Best AWD sedan under $30,000?

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Old Feb 24, 2005 | 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by 55M2G7L
it will be slow, 0-60 in the mid 6s.

compared to what its up against, it has no chance.

"Then again, formidable may be a little too much adjective, a suspicion that manifested itself in Mazda's 0-to-60-mph forecast—6.2 seconds compared with 4.8 for the Evo MR and 4.9 for the Subaru STi that we tested"

~Car and Driver Magazine
The 0-60 time is a manufacture claim, C&D hasn't tested it yet. The regular Mazda 6 has ran 0-60 in 6.8s and it has 220HP and only 192lb-ft of torque compared to the MPS6's 274HP and 280lb-ft of torque, do the math. We won't know for sure what it'll run until they do a real roadtest on the MPS6. And the MPS6 will be more of Legacy GT and Altima SE-R competitor since they’re mid-size family sedans; EVO’s and STI’s are compact cars.

BTW, R&T had a different 0-60 claim from Mazda:

Mazda's new performance sedan puts out 274 bhp at 5500 rpm and 280 lb.-ft. of torque at a low 3000. Mazda claims that the Mazdaspeed6 runs from zero to 60 mph in 5.5 seconds.
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Old Feb 25, 2005 | 01:22 AM
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used S4!!! best choice!!!
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Old Feb 25, 2005 | 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by DownUnder
The 0-60 time is a manufacture claim, C&D hasn't tested it yet. The regular Mazda 6 has ran 0-60 in 6.8s and it has 220HP and only 192lb-ft of torque compared to the MPS6's 274HP and 280lb-ft of torque, do the math. We won't know for sure what it'll run until they do a real roadtest on the MPS6. And the MPS6 will be more of Legacy GT and Altima SE-R competitor since they’re mid-size family sedans; EVO’s and STI’s are compact cars.

BTW, R&T had a different 0-60 claim from Mazda:
agreed, noone will really know until the car actually gets a road test. but until then we can still , lol
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Old Feb 25, 2005 | 09:29 AM
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Dodge Magnum SXT AWD...

It's a couple of grand cheaper then the 300 AWD.

If it was my money... Scooby GT Limited.

Junkster, who thinks used Audi's are a gamble
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Old Feb 25, 2005 | 10:01 AM
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IMO, the LGT.
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Old Feb 25, 2005 | 10:19 AM
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subaru will always be a great AWD drive car no doubt about that, but you have your choices now, let us know what you get
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Old Feb 25, 2005 | 01:33 PM
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if u want performance....

sti...or used s4
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Old Mar 1, 2005 | 07:32 AM
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I don't know how many of you guys have seen the new Mazda 6 AWD turbo but in my opinion this thing was ugly. The car is so jacked up to accomodate the awd system that it renders an otherwise beautiful car to seem quite weird. The Subaru on the other hand has a much more refined look. The interior of the new Subaru is hands down better than the plasticky Mazda and it is roomier too. My dad owned a Subaru for 8 years which he bought new, and it ran trouble free from day one to the day he sold it. That in itself speaks volumes about their reliability.
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Old Mar 1, 2005 | 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by CLean B
if u want performance....

sti...or used s4
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