mazda3: why/why not?

[mackieboy]

hehe.. ang haba na pala ng thread na ito..
hindi muna kami nag isip ng bibilin.. hintay hintay lang muna..

[Karding]

no news yet if ilalabas ang mazdaspeed 3..afaik, no v6 ang mz3, 2.3l lang highest engine variant

may spy shots na ang mazdaspeed 2.3 hatch since the last time you replied.

USDM MazdaSpeed 6 is using the 2.3l of Mazda3 which is targeted to have 274hp/280ft-lb. From what I read, Mazda6 used an AWD system to prevent tire slippage due to the power it generated. Marketing hype or not, who knows.

But hey, at least we know MazdaSpped Mazda3 is coming, but only in hatch form.

[trex]

hmm ano ibigsabhin ng mazdaspeed 3? as in entirely new model? ehehe sorry bago lng hehe

[marv0083]

performance series yan ng mazda

[trex]

performance series yan ng mazda

bale new car sya? kala ko yung mazdaspeed parang perforamnce mods for your 'normal' mazda...

[mbt]

yes, pero officially factory-supported yan. Just Like AMG and Mercedes.

[trex]

yes, pero officially factory-supported yan. Just Like AMG and Mercedes.

ah ic... hmmm yung 'normal' mazda 3 ba may performance mods? And para po dun sa mga naka-mazda3 ilang kms/liter po yung 2.0?

[seung]

Seung, sana hindi yung 323 mo ang makukuha ko pag bumili na ako...

joke lang

Hehe, sana nga.

Seriously, wala naman sigurong bibili ng may sira diba? Obvious ang mga sira, at kahit hindi, hindi kami ganun.

Anyways, still, no Mazda policy kami. Kapag hindi sablay ang current Mazda line-up, baka sakali.

[marv0083]

ah ic... hmmm yung 'normal' mazda 3 ba may performance mods? And para po dun sa mga naka-mazda3 ilang kms/liter po yung 2.0?

My 2.0R is at 2100 km on the odometer

gets me like 7.6km liter in bad traffic

and it feels like its improving

dati half of ng tank ko is at 160 km and now its giving me 210km yung half ko

have to check it baka mag 8+km/liter na ako

[stubby]

my 2.0 gave me 6.7 sa first full tank ko. im now at approx 1300 kms and the last full tank i got a much improved 7.7 kms/ltr. city driving 'to along c5 papuntang makati. 50% cruising speed, 40% traffic, 10% zoom-zoom! i hope to reach 8.5 kapag na-stretch na talaga muscles ng makina. at 8.5 kms/ltr city driving, happy na ako. dos litros kc eh, and this is a far cry fr my previous choice civic 2.0 which i heard only gives 6 kms/ltr.

medyo OT pero piece of advice lang when gassing up para mas tipid kung baga.....gas up very early in morning like 6 am when the weather is cold. at this time, temperature of the gas sa stations are low and compressed, unlike kapag mga 3 pm when its hot and the gas is at higher temp and expanded. when you fill up early in the morning, mas madaming papasok sa tangke dahil compressed....ergo mas bang for our hard earned buck! hindi drastic naman ang difference, i should say, but with the cost of gasoline nowadays, don na ako sa maximum benefit. also, full tank til auto stop lang, para maka "breathe" pa yung gas sa tank kapag nag expand ito when your car bakes under the sun.

just a sidebar re my 2.0's handling...sarap talaga ito i-zoom-zoom!! i pass that flyover fr fort boni to buendia (and vice-versa) na may pagka-S ang kurbada ng flyover. when the road is clear, i couldn't resist na bumirit while threading those chicane's ala F1 driver...ang swabe talaga! ive tried a glxi lancer, vti civic, and heck even a toyota prado on this path and i feel a lot of roll (lalo na sa prado, hehe). the tires even give a hint of screeching making it pertintent to slow down (takot ako eh). pero with this mz3, kapit na kapit ang potenzas and napaka minimal ng roll....as if the car can anticipate the upcoming curve...walang biro mga bros. i felt most confident taking those curves with this car....walang minor-minor!

BMWish!!! true, its a bmw under a million bucks!