3000GT vs Mazda 6

Alright, this just happend about 15 minutes ago while I was heading back to our house from the grocery store. I'm heading west on a double lane near US-81 and I spot a silver Mazda 6 ahead of me. I see its a guy with some girl and the car must have been recntly purchased because it was still in-transit

So I pull up next to him and were each doing about 35mph and I wait and wait for him to do something. I dont know why but I like the other person to make a move first. So he finally guns it and I do likewise. We stay dead even until we get to a curve in the 45mph zone and he is in the inside lane so he had about 5 feet on me and we continued as he took that curve much better than I'd expected. We are now going straight agian and I began to edge past him now at surprisingly steady pace. We are now up to about 85 and realize we have to shut it down because there was a light coming up. After that I role down my window (b/c otherwise you cant hardly see me) and give him a thumbs up and he does likewise. To be honest, I still cant believe how well he went around that curve. It looked like it handled pretty damn well for a sedan. And so here I am now still shaking with adrenaline because I really havent done much of that stuff at all since my last speeding ticket.:icon16:

nice run

Nice, have to love that rush....

Nice kill. Do you know if it was auto or manual? Cause there is one at my school that is a manual and seems pretty quick. They are nice cars. Good job.

^^No, to be honest I dont know. We were heading into a curve and constantly going faster so I was just paying attention to the road ahead. Yes , they are fast, especially for a sedan. To be honest I was a little surprised I pulled on him.

I was just checking the stock specs of a Mazda 6 and it said 0-60 was like 6.3. I would think he would have been able to pull on me? I saw there was a 4 cyl option though which was like 7.6 0-60 which still isnt bad. I'm not sure which one it was but it did have the dual exhaust.

aren't they all slow except for the mazdaspeed 6? turboed!!

I've never heard of a turboed 6. All that came up when I searched it was the 6 cyl and 4 cyl which neither were really slow especially the 4 cyl in a mid-sized sedan.

Not a bad one, nice kill.

2006-2007 MazdaSpeed 6

The MazdaSpeed 6 is ultimate in midsize sedans, featuring a 2.3L turbocharged engine, standard all-wheel-drive, sports suspension and a six-speed manual. Sold as Mazda 6 MPS in Europe.

Base price : $30,000 (estimated) Get a free price quote

Engine : 4 cylinder, turbocharged DOHC, front engine AWD
Displacement : 2,300 cc
Valve : 16 valves, 4 valves per cylinder
Transmission : 6-spd manual
Fuel economy : city - 18 mpg(estimated)
highway - 26 mpg(estimated)

Suspension : F - Independent double wishbone
R - Independent multilink
Brakes : F - Vented discs
R - Vented discs

Horsepower : 274 hp @ 5500 rpm
Torque : 280 lb-ft @ 3000rpm
Redline : unknown

Top speed : 150 mph
0-60 mph : 6.2 sec.
0-¼ mile : 14.7 sec @ 96.5 mph(estimated)
60-0 braking distance : 121 ft(estimated)
200 ft skidpad : 0.90 g(estimated)

Curb Weight : 3500 lbs(estimated)
Overall length : 186.6 in.
Wheelbase : 105.3 in.
Overall Width : 70.0 in.
Height : 56.9 in.

Specifications 2003 Mazda 6
General InformationVehicle Type:4-door sedan,
production carPrice:$21,100Fuel Mileage:19/27 mpgDrivetrainConfiguration:Front Engine/FWDEngine:V6Displacement:2967 ccHorsepower:220 bhp @ 6300 rpmTorque:192 lb-ft @ 5000 rpmMax RPM:6500 rpmTransmission:5-Speed ManualDimensionsWeight:3243 lbsHeight:UnavailableLength:UnavailableWidth:Unava ilableWheelbase:UnavailableTrack (f/r):UnavailablePerformance0-60 mph:6.7 sec0-100 mph:17.6 sec¼ mile:15.1 sec @ 94 mphTop Speed:UnavailableLateral acceleration:.86gBraking 60-0 mph:121 ft

Damn, I wish I knew which one it was. Mabye I'll see it driving around town sometime and can get a closer look.

yeah, I've raced a 6 (in my SOHC)... it was pretty quick... I was only a/b 3/4 throttle all the way up to 120 (toying with him)... then I gunned it and left him... I stopped climbing at 145... stock tires started shaking...

^^^I'm actuall surprised a SOHC can hang with one. Good kill though. It wasnt an easy kill for me and my DOHC runs well on highway runs. Mabye it was the turbo.