The New Driver's Seat - Mazda Speed 3

mazdaspeed3 A+++++

with the exception of the SS cobalt the RX8 will wipe the floor with all those cars on a track. the MS3 is a great car though. very nicely sized turbo; not a lot of lag but quite a punch. the low revs were disappointing compared to my RX8 and not nearly as smooth of delivery, but i admit the power is at least 3 times easier to use than the RX8's. brakes feel a little numb to me, but the build quality is great and its a real fun car to drive.

Not quite. Look up Car and Driver's "Lightning Lap". The MS3 beat the RX-8 around VIR by 3 seconds. That's a pretty substantial margin.

dude your making it sound like the RX8 is the king of the road. the RX-8 blows

Funny, just the other day someone commented on my white MS3, "You're not boy racer are you?" Exact words.

Would it be rash for one to guess they noticed your hot shoe driving instead of your white paint? ;-)

House party - it was just sitting in the street. In fact the person didn't even know it was mine and said, "Nice car." I said, "Actually, that's mine." Then they said, "You're not boy racer....?"

COOL

yeah, i just went to mazda today, and the most expensive speed3 was about 25,000

Nope hasn't changed and probably won't. The Canadian gov't charges a 7% surcharge on all non-domestic cars imported into Canada, which is passed on to the consumer, so all Japanese and European cars cost a little more in Canada. They'd rather people not know that however. We also don't have 'Sport' or 'GT' versions here. We get the GT version without leather seats and navi isn't an option.