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    Decent write up in AutoWeek, but this is what caught my eye:
    CURB WEIGHT: 3050 pounds (mfr.)
    I hope that's a mistake, or this thing won't be any faster than a 6i.

    Here's the link
    -Chris
    '02 Black Mica LX

    #2
    thats a good write up they have on the 3. they seem to like the five door more than the sedan
    2003 Mini Cooper S
    2000 Protege ES
    H-stock

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      #3
      Re: AutoWeek preview

      Originally posted by cjb200
      Decent write up in AutoWeek, but this is what caught my eye:
      I hope that's a mistake, or this thing won't be any faster than a 6i.

      Here's the link
      Good article, and GREAT avatar!!!!
      Dan
      dreesemonkey

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        #4
        So what is the current ES' 0-60 in time. The Mazda3 is 8.5 seconds. Also, I can't remember curb weight on the ES either. They talk about aftermarket enthusiasts, but they haven't come out with much with the current Pros and MSPs.
        2001 ES (Featured at SoundDomain)

        Pioneer/SoundStream/JBL/Coustic/Elemental Designs/Focal/
        KnuKonceptz/Lightning Audio/SoundQuest/Tiff/
        Gel America/Dynamo Deep Cycle Battery/
        Groundkit

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          #5
          I have seen the current ES anywhere from 8.3 plus. The new car with the 2.0L is probably about as fast, I bet the 2.3L will be pretty fast though (probably close to 8 or a high 7 if we are lucky). I hope Mazda is just overshooting on the curb weight, because that is a couple of hundred pounds heavier than the last gen.
          2002 Silver ES 5-Speed
          1983 F-150 351W

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            #6
            Mazda plans call for a three-door, wagon and convertible 3, and MazdaSpeed, MPS and all-wheel-drive versions available by the end of calendar year 2005.
            Convertible should be interesting. I wonder if AWD will make it to the US.
            02 Protege ES

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              #7
              i have a question, kinda off topic...y does mazda make each new protege bigger, heavier, and while more powerful, not as fast...the market obviously craves out of the box power, yet those demands arent met...even the msp, while its handling is out of this world, its not that fast, so it didnt sell as well as some of its competitors-mazda needs to stop being scared and just build the small sedan we want...even if its based on the three-just give it the grunt it needs to make the zoom-zoom moniker proud

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                #8
                Originally posted by cablemirc
                how bout mazda give us an AWD MazdaSpeed Convertible 3?
                Thats what I'm talkin about!!! I'd buy that in a heartbeat, even over a Miata!
                '96 LX baby
                Next car: Miata. And after that...Rotary...
                Mazdas Rule The Automobile World
                "It Just Feels Right"
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                  #9
                  it's not even fair to compare the MSP's sales to alot of major imports on the market, it's was first into limited production, and now looks to be in a 2003.5 midswing type of deal? i don't know, i mean to me, Mazda needs to build at least 1 single car that is reasonably priced and will spank your pants off!! and so far, it doesn't look like mazda is incredibly interested in producing something as such. all of what mazda produces is 4 and 6 cylinder vehicles, and the rotaries.. which granted pushes alot of capability for a car maker, but sticking to their values of what seems to be fuel economy with a slice of performance, they just really can't afford a gut buster type of car JUST YET! don't get me wrong, because i think most models they compete with maybe ahead in sales, but comparable in performance. they're projecting a 2.5% market share, which is wonderful to hear mazda moving up, but the one thing that mazda can't compete with is the fact that car makers like toyota have for long had factories here in america.. reducing costs on importing. while mazda has to face the american auto-workers being unionized, having to pay higher wages and benefits for workers, i think economically, they'd make out better producing in the US instead of shipping everything from japan. at anyrate, can someone explain this to me.. and i quote...


                  "We would have liked greater available front suspension travel, as we bottomed out a few times in both cars in situations where we were not expecting anything of the sort."

                  WTF is this supposed to mean? tire rub on a production car? is this legal? heh,
                  peace

                  EDIT : OKAY, wtf was i thinking, i just saw a few photo's before, now i see the entire picture, I WANT A 5 DOOR mazda3
                  Last edited by Guest; 10-19-2003, 01:36 AM.

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                    #10
                    Mazdausa.com has posted pdf spec and pricing on its website. They list curb weight as:
                    4-door i 2696 MT and 2738 AT
                    4-door s 2762 MT and 2807 AT
                    5-door 2826 MT and 2857 AT

                    I have the current Protege sedan at 2634 and the P5 at 2716 so this is just a tad heavier. Edmunds tested a Mazda6 with the 2.3l engine at 8.0 0-60. The Mazda3 at 200-300 lbs lighter, I guess would go 7.8 or 7.9? Personally, I think that's not bad at all.

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                      #11
                      I wonder how much extra weight comes from the 17" wheels and side-sill extensions (between the 4-door and 5-door)?
                      David Avard
                      '90 Protege LX (STS-prepped)
                      '89 Civic Si (STS-prepped)
                      '02 Altima SE (14.164 @ 97.7mph stock)

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