ewoo
Rally Car Newbie
- Location
- Ken~tucky! Wahoo!
More horse power, more torque and an LSD. And cheaper too. (Only 2,300,000 yen) Looks like they totally studied the GTI.
Great news. This segment is on a revival. Better for consumers!
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GTI vs. MazdaSpeed 3
- Thread starter ewoo
- Start date
More horse power, more torque and an LSD. And cheaper too. (Only 2,300,000 yen) Looks like they totally studied the GTI.
Great news. This segment is on a revival. Better for consumers!
Rabbit82
Touring Car Newbie
- Location
- Northern New Jersey
sooo how much is it gonna cost in the US???
Toolman
UG Owners Club UG0011
- Location
- Calgary, Canada
Mazdaspeed 3 is going to be badass. It should be coming out right around the time that my GTI arrives from Germany. I was seriously considering ordering one, but I am kinda sick of the mazda 3 styling (as nice as it is, there are a lot of them out there.) and the GTI is a touch nicer interior-wise.
The Mazdaspeed 3 is going to be majorly fast and will likely OWN a GTI. Still.......speed isn't everything.
The Mazdaspeed 3 is going to be majorly fast and will likely OWN a GTI. Still.......speed isn't everything.
The S model already drives like a rock. I can't imagine how it would be with the M suspension. I considered it but couldn't wait. It should be faster in a straight line, but only time will tell. IMO, there is no comparison in quality.
rossco63
Autocross Newbie
- Location
- Seattle WA USA
It has 250 hp and FWD. I think it's a 2.3 liter. Also has a 6 sp. The styling is dated now, but the front end is bold with the huge grill opening for the intercooler.
Rabbit82
Touring Car Newbie
- Location
- Northern New Jersey
it doesn't matter its a ford made car...quality isn't the same
They're saying it's 270+hp now and like 280+torque from this FWD. I guess we'll see when it comes out. 18" wheels, turbo, lim slip diff, TBE, etc. Under $25k USD anticipated sell cost. As far as Ford goes....actually it's a Mazda. Yes I know Ford has them. BUt Ford makes sweeter rides for Euro as well. Seems they usually give Euro the nice stuff and hold out on their own country. So I think it's nice that they're "tossing us a bone" (or at least Mazda is). The Ford Focus in Euro has some sweet numbers compared to ours here. IMHOrossco63 said:
zerogt86
FIA World Rally Car Champion
- Location
- Rochester, NY / Edison, NJ / NoVA
im sure it will be faster than our GTI's (well, stock anyway), but i doubt it will be anywhere near as nice a place to be.
Rabbit82
Touring Car Newbie
- Location
- Northern New Jersey
i still prefer german engineerin idc about the extra 50hp its has stock with the gti chipped,TBE, and Cai its fast enough as a daily driver and should put up close #'s to the mazdaspeed 3 and smoother ride and more comfortable high speed ride cause it was made to withstand autobahn speeds:thumbup:
I'm not saying I'd prefer it over the GTI. I love my GTI. But it will be a much sportier ride. Firmer suspension with better handling and more power. Also, it comes with all the little goodies you could want to buy for your car to "mod" it. The GTI has a grown up and settled down taste to it (which I absolutely love about it). As to where this thing is going to be more for the full out FWD sport enthusiast looking at things strictly from a performance standpoint.zerogt86 said:
There websites will be doing the same as this one (posting kill threads). Only they'll be probably be talking about killing a GTI.:thumbdown: