"Obruni" (Obruni)
04/12/2019 at 20:54 • Filed to: None
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"Obruni" (Obruni)
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First autocar, and then confirmed by car and driver
Autocar interviewed the program manager for the Mazda 3, who said that he wants a “ hyper” version of the hatchback:
“I’m a car guy, so I myself want to drive a high performance Mazda 3… I’ll do my best,” he said. Although he claimed the project had not been officially signed off, insiders suggest that is a formality. Beppu said there was keen interest from “most developed countries”, including the US, Japan and Australia.
While various drivetrain configurations have been discussed, it is the turbocharged 2.5-litre engine from larger US-spec Mazdas that is the most likely powerplant. “Generally speaking we would use the motor to get more performance,” Beppu said in shunning a hot hybrid version.
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wafflesnfalafel
> Obruni
04/12/2019 at 21:35 |
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yummy
LongbowMkII
> Obruni
04/12/2019 at 21:37 |
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At 40k though would it be worth it?sounds like it’d be more of a golf R alternative with a softer suspension.
HammerheadFistpunch
> Obruni
04/12/2019 at 21:38 |
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sounds fun.
Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
> LongbowMkII
04/12/2019 at 21:41 |
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Having been in one of Mazda’s “cushier” recent vehicles, I’m going to say that it will be on the stiffer end of the suspension spectrum. Like, Fiesta ST with the coils removed stiffer.
Think of it as a $40k Veloster N or Type-R competitor. Unless it’s AWD, then a FoRS competitor.
MrDakka
> LongbowMkII
04/12/2019 at 21:47 |
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$40k is the starting point for used Lotus Evoras. Why would you get a Mazda when you can get a Lotus?
daender
> MrDakka
04/12/2019 at 22:03 |
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Because wife, kids and/or four-legged pet(s)
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...Or so you can carry your autocross/track day tires, aluminum jack, and tools in the back to events.
412GTI
> Obruni
04/12/2019 at 22:25 |
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Do people keep forgetting the 2.5t is basically a suv motor originally designed for the CX9? High torque, low revs. I hope Mazda changes that to make it more fun but I have my doubts.
shop-teacher
> MrDakka
04/12/2019 at 23:20 |
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So you can have a vehicle that ... Works.
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LongbowMkII
> Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
04/12/2019 at 23:46 |
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I found the last gen 3 to be soft/quiet and this gen is by all accounts softer and quieter.
I just don’t see Mazda throwing the kitchen sink at a MS3, it’d be more of a top trim with an engine upgrade sort of thing rather than a comprehensively tuned hot hatch.
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LongbowMkII
> shop-teacher
04/12/2019 at 23:46 |
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Rude
MarquetteLa
> 412GTI
04/13/2019 at 00:17 |
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The original 2.3L in the Mazdaspeed3/6 was used as an SUV motor in the CX-7.
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MrDakka
> shop-teacher
04/13/2019 at 01:38 |
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I don’t know what you’re talking about. British engineering is a byword for quality. Lotus cars are totally not assembled by two drunkards in a shed.
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shop-teacher
> LongbowMkII
04/13/2019 at 09:49 |
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:D
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shop-teacher
> MrDakka
04/13/2019 at 09:51 |
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Nope. They're assembled by half a dozen blokes who like to knock a couple warm ones back at lunch, before heading back to the industrial condo :)
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shop-teacher
> LongbowMkII
04/13/2019 at 09:51 |
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“I just don’t see Mazda throwing the kitchen sink at a MS3, it’d be more of a top trim with an engine upgrade sort of thing rather than a comprehensively tuned hot hatch.”
I think you're right, and that actually what I'm hoping for.
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LongbowMkII
> MrDakka
04/13/2019 at 11:28 |
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The speaker grate falling off when you close the door is just character.
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LongbowMkII
> shop-teacher
04/13/2019 at 11:30 |
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I think it’s be good, but C&D is painting it as a 30k raucous golf R, which, no. Does Mazda even have a manual transaxle for the 2.5t yet?
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shop-teacher
> LongbowMkII
04/13/2019 at 12:00 |
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Not that I'm aware of.
davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> Obruni
04/15/2019 at 10:08 |
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I want this to be real, and for it to actually come to market, but I’m not holding my breath.