(mazda 6) the bosal exhaust might have sapped the low end actually. a big
part of the cost was the fresh azenis they were swapping on (they bought st
like 2500 tires!).
some ppl said the different cars seemed more or less fast (maybe the amount
of gas in them??) and i didnt check mileage, but of course the ones with
the most miles will make the most power.
no wheelspin, traction control or no. lowered they had the european touring
car look. i didnt drive on the course, but i drove them all around the
site.. and they were impressively smooth, especially at idle and the
shifting of the auto tranny from a start was pleasantly lurch-free.
does anyone know anything about their index driver, jonathan hart? got to
hang out with luminaries like gary thomason and george doganis, very nice
guys.
-james
----- Original Message -----
From: <Sethracer@aol.com>
To: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 8:38 AM
Subject: Mazda Rev it Up !!!!
> John Kelly writes:
> >
> > The object was to SELL the Mazda 6, fwd and all.
> >
>
> I give you that, John. But the Automatic "6" model that I drove, even with
the "handling" mods, seemed like a slug when compared to the 5-sp MazdaSpeed
Protege's they let us drive on the slalom practice course. The Protege's
came fully equipped with Torquey Wheel hop under acceleration, but handled
much better, in my opinion, than the Mazda 6. It could have been the Stick
vs. Automatic. I drove a Mazda 6 about a month ago. It was a 6-cyl 5-speed.
As a 4-door, with 220HP and FWD, it felt to me like a slightly-shrunken SHO
Taurus, but much quicker and more responsive than the car I drove at
Rev-it-up. To be fair, I didn't autocross the street car, the salesman just
wouldn't have understood, ya know? PS The street test-drive, instead of
costing me $39 - provided me with a $35 Sharper Image Gift Cert! Thanks
Twice, Mazda! - Seth Emerson
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