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    Image of Bret Bret
    04/09/09

    In reply to 2010 Mazdaspeed3: 263 HP Explains The Evil Grin
    Geez, what are you, a bunch of Cam-Cord-axima drivers, frightened of the slightest bit of wheelspin or feedback? I don't understand the worries some folks have about "too much power" or "dreaded torque steer" in a front drive car. Sack up, you Nancy boys!


    I have never driven a car with too much power. I have a very high powered front drive car (mid '90's Saab Aero) which is apparently known for it's rapacious torque steer. Funny, when it's chirping the tires on the freeway in 3rd during overboost acceleration, I've never been bothered by the little tugs the steering wheel gives as we're walking by the surprised gentlemen in their hard accelerating S-whatever Audis.


    Honestly, my Miata with modified suspension (SCCA Street Prepared stuff - 0 toe on all 4 wheels) tramlines on freeway ruts harder than any torque steer I've experienced in the SAAB. But then the Miata also has a tendency to step out in the back, so perhaps that might be frightening for this cohort of "enthusiasts".


    If you are more concerned with your car pampering you with overly damped torque control, perhaps you need to step back and assess your level of Jalopitude.


    I hear the Buicks are nice these days.

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    Image of Uncle Bo Uncle Bo
    04/09/09

    In reply to 2010 Mazdaspeed3: Sleeper No More
    I'm waiting for the MazdaSpeed 9, the Mazda for adults.


    This 3 is too 20-something boy racer for me, but that's its target market, I'm sure.

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    Image of Danimal Danimal
    04/09/09

    In reply to 2010 Mazdaspeed3: Sleeper No More
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    04/09/09

    @Fourstring85: I might buy that! COTD
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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    04/09/09

    @themeasles loves torque(s): but it looks soooo sad! Or maybe like it is about to puke or cough up a hairball or something...
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    04/09/09

    In reply to 2010 Mazdaspeed3: Sleeper No More
    The ePRS (US Patent No. c11077983) came out with this:


    The 2010 Mazdaspeed 3 "Happy Face" edition will build on the already wonderful, but somewhat dour, Mazda 3 five door.


    We copied the 19" wheels from the RX8 and shrunk them in our special shrinkulator to 18".


    We continue to use the MZR 2.3L DISI Turbo engine producing 263 hp and 280 torques. We focused on being more efficient and consistent with a ridiculous hood scoop. Top speed is 155 mph. LSD is standard, shrooms are optional.


    The brakes are tuned for Turn 11 at Laguna Seca. Just in case that is part of your daily commute.


    It comes with everything a driving enthusiast could want, like red seats, windshield wipers, and a 6-disc in-dash CD changer.

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    Image of aSoundofSleep-less nights aSoundofSleep-less nights
    04/09/09

    In reply to 2010 Mazdaspeed3: Sleeper No More
    How can something look so happy from the front and so angry from the rear?
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    04/09/09

    @aSoundofSleep is drinking and Jaloping: Morphine + Surprise Butsecks = MazdaSpeed3
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    Image of Danimal Danimal
    04/09/09

    In reply to 2010 Mazdaspeed3: Sleeper No More
    No
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    04/09/09

    @Fourstring85: Emphatically, NO!
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    04/09/09

    @Fourstring85: C'mon, this didn't work for damnElantra™ the first time..
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    04/09/09

    In reply to 2010 Mazdaspeed3: Sleeper No More
    You know what?


    I fucking love it.


    It's quite clearly manic, and that's awesome. Never know what it's gonna do next. Maybe it'll kill your sister! Maybe it'll eat your dog! Maybe it'll swallow your Mk.VI GTI whole!


    The rear looks excellent, too. Last time 'round I would have had a GTI, no question. Now I'm leaning in the other direction.

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    04/09/09

    @A strolling player, now in British Racing Green!:


    Nice.
    Maybe it'll rape babies, too.
    You forgot that one.

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    04/09/09

    @aSoundofSleep is drinking and Jaloping: It's already raping my eyes...
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    04/09/09

    @aSoundofSleep is drinking and Jaloping: I don't like to think about that anymore..


    This really weird woman came into my workplace last weekend, just kinda stood around, asked dumb questions, smoked crumpled cigarettes from her pocket... She said something about coming in before, so I asked my boss about it later, and she told me the story of the first time she came into the store.


    Back when they were across the street (4+ years ago), this big young woman came into the store, asked for some matches, asked a number of stupid questions, and mostly just stood around. After a while, she asked if she could go out and sit on the patio, and my boss ("Mary" for the purpose of the story) obliged.


    After Mary let out an "okay, that was weird", the girl came in and asked her, "Could you do me a favor?" and Mary said, "Uhh, sure! What do you need?"

    "I need you to call the police for me."

    "Okay... why?"

    "They're looking for me."

    "Uh, alright, why are they looking for you?"

    "I just raped my 2-year-old niece."


    It was at this point that "Mary" yelled for "Alex" (one of our regulars, and a cop, who was in the back) and she was promptly taken away. Fast forward, and now she's coming back to hang out again.


    Great.

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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    04/09/09

    @A strolling player, now in British Racing Green!: That's right up there with my admin telling me that her neighbor's 8-year old son was put in juvie a month ago for raping his 5-year old brother. The dad's in jail for raping his 14-year old niece.


    And they say family values are dead.

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    Image of DoctorNine DoctorNine
    04/09/09

    @A strolling player, now in British Racing Green!: "..Last time 'round I would have had a GTI, no question. Now I'm leaning in the other direction..."


    Funny, I was thinking exactly the opposite. I didn't like the MkV GTI's nose, but did like the Mazda3's. Now, all I want to do whenever I see this new Mazda grille, is find something heavy, and smash the bejeezus out of it, until I knock that silly grin off its face.

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    Image of diddiyo diddiyo
    04/09/09

    In reply to 2010 Mazdaspeed3: Sleeper No More
    that stupid grin makes me wanna punch it right between the headlights.
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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    04/09/09

    @diddiyo: And/or kick its teeth out.


    When are mazdas going to start looking like cars again, and not some mentally handicapped chinese kid's interpretation of the batmobile from Batman Forever?

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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    04/09/09

    In reply to 2010 Mazdaspeed3: Sleeper No More
    Despite it looking like a big squatting Digimon with wheels, I gotta say, I like this.
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    Image of J-a-z J-a-z
    04/09/09

    In reply to 2010 Mazdaspeed3: Sleeper No More
    Looks like it's out-WRXed the WRX design-wise.
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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    04/09/09

    @J-a-z: Looks more like WRX+Mazda3+Crack OD=Speed3-Bat-Shit-Crazy-Mobile
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    Image of elwood elwood
    04/09/09

    @J-a-z: If they made an AWD version, it'd out-WRX the WRX everything-wise.
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    Image of FightingChance FightingChance
    04/09/09

    @elwood: If I have my platforms straight (and I may not), this shares tooling with the Euro focus, which comes in an AWD turbo I5 version. So they could stuff AWD guts in it, I think. They're probably afraid of pricing a 3 that high here in the US, though.
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    04/09/09

    @FightingChance: Fail on my part - the Focus RS is indeed FWD only.
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    04/09/09

    @FightingChance: Yeah, but it has the RevoKnuckles!



    Which apparently works pretty well.

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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    04/09/09

    In reply to 2010 Mazdaspeed3: Sleeper No More
    Where's the ePRS?


    I'm waiting.

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    Image of Jo Schmo Jo Schmo
    04/09/09

    @leavethegun-takethecannoli: Even the ePRS has to read the entire press release
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    04/09/09

    @Jo Schmo: They should send him the press releases ahead of time, that way we can have both versions at once.
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    Image of Mobius Mobius
    04/09/09

    In reply to 2010 Mazdaspeed3: 263 HP Explains The Evil Grin
    "This is how big you smile when you drive this car around a mountain road...


    ...or when you first cast your eyes on it."

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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    04/09/09

    In reply to 2010 Mazdaspeed3: 263 HP Explains The Evil Grin
    The interior looks like a crime scene. You clean it, you clean it, but those blood stains won't come out.
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    Image of Bonhomme7h Bonhomme7h
    04/09/09

    In reply to 2010 Mazdaspeed3: 263 HP Explains The Evil Grin
    "New mean look, new revised chassis, same 2.3-liter turbo engine."


    Mean look?


    lol

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    Image of Mobius Mobius
    04/09/09

    @Bonhomme7h: Smiles can be evil...
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    Image of aSoundofSleep-less nights aSoundofSleep-less nights
    04/09/09

    In reply to 2010 Mazdaspeed3: 263 HP Explains The Evil Grin
    So I'm starting to strongly think about getting into a Mazdaspeed 6. I was also toying around with the idea of a Mazdaspeed 3 (both used). My reasoning for the 6 was that it's AWD. Living in Columbus Ohio we can see a lot of snow so this would be useful. But now I'm torn. I hear the torque steer issues in the 3 are almost moot. Plus, with all the deals on new cars I may be able to pick up this for for a decent grab with 0% financing.
    I need direction Jalop commentrait, this is where you come in.
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    04/09/09

    @aSoundofSleep is drinking and Jaloping:


    If you can get a new Speed3, I'd go that route. There's nobody who's bought one of these to treat gingerly, so who knows what kind of hoonin it's seen before your chance to wring it out.


    (I'd buy a Cobalt SS (or HHR SS if you want practical sleeper, double parenthesis?)....you know it's the better car, haha)

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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    04/09/09

    @rlj676-Carbon Footprint Size - Clownshoe:


    I can speak from experience, having been in my buddy's Integra GS-R when he decided to get cocky against what he thought was a crappy little HHR panel van.


    Love live the HHR SS Breadwagon.

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    Image of brandegee brandegee
    04/09/09

    @aSoundofSleep is drinking and Jaloping: The MS3 is probably little cheaper on the used market, but not much. You could spend some of the money you save on a set of snow tires and you'd never really miss the AWD. Unless you really hate torque steer.


    The used MS6 has dropped a lot in price though...like over $10K from its $31K sticker. It's worth a look if don't mind ugly wheels and the rumor it eats tires. Worth comparing to a used Legacy 2.5GT.

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    04/09/09

    @aSoundofSleep is drinking and Jaloping:


    I just specced out an HHR SS with the performance package. If you can do without a sunroof, it comes out to a touch under $24k.


    [prod3.gmautobuilder.com]


    Not a half-bad deal, and the car got very good reviews from C&D and Motor Trend.

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    Image of aSoundofSleep-less nights aSoundofSleep-less nights
    04/09/09

    @pauljones:


    I wouldn't buy an HHR SS if GM's economic future depended on it. Wait ...
    Really though. If I wanted to drive around in a coffin I would just end it all right now. If I was going with any GM product in this sgement it would be the Cobalt SS.
    @Brandegee: You can pick up a used (35-30k miles) Speed 6 right now for anywhere from $15-$19k. Considering what they are new that's a heck of a deal. The speed three is usually about $1-2k less.


    I have drive the Speed 6 and love it but not the Speed 3 yet. Looks like I'll put that on the list of things to do this weekend.

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    Image of Ash78, cube farmer Ash78, cube farmer
    04/09/09

    @aSoundofSleep is drinking and Jaloping: I think I'd go with HHR SS all day before I'd touch Cobalt SS. There's just something so incredibly cool about sleeper status and real, usable space.


    Say, wasn't the MS6 discontinued? If so, I think they should go with AWD for the MS3--they previously stated the main reasons for FWD were cost and MS6 cannibalization.

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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    04/09/09

    @aSoundofSleep is drinking and Jaloping:


    Your call.


    It got a five-star front and side impact safety ratings, very positive reviews, has a 260 ho turbo four backed by a five-speed short-throw with a limited slip.


    And it's a total bargain.


    Just sayin'....

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    04/09/09

    @Ash78: @pauljones: @rlj676-Carbon Footprint Size - Clownshoe:


    It's no secret that I'm not really a domestic car guy. I just can't get into the styling of either the Cobolt or HHR. Not to mention the fit and finish is still lacking. Price-wise, sure, I'll bite. But in the end I still feel you're getting what you pay for.
    I'm now a retired Honda/Toyota guy, as they have both forsaken me by putting out nothing I would want to buy.
    All of the Mazdaspeeds have VINs that start with a "J". That makes me feel a little bit better inside.

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    04/09/09

    @aSoundofSleep is drinking and Jaloping:


    I will admit that I still secretly harbor hopes for a new Celica 4-trac.


    If they had come out with AWD for the final-gen Celica, I would have cried and bought one on the spot, college be damned.

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    Image of aSoundofSleep-less nights aSoundofSleep-less nights
    04/09/09

    @pauljones:


    I would sell my firstborn child (who isn't born yet) for an all-new Celica 4-trac.

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    04/09/09

    @aSoundofSleep is drinking and Jaloping:


    I'd sell my left nut for one to reduce the risk of an accidental first-born child.

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    Image of JDickson87 JDickson87
    04/09/09

    @pauljones: It's also the most hideous vehicle that Chevy has sold in recent years. You have to be proud of your car, not just "I got it because it's fast and cheap." That car inspires humiliation, not pride, when you step out of it.
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    04/09/09

    @jdickson87: I think you're confusing the HHR with the Caliber.
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