsr of the past). This then continued onto the evo of today. The evo has the pedigree of a sports car. It comes from a long line of modified coupes and then four door lancers.payaya wrote:So is a EVO a sports car? Its basically a lancer lsnt it?
Here is the Galant FTO (yes an early RWD fto which our ftos were later named after):
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Yes, the Galant FTO is sex on wheels, I would love to add one to my garage at some point. Me thinks I need to be a millionaire first thoughkoolio1234 wrote:Before the lancer we know of the late eighties and ninties, there was the gsr coupe it put mitsubishi on the map for its rallying achievements (there is a muesum in japan with all the legendary lancers/gsr of the past). This then continued onto the evo of today. The evo has the pedigree of a sports car. It comes from a long line of modified coupes and then four door lancers.payaya wrote:So is a EVO a sports car? Its basically a lancer lsnt it?
Here is the Galant FTO (yes an early RWD fto which our ftos were later named after):
You have any links for that museum you are talking about? I am heading to Japan next year and would love to add that to my itinery
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Yeah i agree , but that is who they compete against & they are doing quite well and strong in the market.zuihoujueding wrote:I would get one only if the price range is not the range as the wrx. what a shame
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Yeah that settles thingszuihoujueding wrote:fair enough. lets call it a small family hatchback with a 191kw/380Nm 2.3L Turbo+LSD LSD then.
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