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What are your thoughts on the new Mazda3 MPS?

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.

ive driven one and they are quick!
but still not a fan of the looks but thats just me

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.

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.

Mazda 3/6 MPS not a sports car???

payaya wrote:

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.

Mazda 3/6 MPS not a sports car???

Hells No!


Wikipedia's definition of a sports car;

"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."

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..

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..

pfff I say sports still

payaya wrote:pfff I say sports still

See, i don't get that (unless you own one)



They look like a miniaturised /squashed Four Wheel Drive;



They look almost identical!

So is a EVO a sports car? Its basically a lancer lsnt it?

Hahaha....

anyway, given the price of the mazda3 mps the same as the wrx. No doubt i'll buy a wrx.

payaya wrote:So is a EVO a sports car? Its basically a lancer lsnt it?

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.

Here is the Galant FTO (yes an early RWD fto which our ftos were later named after):

koolio1234 wrote:

payaya wrote:So is a EVO a sports car? Its basically a lancer lsnt it?

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.

Here is the Galant FTO (yes an early RWD fto which our ftos were later named after):

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 though



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

Not so good looking front end





Sorry Mazda 3 MPS but i don't like the look of you.. lol

I do like the MPs. It looks better than many other hot hatches out on the market. I would get one only if the price range is not the range as the wrx. what a shame

zuihoujueding wrote:I would get one only if the price range is not the range as the wrx. what a shame

Yeah i agree , but that is who they compete against & they are doing quite well and strong in the market.

zuihoujueding wrote:I do like the MPs. It looks better than many other hot hatches out on the market. I would get one only if the price range is not the range as the wrx. what a shame

I like them .. I just don't think they can be called sports cars, or sports hatch or whatever..

fair enough. lets call it a small family hatchback with a 191kw/380Nm 2.3L Turbo+LSD LSD then.

zuihoujueding wrote:fair enough. lets call it a small family hatchback with a 191kw/380Nm 2.3L Turbo+LSD LSD then.

Yeah that settles things