5th gen > Mazdaspeed3?
Thread Starter
Member
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 121
From: Murrieta, CA
5th gen > Mazdaspeed3?
I'm not really sure how i beat him, but i was going down a one lane road and i see a mazda3 in front of me going about 15 mph. i was getting a bit frustrated so i high beamed him and noticed the mazdaspeed3 badge on the trunk. then the lane split into 2 lanes, and he went to the right one, i went to the left, and then i noticed, this guy had mazdaspeed decals all over his car. we pull up to a stop light, and he starts revving at me, and my windows aren't tinted, so i just looked out my window and smiled 
i shift to first(? i have an auto but i use the lower gears, its probably horrifically bad for my tranny). put my foot on the brake and press the gas a bit(again, probably horrifically bad for my car). light turns green and i shot off the line walking him for literally about 4-5 car lengths, it looked like he wasnt trying at all. so after he went out of view, i slowed down to 30, and then i see him coming back up in my rear view, slowly creeping up. then i see his headlights lift and he starts pulling on me, so i shift from second to first, and floor it, and he pulls up next to me at about 70, then i start walking away from him again. i turned around and saw his face, it looked a bit like this 
hahaha. i always assumed the speed3's were faster? or maybe this guy just doesnt know how to drive?
i shift to first(? i have an auto but i use the lower gears, its probably horrifically bad for my tranny). put my foot on the brake and press the gas a bit(again, probably horrifically bad for my car). light turns green and i shot off the line walking him for literally about 4-5 car lengths, it looked like he wasnt trying at all. so after he went out of view, i slowed down to 30, and then i see him coming back up in my rear view, slowly creeping up. then i see his headlights lift and he starts pulling on me, so i shift from second to first, and floor it, and he pulls up next to me at about 70, then i start walking away from him again. i turned around and saw his face, it looked a bit like this hahaha. i always assumed the speed3's were faster? or maybe this guy just doesnt know how to drive?
Meh. Car & Driver rates the Speed3 at 14.5 in the quarter mile, so it's anybody's game, really.
It's not about speed, OP, or who is faster. It's about driving fun.
It takes a while for people to realize this, but once you do, it will make your automotive hobby so much better, and you'll stop road-racing little ricers with your 4-door sedan.
IBTL.
It's not about speed, OP, or who is faster. It's about driving fun.
It takes a while for people to realize this, but once you do, it will make your automotive hobby so much better, and you'll stop road-racing little ricers with your 4-door sedan.IBTL.
congrats bro but i seen a video on youtube of a speed3(last body)washing a "nismo" 350z...the speed3 is a 2.4T no?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDyl6s9UYPQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDyl6s9UYPQ
whos car is that?
Maybe he was a generic Mazda3 rocking Mspeed badges, or even a fresh driver. I'm not sure, that is one fast front-wheeler, maybe too fast on the fronts. My Talon w/ the Quaife still chirps tires...was annoying to get used to.
ibtl? Why not?
ibtl? Why not?
vqmonster
thx
But fine (my other option above was a bad driver)
What else?
Last edited by Nexus67; Sep 25, 2010 at 04:21 PM.
Doesnt matter the question was answered... whether it was jimmie johnson or a 3yrs old in the driver seat, the maxima clearly whooped its ****.... just cause around ur way they run things don't mean they all that, they get whooped out here all the time... I can see if it was like a vette vs a max, what's the stated time difference???.. an avg stock maxima driver ir 14.2-14.4... of coarse PB rrecorded at 14.0, what's the time for the speed3???
I agree the Mazda driver was bad. He must've been in the wrong gear at 70.
The stock Mazdaspeed 3 is rated at 230 crank hp in 1st and 2nd gear through boost limiting, but I doubt my '01 SE auto would've normally walked on the Mazda.
The stock Mazdaspeed 3 is rated at 230 crank hp in 1st and 2nd gear through boost limiting, but I doubt my '01 SE auto would've normally walked on the Mazda.
Last edited by ru4real; Sep 25, 2010 at 05:40 PM.
you know what... i take my statement back... i misread the title for 5.5... not 5th.. yes the mazda speed 3 is faster than a 5th gen, and stop bishing about dude missing gears you idots cause he didnt clearly the audio is delayed and he was running a 5.5 that ran a 13.4... lets see if all statements change then, lets see if he's all the sudden a good driver 
you know what... i take my statement back... i misread the title for 5.5... not 5th.. yes the mazda speed 3 is faster than a 5th gen, and stop bishing about dude missing gears you idots cause he didnt clearly the audio is delayed and he was running a 5.5 that ran a 13.4... lets see if all statements change then, lets see if he's all the sudden a good driver
PS: for the bolded (??)
Last edited by Nexus67; Sep 25, 2010 at 06:08 PM.
