Originally posted by baco99: yuck. too much flash. what's under the hood?
Well how does a 3.0L Duratec w/ 220 hp sound? Its got the motor we should've had but get this, its speed limited to 129 mph, WTF That car only weight about 150 lbs more than the Tour does, but has a taller final drive, so it would be a close race but I think with the extra torque the Mazda 6s would win. Chalk up ANOTHER car that beats the CSVT, please GOD make it stop. To make matters worse there was a pic of a "Hotrodded" Mazda 6s w/ a turbocharged 2.0L putting out 275 hp and a 6 speed...zoom-zoom By the way that pic was in my latest issue of SCC if you wanna check it out for yourself. When Mazdaspeed gets ahold of this car or the hatchback or even the wagon...look out!
I have read Mazda6 is about 3300+ lbs...SVTs are only 3050 or less when people weight them..so it depends on the "real" weight of the Mazda. Assuming the above weights, power to weight nearly the same (15.0 lb/HP Mazda vs 15.2 lb/HP SVT). And C&D track times support this with almost identical acceleration times (6.8 & 15.4) vs SVT (6.9 & 15.4). With the lighter weight, I think SVT would edge out a win in a road course race. If that makes you feel better..
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That car only weight about 150 lbs more than the Tour does, but has a taller final drive, so it would be a close race but I think with the extra torque the Mazda 6s would win. Chalk up ANOTHER car that beats the CSVT, please GOD make it stop. To make matters worse there was a pic of a "Hotrodded" Mazda 6s w/ a turbocharged 2.0L putting out 275 hp and a 6 speed...zoom-zoom 
By the way that pic was in my latest issue of SCC if you wanna check it out for yourself. When Mazdaspeed gets ahold of this car or the hatchback or even the wagon...look out! 
