To me, its mouth look a little to big, referring to the central opening on the front bumper(unless it's functional).

 

Mazda = Ford

 

They also own Aston Martin, Jaguar, Volvo, Land Rover etc. so what's your point?

 

Unreliable and no resale value vs. other Japanese imports. Do you agree?

 

Unreliable NO.

http://www.reliabilityindex.co.uk/t...128339010848601
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3131800.stm
http://www.carpages.co.uk/mazda/maz...&echo=882762942


Resale value is not great in the past, but now with the RX-8, Mazda6, Mazda3 resale is climbing high.

 

Just wondering why they put the intercooler on top when there's no hoodscoop. Doesn't that sort of defeats the purpose of putting it on top? I think it would make more sense if they mounted in the front like the Mazdaspeed Miata..........

 

Like I said before in this thread (I'm to lazy to rephrase):

 

It's impressive how they can squeeze 274hp out of a 2.3 liter 4..........well, Subaru got 300hp out of a 2.5. I think 300hp is just a modchip away for the 6, not bad. Too bad they don't make an auto for it since I'm too lazy to drive a stick after all these years.

 

There is a turbocharged version of the RX-8 coming out in the next year or two. Should be a serious competitor versus the likes of the Evolution and the sTi, or at least in that area.

 

Then you like the 250HP Subaru Legacy GT better since you can get an auto. But shifting your own gears in an AWD turbo car is more fun, well for me anyways.

 

I like that fact that they made the keyless starter just like the Nissan "Intelligent Key" feature.

 

Autoweek has an article I am too lazy to link...

$29k base price and estimated 6.6sec 0-60mph from the manufacturer. The problem is the car weighs over 3600lbs. That being said, I'm sure $2k worth of mods would bring this car down into the very high 13's...

If it is here by March or so, I might just test drive it. Though the wheels suck and the tailigjts scream "race me now", the rest of the package is pretty darn good looking...

And with a 3/50 warranty, not a bad deal.

 

I'd much rather my Acura badge than this Mazda. Whats the point of this car?

 

The point is aggressive styling, awd, high output (albeit high weight/not so high as some others)...Whaddya mean what is the point?

What's the point of life? Silly question.

 

Cause some people like buying and driving cars for what they can do instead of what brand it is.

 

Performance means a lot to people. Thats why the last gen RL was complete joke.

 

 

 

Where'd the weight come from? A regular 2.3L 6 weighs 3102.

 

That car looks pretty pimp..interior wise I was always impressed by the interior of the 6..but this one is way better. The front looks oh so aggressive and the back... "improved." Overall I think the car improved a lot and the specs on that car is pretty intersting. Just like someone else has said already, I rather be driving an Acura than a Mazda. But, opinions are opinions..that is my personaly one. BTW.. Subaru GT>Mazda 6. (looks wise) Now..i'm just waiting for AWD TL ahhahaha.

 

 

Well stated.

 

Good little write up in this months C&D. Seems to be a great legacy GT fighter. This will definetly be on my list of cars to look at next year when I replace the old CLS. Especially if they hit that price point of 28k

 

AWD system would be my guess.

 

loose the taillights and make it a coupe!

 

reliability is still behind honda and toyota, but they won't surpass them anyways

 

the car is slower than expected and not even making below 6sec

the Legacy GT will beat the Mazda 6 in any category

but the Legacy is sooo pricy, i would rather to buy a new TL for less money

 

Has it even been tested yet? In the C&D they think that the mazda estimate is conservative.

Of course I am happy with any car as long as its 0-60 is below 7 (especially the 5-60 number as I find that a more realistic telling of how fast the car is)
The legacy is still like 3k less than the TL. Not bad considering it has AWD and decent power

 

Are you in denial or what? Mazda has fewer warranty claims then any other car overseas, and this by going by data collected by an independent warranty company straight from the dealers. Not like JD Powers and Consumer Reports crap that gather info from owners by mail.

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Originally Posted by samkws

the car is slower than expected and not even making below 6sec

the Legacy GT will beat the Mazda 6 in any category

but the Legacy is sooo pricy, i would rather to buy a new TL for less money

The cars hasn't been tested yet, the performance numbers are ESTIMATES wait till they test it or see some on the track before you make assumptions.

 

where did you get this from? link?

Of course wouldn't they have less claims considering they sell significantly less cars than the other major japanese manufacturers?

 

AWD for one....

 

They also stiffened the hell out of the car. That ads weight too. Bigger wheels as well

 

6500rpm redline from a 4 cylinder turbo? Weak sauce

 

hey some of us don't like those 9k rpm's. Give me a 4k rpm and 300 horses and I will be happy. I WANT MY POWER RIGHT NOW DAMNIT.

<---Lazy and doesn't want to wind an engine up

 

With that low of a redline it probably has tall gears, otherwise you'd be shifting all the time during acceleration.

Cars with high redlines, i.e., RSX-S or S2000 have a close-ratio transmission so you climb to that high redline pretty quickly.

 

I'd rather have a low revving torque monster for daily driving that has 90% of torque from 2000 to 5500 RPMS, then a high revving whiny engine that you have to rev to at least 6000RPMS to get any power from it.

 

Fair enough, its just an oddly low redline that's all

 

I posted these links before in this thread.

http://www.reliabilityindex.co.uk/t...128339010848601
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3131800.stm
http://www.carpages.co.uk/mazda/mazd...echo=882762942

 

The SRT-4 also has a relatively low redline of around 6200RPM but they make lots of power throughout the power band. They usually dyno at around 220-230HP and 250-260lb-ft of torque at the wheels.

 

I didn't realize they also had such a low redline