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I like these cars alot. If they make a Mazdaspeed model, I may need to have one.
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Sweet car, I drove a hatchback auto with the 2.3 and SportShift last week. In fact, I'm going back today to try a GT with 5-speed.
I loved the RX-8, but the fuel economy is a turn-off.
I'd say it handles as well as the SVT Focus, except the rubber gives up much sooner (crappy all-season tires).
And the engine pulls harder than the SVT Zetec. But it's hard to tell from the butt-dyno, because the gauges on the 3 are all skewed.
Kerry
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And the engine pulls harder than the SVT Zetec. But it's hard to tell from the butt-dyno, because the gauges on the 3 are all skewed.
I assume you mean SVT Contour, and no, it's not quite as hard as the Contour. Close though. It'll run a 1/4 in the mid-high 15s.
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Originally posted by sigma: Quote:
And the engine pulls harder than the SVT Zetec. But it's hard to tell from the butt-dyno, because the gauges on the 3 are all skewed.
I assume you mean SVT Contour, and no, it's not quite as hard as the Contour. Close though. It'll run a 1/4 in the mid-high 15s.
Why would you assume that? He's talking about the SVT zetec in the SVT Farcus.
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Haha.. My bad. No idea why that didn't dawn on me.
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Originally posted by sigma: Haha.. My bad. No idea why that didn't dawn on me.
lol... he even said it one line above that!
Originally posted by kerrychin: I'd say it handles as well as the SVT Focus, except the rubber gives up much sooner (crappy all-season tires).
And the engine pulls harder than the SVT Zetec. But it's hard to tell from the butt-dyno, because the gauges on the 3 are all skewed.
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Yeah, I know. That's what got me. I thought he was referring to a totally different car. My thought track was "Well, he already mentioned the Focus, the only other SVT car he could be thinking of is the Contour".
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Yes, I meant the 160 hp 2.3L in the Mazda3 pulls harder than the 170 hp 2.0L in the SVT Focus. I found the gearing all wrong in the SVT Focus - too high.
Today I tried a ZX5 Focus...that is a great suspension setup for everyday driving. Doesn't crash over bumps like the 3, and grips nearly as well. Not quite as tossable, but perhaps a better compromise.
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