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Torque steer is a bitch. I once almost planted a Mazdaspeed3 in Lake Michigan after I enthusiastically laid my Onitsuka Tigers on the go pedal up a Lakeshore Drive onramp. I don't know how this teenager managed to plant his Mazdaspeed3 in the ground, but I've got a good guess. More »
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You'd think a BMW 335i driver lead-footing it on twisty roads would enjoy some friendly company from a trailing MazdaSpeed3. You'd be wrong. This putz comes to a dead stop and lets go with some totally uncalled for road rage. More »
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A High Performance Driving Event is usually a great place to safely learn the limits of your car, on a track, with a helpful and professional driving instructor. Unless your instructor is this asshole. More »
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Like virtually ever other global performance car, the 2010 Mazdaspeed3 has been retuned for the American market. Unlike the competition, our version's actually better. Really. More »
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If you like aggressive nagare styling and turbo hot hatch power you're going to love the 2010 Mazdaspeed3. If you don't like those things we don't recommend you viewing all the hotness below the jump. More »
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With the clearest use of Mazda Furai styling on a road-going car yet, the 2010 Mazdaspeed3 is seriously attractive. Of course, the giant hood scoop, which feeds the 268 HP engine doesn't hurt either. More »
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Joining the still images of the 2010 Mazdaspeed3 is this intense teaser video of the Geneva Motor Show-bound super hatch. More »
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Mazda is set to unveil two diametric opposites at the Geneva Motor Show: the new-and-frugal Mazda3 i-Stop and more importantly to us gearheads, the rip-snorting 2.3-liter turbocharged all-new 2010 Mazdaspeed3. More »
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The 2010 Mazda3 isn't yet for sale and already Mazda is prepping the next MPS, .a.k.a. the Mazdaspeed3, for the Geneva Motor Show. More »
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You'd figure the folks who like to race disintegrating $500 clunkers would drive some decent machinery, and you'd be right! UDMan found some Jalopworthy steel parked around the pits: More »
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If you read both the 2008 Mazdaspeed3 and 2008 BMW 128i review, you may have noticed that a couple of pictures looked similar. There's a reason, Mark and I were out driving together. When doing a review it helps to have someone to go with you for assistance in setting up photos and, you know, it's a chance to drive twice the cars. It just so happens that we were near a particularly twisty stretch of road taking pictures when a gentleman in a black Z3 pulled up. Maybe he knew some other great places to drive. More »
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Why you should buy the 2008 Mazdaspeed3: More »
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Cruising the affluent suburban streets of the Chicago area in the 2008 Mazdaspeed3, I'm looking for trouble. The dimming evening light and warm weather has brought out all the usual suspects: everyone from boy-racers in tuned Hondas to middle-aged men in Ford GTs. Chirping the tires as I dart from stoplight to stoplight, I feel like a 17-year-old taking a joyride in his dad's sports car. But I'm not racing anyone — yet. I'm just trying to get the attention of someone else who wants to run me. It's usually not something I do, but with 263 HP under my right foot, and a 6-speed gearbox in my right hand, I'm in a juvenile mood. Chasing down a previous-generation Subaru WRX that's sporting some aftermarket wheels and a loud exhaust, I feel like I might be biting off just a bit more than I can chew. More »
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What happens when you take the already devilish Mazdaspeed3 (better known as the Mazda3 MPS there) and throw it into the challenging Targa Tasmania? Madness. The folks at Mazda Motorsport are bringing their hot hatch to the 2008 race to compete with the hot pink Nissan GT-R. Unlike other rallies, this race features cars that are mostly stock and include all of the electric systems and upholstery that came with the original car. We imagine this makes it a bit more comfortable for Alister McRae and his co-driver. More »
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The folks at Motive magazine that's not a magazine have a neat little comparo review of sport compacts or as they put it: "sixteen cylinders and four turbos for 1/13th the price of a Veyron." Why they've got to compare everything to a Bugatti Veyron, we've no idea, but it's a good read especially as it gives Mopar meatheads a chance to to see how the latest member of the SRT tribe, the anything-but-cute Caliber, handles the pressure. Unfortunately, even with 285 HP and 265 lb-ft of torque, the Dodge-loving folks out there may find out the importance of a full TCS-off mode and why the limited-slip diff from the old Neon SRT4 probably shouldn't have been parted with on the new pocket road rocket from the Hemi-powered brand. Check out the fully enjoyable review over at Motive. [Motive] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=318014&view=rss&microfeed=true Imagine taking your Ducati über-bike over to the Nürburgring only to have its heels nipped on by a relatively inexpensive front-wheel-drive Japanese hatchback. A front-wheel-drive Japanese hatchback that is, with a turbocharged 2.3-liter DISI MZR engine that spits out 263 horsepower and 280 lb-ft of torque. The Mazda cracks off a 'Ring time of 8 minutes and 39 seconds, which is identical to a Honda S2000 and about where the NSX and Corvette were a decade ago. Also, we really hope this settles once and for all the debate about what can get around corners faster, cars or bikes. And finally, the Mazdaspeed3 is call the Mazda3 MPS over in dirty old cheese-eating Europe. – Jonny Lieberman More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=268840&view=rss&microfeed=true This is one funny-ass marketing idea. It's called "Awesome Adventures" and it's using slot car racers to demonstrate the speed of the slowly-hitting-the-market turbocharged Inline-4 Mazdaspeed3. We're not sure who did the creative on it but word to the marketing department — we doubt even a turbocharger would let it blow the doors of a Porsche, but we'll cut Mazda some slack on it cause so many of the new hot hatch 3-doors won't be sold as new after the whole Cougar Ace thing. More »
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Mazda rolled out its 'speed version of the Mazda3, which it launched in Geneva for Europe as the Mazda MPS. It's got the same 2.3-liter DISI turbo mill pushing nearly 250 hp to the front wheels (not all the wheels, like on its Mazdaspeed6 sibling). Does the VW GTI have anything to worry about, other than whether the Fast will turn feral and tear up its plaid seats? More »
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The Geneva show later this month will host the arrival of a new addition to the Mazdaspeed family. It's the long-awaited (by us, at least) Mazdaspeed3 (Mazda3 MPS in Europe), which like its like siblings will get an added turbocharger and other tweaks, bringing horsepower into the 235-250 range. Power will likely be brought to road by only two front wheels, though, not four like the Mazdaspeed6. But don't be sad. As MeatLoaf nearly sang, "two out of four ain't bad." More »
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