yup, kaya hanggang 140kph ng 3rd gear on M mode. Maglalaro yan around 4-5k rpm depende kung ganu kabigat yung paa mo on the gas pedal.
i normally go fast only in skyway.
last dec. 08 i hit 195kph.
last march 185kph, going to LA Cars via skyway, with my friends Nissan Navarra tailing me. my friend was surprised na kaya bumirit ng 1.6 mazda 3 ng ganun. he was only doing 175kph and hindi na siya makahabol sa akin. too bad bitin na yung road ng sky way kaya hanggang ganun na lang.
i tried it again last week April 17, but only got 180kph. ramdam ko na yung bigat ng box ng subs and wood works ko sa trunk. para akong may sakay na 2 bata sa likod everyday.
as i've noticed, mabagal talaga sa acceleration ng mazda 3 natin, pero pag naka bwelo naman talagang iiwanan ka. hehehe.