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Hmmm....What do you think?
I like it. I really miss the versatility my Pontiac Vibe had, but this is a *edit*hatch*edit* with some JUICE.
Hmmm....What do you think?
I like it. I really miss the versatility my Pontiac Vibe had, but this is a *edit*hatch*edit* with some JUICE.
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Rep Power: 314 yes, and no........... lets say youre coming out of a corner in 1st gear, or 2nd..... you mash the pedal, both front wheels will spin and you'll still have understeer. But I could be wrong.... but any more power and this thing may become more and more of a non-daily driver.
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Rep Power: 267 I wish they would offer it in the sedan trim so it would look like a mini Evo or STI. I like my 3i but I never liked the 3s hatchback trim.
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Originally Posted by CuRiOuSfIsH
yes, and no........... lets say youre coming out of a corner in 1st gear, or 2nd..... you mash the pedal, both front wheels will spin and you'll still have understeer. But I could be wrong.... but any more power and this thing may become more and more of a non-daily driver.
Originally Posted by DDragon7
Wow, 250+hp and only on fwd? Should be an awd.
At least the MS3 is a Mazda. They know how to handle handling. No pun intended.
Originally Posted by swifty2k
The 3 is a much more refined car, and has more potential
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Originally Posted by DDragon7
Wow, 250+hp and only on fwd? Should be an awd.
i agree
and with that much horsepower if this thing does come out it will be at least 27k...for that price i'd take and sti or evo
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Originally Posted by ramcosca
But what do you guys think about the new Caliber SRT-4? 300+ hp out a front-wheeled box. Sounds crazy, stupid and disgusting to me.
At least the MS3 is a Mazda. They know how to handle handling. No pun intended.
It's Japanese, not American.
At least the MS3 is a Mazda. They know how to handle handling. No pun intended.
It's Japanese, not American.
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Rep Power: 0 I'd like to test drive one of these things when they are released and see how it compares to the Mazda 3 GT sitting my garage right now. I'm hoping they'll maintain the smoothness and handling of the present 3. Mazda seems to know handling, but I don't know about so much FWD power, I pray to God they change the engine mounts, my 3 has quite a bit of axle tramping and thats only at 160hp. They really should make it AWD, relive the 323GTX days...
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Rep Power: 340 The Mazda 3 is a nice car. Personally though, I just don't care for the looks.
Speaking of looks...
That car looks AWFUL.
Speaking of looks...
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i think it looks awesome. especialy compared to the other things they sell in europe right now. i was in greece this summer and good looking cars were few and far between. I saw that damn toyota Yaris done up on every street i turned onto.
looks compact and sleek. certainly not a north american car though...
looks compact and sleek. certainly not a north american car though...
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Originally Posted by DDragon7
Wow, 250+hp and only on fwd? Should be an awd.
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