Mazdaspeed 3

[jnorion]

Damn, I started looking at that page... is this ACTUALLY a production model now?

[silver03p5]

has anyone seen this yet?? http://www.caranddriver.com/article....ticle_id=10707

250 HP and 280!?!?! ft.lbs of torque

this is better then we could have hoped I think!

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The Mazda3 MPS is outfitted with Mazda’s 2.3-litre DISI Turbo petrol engine in a front engine, front-wheel drive (FWD) layout that produces more than 184 kW/250 PS at 5,500 rpm and maximum torque of 380 Nm at 3,000 rpm
\ that's 246 horsepower and 280lbs of torque?!?

[EricM]

i dont know where i read it, but i could have sworn that i saw somewhere that it was only going to be 220 HP

[95ProLeila]

Damn, I started looking at that page... is this ACTUALLY a production model now?

I think it's the e-spec

[jnorion]

I hope so

[94GLD-DX]

i dont know where i read it, but i could have sworn that i saw somewhere that it was only going to be 220 HP

I thought I heard the same thing. I thought it was gonna be a de-tuned version of the MS6 motor.

[charles]

A source on another forum said that there was no LSD, no stability control, and unequal length half-shafts.

[jnorion]

i dont know where i read it, but i could have sworn that i saw somewhere that it was only going to be 220 HP

That was in this thread.

[charles]

Yeah, well, you're wrong, look at the ****ing links I posted, STRAIGHT FROM MAZDA!

~250hp / ~280ft-lbs

[jnorion]

I wasn't arguing with that, I was just pointing out where he could find the thing he "thought he read somewhere".

[charles]

I know, I meant to direct it to the people who kept saying "I thou-ght this, I thought that" when the detailed specs are right there.