First Race In The 6

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Not bad for racing with 5 extra people in the car, and by the way, what car are you driving? ... Im too lazy to look into your profile. :lol:

Now I drive a 2005 Mazda 6s

Nice, I was thinking about getting one of the 04s...I woulda just been glad I didn't get the ticket...

gotta love the 3.0L duratec power! :sunglasse Btw, my mom has a 2005 Mazda 6 as well. Its an auto unfortunately, but its still fun to drive.

Man that duratec gets around, that motor is in everything anymore. Ford wouldn't make so many of them if they weren't good. At least you didn't get the ticket.

Man that duratec gets around, that motor is in everything anymore. Ford wouldn't make so many of them if they weren't good. At least you didn't get the ticket.

yeah, it gets around :grinyes: ... I guess you cant blame them since they took the design directly from Porsche. :naughty:

Off the top of my head the 2.5L and 3.0L duratec are in the Ford Contour, Escape, Taurus, Lincoln LS, Jaguar X-type, S-type, Mercury Mystique, Cougar, Sable, Mazda 6. Aston Martin even used 2 3.0L V6s in their prototype V12 Vanquish.

Damn that Duratec is doing good, thats gotta be one of fords most produced engines since the 5.0. Its a good motor, I drove a taurus (not really a great example) with one in it and the thing really moved for the type of car it was, it was really smooth too. Much better than the 3.0 Vulcan motor that was in my 97 taurus.

Well at least you lost with honor while he got owned by the cop for being a moron. Count it as a kill by ownage. Sounds like a fun little car I looked into them myself.

Well at least you lost with honor while he got owned by the cop for being a moron. Count it as a kill by ownage. Sounds like a fun little car I looked into them myself.


you have a '05 I take it? For 22k or so in that car you should be looking at it as a family driver. If you wanted a fast 4 door for around 20k you should have been looking at the srt-4. Not trying to be mean but I drove a 6 around and its worthy of saving money on gas... not mashing the pedal to the floor.
On the other hand I looked up a '06 mazdaspeed 6 and was impressed to see 274hp and awd on their new model.. believe its the same concept as that ford/mercury awd one they started pitching in 05. That could have some more potential.

Nice race, good thing you didn't run that red tho...we were deriously looking at the 6, but the old man was just to tall for it, and he barley fits in the Legacy

and if your in Toronto again between sep-dec come talk to me...ill be there on my work term and id love to see a lil bit of the 6, plus I can show off the legacy

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The mazda 6 is a nicer car than the SRT-4, even if it's not as fast...good call on not running the red light, at least you had the right state of mind...sometimes you gotta know when to hold em, know when to fold em...and about the mazdaspeed 6....nice quick car...but 35 grand? I'll pass.

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Keep driving and move onto bigger and better fish Raz, good luck. :bigthumb:

274hp, awd?, 35grand? Almost sounds like mazda/ford wanted to build something to compete with the EVO and STI. How much does the EVO and STI cost? close to the same? I know almost nothing about this Mazda6 so...

True, but the mazdaspeed is quite a bit slower than the evo and the STi...maybe it was aimed more at the R32 golf.

the mazdaspeed doesnt use the 3.0L duratec either unfortunately, or it would have some serious potential. And after all the drivetrain losses and added weight, it still only does 0-60 in 6.2 seconds. :disappoin

the mazdaspeed doesnt use the 3.0L duratec either unfortunately, or it would have some serious potential. And after all the drivetrain losses and added weight, it still only does 0-60 in 6.2 seconds. :disappoin

something there needs to be fixed...

Mazdaspeed 6 is designed to be in competition with the Legacy GT. Both in the same price range and both with similar specs. It's nonesense to believe it's going up against the EVO and STi.

Exactly, anyone who even places the mazdaspeed 6 with the evo or sti is just stupid.

On top of that, who in their right mind would get one over a Legacy GT?? AWD by Mazda or Subaru? hmmm, that's a tricky one.

Don't get me wrong, it seems like a nice car, but really, who would pass up a Liberty GT for one?

Well the Mazda looks way better than the Subaru in my opinion, Subaru makes effective cars not attractive cars.

Unfortunately that is the way things are heading.