I believe it was the 2.3 Mazda 6. I tried to pass him and he downshifted and accelerated a little bit like he wanted to play. By chance, we both got stopped at a light ahead. When it turned green, we both gunned it. I got him off the line and at first I thought he was going to pass me, but I stayed ahead and started pulling on him. Through first, second, third, and I shut it down about 1 1/2 cls ahead. He caught up and yelled out his window "I like your car, is that the 2.8?" and I said "Thanks, it's the 2.5". He gave me a thumbs up and took off. We turned opposite directions and I finished my trip home. That was fun. My first run with a Mazda. Those 6's aren't too bad, really.

I forget what their numbers are, but they are like a decently powered v6 (I think it is pushrod). It is probably a drivers race between your cars.

Zoom Zoom Zoom :D

If it was the 2.3L Mazda 6, its only got 160 hp and around the same in tq....the 3.0 V6 puts out 220 hp/192 tq and most of the car mags manage to get the 5 speed at around 7.0, 15.4. Real world, I dont think it is that fast b/c my buddy has one and we've played around a little bit in my Prelude, and I easily beat him everytime....

Ya those cars are slow woth both power lnats. Buncha chicks I know own em. ;)

Atleast the girls were good looking...

The cars are UGLY. I felt akward every time I was in one of those damn cars.

Maybe it was the 3 liter then? That could be why he was asking if I had teh 2.8. I'm not sure which engine it had.

Maybe it was the 3 liter then? That could be why he was asking if I had teh 2.8. I'm not sure which engine it had.

Your car should hang with the V6.

My good buddy has a Mazda 6 (v6 3.0 liter) with catback exhuast, intake and a computer upgrade or flashed computer and he is hard to beat.
But I get him all the time but it is always close though.

Ohh....he has an automatic! Same mods on a 5pd would take me all day :mad

Those cars are very nice and have alot of cool features but it is still a FORD :nono

My good buddy has a Mazda 6 (v6 3.0 liter) with catback exhuast, intake and a computer upgrade or flashed computer and he is hard to beat.
But I get him all the time but it is always close though.

Ohh....he has an automatic! Same mods on a 5pd would take me all day :mad

Those cars are very nice and have alot of cool features but it is still a FORD :nono
well no offense to you at all. But you have a 323. So that gives me less respect for that car since he has all those mods and still gets beat.

But Mazda is Ford? OMG that is horrible. :)

Hey did it have dual exhaust or not the 3.0 have dual and the others don't. :buttrock

well no offense to you at all. But you have a 323. So that gives me less respect for that car since he has all those mods and still gets beat.

But Mazda is Ford? OMG that is horrible. :)

I dont know if you know this but even a race between a 328 and a 323 is a drivers race. I have driven a 328 and barely could tell the difference :rolleyes
Another nonbeliever in the 323 power :nono

Mazda is owned by Ford.
The engine of the Mazda 6 is a MUTT! The block is from the 3 liter ford probe engine and up top is designed by Mazda.

I dont know if you know this but even a race between a 328 and a 323 is a drivers race. I have driven a 328 and barely could tell the difference :rolleyes
Another nonbeliever in the 323 power :nono
Ummm.....just looking at the numbers...I know this is paper racing but....

1999's(stats from www.autos.msn.com)

328is:
hp 190
tq 206
weight: 3142

323is:
hp 168
tq 181
weight: 3075

It shoudln't be a drivers race, unless it is a good driver vs a bad one.

Both the 4cyl and the 6cyl Mazda 6 have dual exhausts. Should be a good run between the 6cl and an inline 6. My vote goes to the BMW's....but still close enough to make it fun.

With the OEM skirt pkg, I think they look alright to tell you the truth.

Watch out for the new MazdaSpeed 6!!! AWD turbo with 280hp. Should give many of us a run for our money!!! If not a spanking! 0-100 times are in the low to high 5's!!! Zoom, Zoom.

Cdn328i

It must have been the 3.0 then because it was a pretty close outcome. It hung with me pretty good.

Watch out for the new MazdaSpeed 6!!! AWD turbo with 280hp. Should give many of us a run for our money!!! If not a spanking! 0-100 times are in the low to high 5's!!! Zoom, Zoom.

Cdn328i
you mean kilometers right? What is 100kms in mph? Is that almost 60mph?

Sorry to all my American counterparts. To clarify.

100km/hr = 62miles/hr

Often, magazines post 0-60mph times. So the run to 100km/hr would be a tenth or a hundreth of a second more. Many Euro mags give numbers in metric too.

Cdn328i

hehe thank you for the clarification. Actually when I left earlier to head to the gym and looked at my speedo, and realized 100k/m was just above 60. :) I tell ya, when you go around writing 0-100km/hr it makes it sounds super quick ;)

Nice Kill, yeah it was probably the 6 v6 stick, good job beating it. Those are not bad cars at all, I think we can all remember the MazdaRevItUp Competition... :) they are fun to drive. I ran a V6 6 on the highway one time, it had no chance in hell but it did okay vs my car, just the govern hit him at around 120 or so. ;)

Zoom Zoom Zoom :D
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BTW what about the Mazda Speed 6? I heard that is supposed to push like 350 some hp and it's also light. That should be interesting.

MazdaSpeed 6.... 2.3L Turbo 4....280hp/280 lb-ft...weight around 3550 lbs....I'd say it'll run 5.3, high 13's/low 14s w/ AWD launch.