AF
02-10-2006, 12:37 PM
This is some qucik impressions of the Mazdaspeed6
The suspension is 10 times better than the Mazda 6, it is much flatter around the curves, much tighter, much less body roll and much better grip. The regular '6 bouces around too much and the Mazdaspeed has eliminated this. On the highway I didn't notice any engine buzzing like the magazines said and the ride was nice and not too rough.
The view from the drivers seat is a little strange since the hood is a little on the high side in comparison to the regular '6' otherwise the car inside is pretty much the same except for a little bit of updating.
The power is very good ... I love the way the turbo kicks in though after 5500 rpm the power becomes strangely flat ... I actually had to do a few runs up to redline with the gears because it felt kinda weird and I wasn't sure if the car was suffering some power loss.
Here you are getting a nice quick rush of power in each of the gears and than it hits around 5500 rpm (maybe a little higher) and it feels like the boost went down 2 notches and the car is not pulling nearly as quick as it was. I don't like this as I like a car to pull strongly to redline and I don't like shifting THAT early to keep it in the pwoer range
Gearbox is very nice and snicks away gears compared to the bulkly feel of the regualr '6'
Steering feel was less boosted than the Mazda 6, the Speed has better feel and is tighter plus the steering wheel is a little thicker.
Overall this car is 1 to 2 notches above the regular '6' though it is a lot more money ...
The suspension is 10 times better than the Mazda 6, it is much flatter around the curves, much tighter, much less body roll and much better grip. The regular '6 bouces around too much and the Mazdaspeed has eliminated this. On the highway I didn't notice any engine buzzing like the magazines said and the ride was nice and not too rough.
The view from the drivers seat is a little strange since the hood is a little on the high side in comparison to the regular '6' otherwise the car inside is pretty much the same except for a little bit of updating.
The power is very good ... I love the way the turbo kicks in though after 5500 rpm the power becomes strangely flat ... I actually had to do a few runs up to redline with the gears because it felt kinda weird and I wasn't sure if the car was suffering some power loss.
Here you are getting a nice quick rush of power in each of the gears and than it hits around 5500 rpm (maybe a little higher) and it feels like the boost went down 2 notches and the car is not pulling nearly as quick as it was. I don't like this as I like a car to pull strongly to redline and I don't like shifting THAT early to keep it in the pwoer range
Gearbox is very nice and snicks away gears compared to the bulkly feel of the regualr '6'
Steering feel was less boosted than the Mazda 6, the Speed has better feel and is tighter plus the steering wheel is a little thicker.
Overall this car is 1 to 2 notches above the regular '6' though it is a lot more money ...