I thought white and true red were MS3 only...

[Jasnall]

So a few dealers and some stuff I read said True red was a speed only color as well as white...but i see red and white regular 3's everywhere wtf.

[hectik1]

So a few dealers and some stuff I read said True red was a speed only color as well as white...but i see red and white regular 3's everywhere wtf.
The only color I see on the Speed3 that is not on any cars is the Cosmic blue.(inout)

[08cosmic3]

Cosmic Blue is the only unique color for the Speed 3 and the best color as well.

[BSTD3]

Cosmic Blue is the only unique color for the Speed 3 and the best color as well.

Unique yes, best color... out for opinion.... (headbang)

[stevekt]

The only color I see on the Speed3 that is not on any cars is the Cosmic blue.(inout)

I think Cosmic Blue was available on the Mazda 6.

[MS3077]

Humor has it that the Cosmic Blue MS3's are down about 20whp from the factory due to an error in the ECU that can't be fixed. So basically they need an intake just to keep pace with the other colors.

[08cosmic3]

My Speed looks good even when it's dirty, can't say that about the slower black speeds.


Humor has it that the Cosmic Blue MS3's are down about 20whp from the factory due to an error in the ECU that can't be fixed. So basically they need an intake just to keep pace with the other colors.

[Munnugles]

i think there should be some sort of meet where one ms3 of each color shows up and it should be bone stock and go to the dyno together, and settle this damn dispute

[08cosmic3]

Lol

[Darkhorse]

My Speed looks good even when it's dirty, can't say that about the slower black speeds.

notice no one dawged on the silvers cause we all know the silvers look the best. end of dispute.

[08cosmic3]

Silver cars are everywhere, the most popular color for all cars. Dime a dozen. No Imagination. Now Cosmic Blue is sweet and is unique to the Speed 3

[MS3077]

lol! We sound like a bunch of 10yr olds...

[08cosmic3]

It's all in Fun. Geeezzz

[LtTroyer]

*cough*BlackMica*cough*

[clos561]

red def is the fastest...seriously(stfu)

[GFish]

oh come-on everyone wants one in white!

[ResilientMike]

I'm pretty sure Crystal Pearl White is different than the standard 3 white.

[08cosmic3]

I'm pretty sure Crystal Pearl White is different than the standard 3 white.

I bet your right on the white. I had not thought about the whites being different.

[Falango]

I think CPW is different from the white on the regular 3s. I know it's on the RX8 and CX7 as well. I thought True Red was originally a Speed 3 colot, before it hit the regular 3s.

[Victoria]

Why have white or black when you can get the best of both worlds - METRO GRAY. ;)

[08cosmic3]

If the CPW is available on the RX8 and CX7 then Cosmic Blue is still the only unique color to ths Speed 3

[08cosmic3]

Why have white or black when you can get the best of both worlds - METRO GRAY. ;)

I like the gray. It's the second best color for the Speed 3. IMO

[MS3077]

People end up with CB because it was the only MS3 left on the lot. Let's not be too hard on these folks, they didn't have much of a choice.

[MS3077]

*cough*BlackMica*cough*

+1

[08cosmic3]

I sought out the CB. Drove 3.5 hours to get it.

[Adammazda06]

crystal white pearl is available on the 2.3 and the speed3.
true red was available starting in 2007 on i, s and speed3 models. for 2008.5 it is only on the speed3.
cosmic blue has been the only unique color to the speed3, but their was a very very similar color available on the 6 wagon. i think it was called squall blue.

[BSTD3]

red def is the fastest...seriously(stfu)

+1

[stephani3]

red & white MS3 ftw!!!

[CHICO2003]

Alright so... not sure this is the appropriate place but fcuk it. Since everyone's saying "my color's the best" and not really giving any valid reasons... I figured I'd throw out my take on all the colors. Just to preface... though some might be construed as negative... realize that, even in pea soup vomit green with bright ass orange pokadots... this car is still better than anything else in its pricerange. so... yeah, I'm nitpicking.

Red: Definitely the fastest "looking" of the colors... A bit too bright for my taste. No offense but the candy red thing's a bit girly for me... Would love to see it in a more subdued shade.

Black: Has perhaps more potential than any other color but, in stock form, fails to impress. The bright silver wheels clash with the dark appearance in an awkward manner. The black plastic inserts on the front and back blend in with the rest of the car... lessening the somewhat cool look and making it harder to distinguish if it's an MS3. Though, as I said, with the right wheels and proper tints.. this color looks badass.

Silver: My personal favorite. While silver might be a popular choice for cars overall... very few can top what mazda's pulled off here. The way the aforementioned black plastic trim (as well as the tail lights) contrast with the paint... the way the wheels match the paint... this color definitely seems to fit the character of this car the best.

Cosmic Blue: My least favorite. Not necessarily due to how it looks (in some lighting situations it can look pretty sweet) but it's schizophrenic nature would drive me (ironically) insane. I've seen them range from purple (in bright sunlight) to dark grey... and everything in between. Also... sort of a strange choice for Mazda considering the performance nature of the car. Previous gens had colors that stood out from the crowd... matched the inner spirit of the (wannabe) beast inside. No offense but... this color matches the spirt of a toyota sienna better than an MS3.

White: I was expecting this color to blow me away. To me, the best looking sport compact on the road today is a (white) GTI with the 18" chinese star wheels. Make it any other color and keep the wheels... garbage. Keep it white and give it those shitty 17" wheels... not quite as bad but still garbage. I was hoping to be almost as impressed with the MS3 (since it's clearly a superior car where it matters) but sadly... was not. I feel the wheels are the culprit. They just dont' seem to match up too well with the color. Like black, get some wheels that fit the look a bit better... take the trim off the side and... I think the GTI might have some competition in the hotness dept.

Lastly... MG: This was my biggest dissapointment. Even more so than white since, deep down, I didn't really think the MS3 would look as good as the GTI. I mean... how could it? But seriously... I was hoping/expecting this color to be the shit. To me, it just seemed boring... and again, the wheels didn't help.

In looking back... seems the wheels either make or break this car. Bright wheels like the one's on the MS3 seem to work on bright (red) or matching (silver) cars the best. Providing differnent wheels on a limited production car probably wouldn't have been feasible. But Mazda could have done the next best thing... gunmetal finished wheels... sort of like what they did to the racing harts on the 03.5 msps. Still wouldn't have been perfect but it definitely would have helped.

So there's my .17

[08cosmic3]

I have a 2004 Sienna in Gray. Maybe thats why I like the CB best. LOL

[MS3077]

Alright so... not sure this is the appropriate place but fcuk it. Since everyone's saying "my color's the best" and not really giving any valid reasons... I figured I'd throw out my take on all the colors. Just to preface... though some might be construed as negative... realize that, even in pea soup vomit green with bright ass orange pokadots... this car is still better than anything else in its pricerange. so... yeah, I'm nitpicking.

Red: Definitely the fastest "looking" of the colors... A bit too bright for my taste. No offense but the candy red thing's a bit girly for me... Would love to see it in a more subdued shade.

Black: Has perhaps more potential than any other color but, in stock form, fails to impress. The bright silver wheels clash with the dark appearance in an awkward manner. The black plastic inserts on the front and back blend in with the rest of the car... lessening the somewhat cool look and making it harder to distinguish if it's an MS3. Though, as I said, with the right wheels and proper tints.. this color looks badass.

Silver: My personal favorite. While silver might be a popular choice for cars overall... very few can top what mazda's pulled off here. The way the aforementioned black plastic trim (as well as the tail lights) contrast with the paint... the way the wheels match the paint... this color definitely seems to fit the character of this car the best.

Cosmic Blue: My least favorite. Not necessarily due to how it looks (in some lighting situations it can look pretty sweet) but it's schizophrenic nature would drive me (ironically) insane. I've seen them range from purple (in bright sunlight) to dark grey... and everything in between. Also... sort of a strange choice for Mazda considering the performance nature of the car. Previous gens had colors that stood out from the crowd... matched the inner spirit of the (wannabe) beast inside. No offense but... this color matches the spirt of a toyota sienna better than an MS3.

White: I was expecting this color to blow me away. To me, the best looking sport compact on the road today is a (white) GTI with the 18" chinese star wheels. Make it any other color and keep the wheels... garbage. Keep it white and give it those shitty 17" wheels... not quite as bad but still garbage. I was hoping to be almost as impressed with the MS3 (since it's clearly a superior car where it matters) but sadly... was not. I feel the wheels are the culprit. They just dont' seem to match up too well with the color. Like black, get some wheels that fit the look a bit better... take the trim off the side and... I think the GTI might have some competition in the hotness dept.

Lastly... MG: This was my biggest dissapointment. Even more so than white since, deep down, I didn't really think the MS3 would look as good as the GTI. I mean... how could it? But seriously... I was hoping/expecting this color to be the shit. To me, it just seemed boring... and again, the wheels didn't help.

In looking back... seems the wheels either make or break this car. Bright wheels like the one's on the MS3 seem to work on bright (red) or matching (silver) cars the best. Providing differnent wheels on a limited production car probably wouldn't have been feasible. But Mazda could have done the next best thing... gunmetal finished wheels... sort of like what they did to the racing harts on the 03.5 msps. Still wouldn't have been perfect but it definitely would have helped.

So there's my .17

Very well said my friend!

[GFish]

Alright so... not sure this is the appropriate place but fcuk it. Since everyone's saying "my color's the best" and not really giving any valid reasons... I figured I'd throw out my take on all the colors. Just to preface... though some might be construed as negative... realize that, even in pea soup vomit green with bright ass orange pokadots... this car is still better than anything else in its pricerange. so... yeah, I'm nitpicking.

Red: Definitely the fastest "looking" of the colors... A bit too bright for my taste. No offense but the candy red thing's a bit girly for me... Would love to see it in a more subdued shade.

Black: Has perhaps more potential than any other color but, in stock form, fails to impress. The bright silver wheels clash with the dark appearance in an awkward manner. The black plastic inserts on the front and back blend in with the rest of the car... lessening the somewhat cool look and making it harder to distinguish if it's an MS3. Though, as I said, with the right wheels and proper tints.. this color looks badass.

Silver: My personal favorite. While silver might be a popular choice for cars overall... very few can top what mazda's pulled off here. The way the aforementioned black plastic trim (as well as the tail lights) contrast with the paint... the way the wheels match the paint... this color definitely seems to fit the character of this car the best.

Cosmic Blue: My least favorite. Not necessarily due to how it looks (in some lighting situations it can look pretty sweet) but it's schizophrenic nature would drive me (ironically) insane. I've seen them range from purple (in bright sunlight) to dark grey... and everything in between. Also... sort of a strange choice for Mazda considering the performance nature of the car. Previous gens had colors that stood out from the crowd... matched the inner spirit of the (wannabe) beast inside. No offense but... this color matches the spirt of a toyota sienna better than an MS3.

White: I was expecting this color to blow me away. To me, the best looking sport compact on the road today is a (white) GTI with the 18" chinese star wheels. Make it any other color and keep the wheels... garbage. Keep it white and give it those shitty 17" wheels... not quite as bad but still garbage. I was hoping to be almost as impressed with the MS3 (since it's clearly a superior car where it matters) but sadly... was not. I feel the wheels are the culprit. They just dont' seem to match up too well with the color. Like black, get some wheels that fit the look a bit better... take the trim off the side and... I think the GTI might have some competition in the hotness dept.

Lastly... MG: This was my biggest dissapointment. Even more so than white since, deep down, I didn't really think the MS3 would look as good as the GTI. I mean... how could it? But seriously... I was hoping/expecting this color to be the shit. To me, it just seemed boring... and again, the wheels didn't help.

In looking back... seems the wheels either make or break this car. Bright wheels like the one's on the MS3 seem to work on bright (red) or matching (silver) cars the best. Providing differnent wheels on a limited production car probably wouldn't have been feasible. But Mazda could have done the next best thing... gunmetal finished wheels... sort of like what they did to the racing harts on the 03.5 msps. Still wouldn't have been perfect but it definitely would have helped.

So there's my .17

Why relate the MS3 to a GTI? I happen to think the GTI is much uglier in any other color, then the MS3. Last they make different colors because people like different colors. Not everyone has to like everyone else colors but all of these threads that go on and on about colors are a tad bit ridicules.

[MS3077]

CHICO2003 is right about the stock wheels only looking decent on the silver and red MS3. The stockers look like straight up ass on the Black Mica that's for sure. I'm going to have mine powder coated black or gun metal.

[GFish]

CHICO2003 is right about the stock wheels only looking decent on the silver and red MS3. The stockers look like straight up ass on the Black Mica that's for sure. I'm going to have mine powder coated black or gun metal.

Yea i agree with that and I am going to also get aftermarket black rims for the white MS3 and powder coat the stockers black and run snow's on them.

[FritzTCoyote]

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Cosmic Blue: My least favorite. Not necessarily due to how it looks (in some lighting situations it can look pretty sweet) but it's schizophrenic nature would drive me (ironically) insane. I've seen them range from purple (in bright sunlight) to dark grey... and everything in between. Also... sort of a strange choice for Mazda considering the performance nature of the car. Previous gens had colors that stood out from the crowd... matched the inner spirit of the (wannabe) beast inside. No offense but... this color matches the spirt of a toyota sienna better than an MS3.
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Cosmic Blue is indeed a strange color, a chameleon color, reflecting and blending with the background.

While this may be a danger on rural 2-lanes on gray days, it does help to blend into traffic when the eyes of the law swivel your way.
"This is not the speeder you are looking for...they can go about their business"


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It is also Really Cool to look at on a sunny day when a cloud passes overhead. It changes color, then changes back. Far Out.

This is the appropriate color if you plan to put a Grateful Dead sticker in your back window, or tailgate at a Jimmy Buffet Concert, etc. etc.





(Mandatory Boring Grown-Up content: Please to be well recovered from whatever Cosmic materials you may have ingested before driving.)

[UtesFanRy]

red def is the fastest...seriously(stfu)

.

[08cosmic3]

It's the Adult color for older guys like my self.

[MS3077]

CB is for the 40+ crowd

[Rany]

CB is for the 40+ crowd

this is true, as you get older you get wiser. so those of us who have the CB are again right and wise in choosing the fastest color

[MS3077]

this is true, as you get older you get wiser. so those of us who have the CB are again right and wise in choosing the fastest color

-1

[stevekt]

I'm not quite 40 but it's not too far away!

I didn't like Cosmic Blue at first but after a few members posted photos of their rides it changed my mind. Black and silver looked too plain and red was too flashy. Cosmic Blue was perfect.

[Savate]

"Da RED wonz go Fasta!! WAAGGH!"
-Big Bozz Gutsnik

redfc (p5red)

[ecniemann]

So a few dealers and some stuff I read said True red was a speed only color as well as white...but i see red and white regular 3's everywhere wtf.

PWNED! Salesmen will say anything to get a sale! They'd tell you it has 450 hp if they thought you would believe it.

[mdavis]

throw some dark tint on a black mica and you cant beat that. if you got the 'chrome' package it balances with the wheels nicely. dont need to turn it in to a true ricer with black rims

[mdavis]

check this

[RadioSilence]

"Da RED wonz go Fasta!! WAAGGH!"
-Big Bozz Gutsnik


I knew there had to be at least one Warhammer player in this thread. :)

Oh, and to settle it, Crystal Pearl White is the best. :)

[matsuda]

Cosmic Blue: My least favorite. Not necessarily due to how it looks (in some lighting situations it can look pretty sweet) but it's schizophrenic nature would drive me (ironically) insane. I've seen them range from purple (in bright sunlight) to dark grey... and everything in between. Also... sort of a strange choice for Mazda considering the performance nature of the car. Previous gens had colors that stood out from the crowd... matched the inner spirit of the (wannabe) beast inside. No offense but... this color matches the spirt of a toyota sienna better than an MS3.


Yes, and that's the beauty of it. The marketing department of Mazda USA was very smart to offer the car in a sleeper color. I bought the car for its practicality and for the enjoyment of driving it. If my car attracts the same amount of attention as a Toyota Sienna (which in reality seems to be the case), I am quite happy because I want to be virtually invisible. Why someone would feel the need to attract street racer morons, vandals, law enforcement, etc. is way beyond me.

I get to have my cake and eat it too.

[MikeHTally]

I knew there had to be at least one Warhammer player in this thread. :)

Oh, and to settle it, Crystal Pearl White is the best. :)

Hear, hear. (headbang)

[ResilientMike]

Hear, hear. (headbang)

The more I have my CPW, the more I love it compared to the others. A bit easier to clean and looks great even with a few shades of dirt.

Darn Warhammer players -_- (Been playing WoW for 3 years)

[CWPspeed3]

I love my CWP, fairly easy to keep clean, cant even see the clear bra on the front and if we ever get those rally armor flaps maybe I wont have light break dust all down the side of my car.

[john blutarski]

CWP >>>> everything else

[Rayne3]

My 07 Mazda 3 is true red. There were 3 other cars on the lot when I bought this one in January 07 the same colour and features as mine. LOL, got a great deal on it because of that. (sun)

Anyway, I was trading in a gray lease (06, the colour was lighter than the new metro gray) and had a choice between the last black one on the lot or one of the red ones. I chose the red, even though I've never really liked red.

It's grown on me. It took me about a week to get over the retina burning the red causes if you stare at it too long. I still get that every now and then if I'm washing it or buffing out scratches in the sun. Also when I put on or take off the leather front end cover (which in my opinion, the black Mazda front end cover tones down the colour a bit. I also have the tinted moonroof deflector that helps). I see spots for about an hour afterwards.

But yeah, the released the true red in 07 and I think the first part of 08 as a regular colour. Then switched it to a S3 only colour.

I miss the blue/purple colour they had in 06 ... I was going to trade in my lease and order one in that colour. I was severely bummed when I found out they discontinued the colour.

[206B3]

My SpeedGT won't be here for another 5 weeks. It's CWP. This is now an option, a $200 option at that. Does anyone (CWP) have pic's with side views so that I can photoshop different wheels? I'm going to visit the gallery after this submit.

[CWPspeed3]

My SpeedGT won't be here for another 5 weeks. It's CWP. This is now an option, a $200 option at that. Does anyone (CWP) have pic's with side views so that I can photoshop different wheels? I'm going to visit the gallery after this submit.

I have some pics up and a link to more pics, if none of those work for you i have some more I havent posted yet.
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123704768

[stephani3]

I miss the blue/purple colour they had in 06 ... I was going to trade in my lease and order one in that colour. I was severely bummed when I found out they discontinued the colour.


Strato blue... my old 3's color :( I miss it lots but it was sloooooow


http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b296/steph_a_nie/Rally%20WV%20August%205/100_0785.jpg

[206B3]

Thanks, I really like the CWP. A buddy and I ordered cars at the same time, he ordered the Metro Gray Pearl, I had to have the CWP. Nice car you have, I bet you love it, eh?

[john blutarski]

I have some pics up and a link to more pics, if none of those work for you i have some more I havent posted yet.
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123704768

Holy shit those are nice pics! (bowdown)

[CWPspeed3]

Thanks, the weather has been crap and I've been busy with work lately so haven't had much time for pictures.

[redspeed3tk]

its kinda funny that all the pics mazda took of them are red hmmm maybe they know which one was the best...that blue really sucks to color match ha dont hit anything if ya want those bumpers to match

[Rayne3]

Strato blue... my old 3's color :( I miss it lots but it was sloooooow


http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b296/steph_a_nie/Rally%20WV%20August%205/100_0785.jpg


That's it! I love that colour. They need to bring it back! Nothing has even compared to that colour! I live right by a Mazda dealer (not mine, ironically ... I drive almost 50 miles for my dealer) and they test drive in our neighbourhood, so I still see a lot of them in for service on their test drives.

[Super X]

I would have been happy with a speed3 in any color.............. but since I had a choice, I picked the one I think looks the most exclusive. :D