New Mazdaspeed Road Test Review

[Rspec99]

A Canadian road test review of the Mazdaspeed Protege. Cool pics!

http://www.sportandtouringcar.com/Review_Mazdaspeed.htm

[1sty]

(hi)

Welcome to our happy little corner of the net Rspec99

[jaje]

est price for a svt focus $28k?...$29k for a srt4...these numbers are off pretty bad

[Kenetix]

Canadian dollars man.

[122 Vega]

Canadian funds.

Britt

[Rspec99]

Thanks for the welcome! Great site you guys have here.

I believe those numbers are in Canadian dollars.

[Newf]

good review considering it's another "old guy", but someone needs to tell them what the hp in the srt4 is...205???

[II-Savy]

Dude thats Canadian HP. :D

[1sty]

Does canada has stricter emmisions laws so they would have to tune down the car?

[II-Savy]

Dude you work at Tweeter?

Welcome Rspec99. (flash)

[1sty]

thats the second time in 2 days. YES!!!!!!!!!

[jonnydoe48]

they didnt tune down the car.

[MazdaDryvr]

Even they noticed the stumble!!!!!!

[II-Savy]

Yea it was.....I couldn't find the other post where I asked you, sorry (hand) . I used to work for Tweeter....in sales.

[1sty]

I do sales and car installs. I actualy get paid to sell a system then install it.

[FuriousMojo]

I LOVE THIS CAR. All these articles justify me buying this car. They all love the car and wish they could have it in the end. They all say it.

And yes, they did notice the stumble and I wish they would all do a re-write after the upcoming ECU fix.

[II-Savy]

Nice so then you don't sell stupid crap for a car that don't fit. I love the "yo I need 2 12's in my trunk"....I like bass.

Let's not get off subject.

The SRT-4 is a lot faster stock. Plus it has, umm, well it has nice whee....well ..umm it is faster though and umm......yea....it has well of course there's .......ummmm.....sorry Jim times up. You could not answer in the alloted time, thanks for playing.

(nuts)

[1sty]

Originally posted by II-Savy
Nice so then you don't sell stupid crap for a car that don't fit. I love the "yo I need 2 12's in my trunk"....I like bass.

(nuts)

Nope I get 6 10's in there instead (thumb)

I just built a tripple 10" box for a girl that can't even drive yet!

[II-Savy]

See....thats cool..... 8's and 10's are the way to go. Much tighter (sp) than those huge woofers just flappin around without definition or quick tight response.

[1sty]

Tell that to my 12W6v2's Of coarse they have a JL 1000/1 on them and will have dual 6.5s in each door a dynaudio 8" to back them up.

[Newf]

funny you should mention the emissions for Canada 1sty. I've been wondering about that as well. You see, at least where I'm too, we have no emissions control. So, that ecu fix....just send it on over and I'll be happy :) No smog tests here!

I do believe, and I could be wrong here, but I think the emissions test are much more strict in the states then Canada. Which brings me to .... do they really have to worry about smog tests for most places in Canada?

[1sty]

Probably not, I would think canada would have a national requirement that the car needs to meet although its not tested every year like here.

OF coarse you can Blaim CA for screwing things up for all of us.

[MazdaDryvr]

No emission tests on the rock but isnt there a cod inspection? ;)

[UFO70]

I also heard that there is less HP in the Canadian version. Also something about the color it comes in, black and some other color. But of course, you know everybody who buys the SRT will just change the cars to the US spec. I think the Canadian version has a cod in the cup holder, same idea as the flower for the bug.

[Newf]

I posted the specs for the canadian version of the srt4 a few weeks ago. Try 230 hp, lsd standard, and for 27 grand. It's in the off topic section
http://www.mazdamp3.com/vbb225/showthread.php?s=&threadid=26840

or

http://www.canadiandriver.com/news/030805-1.htm


anyways....enough with the nfld jokes please.

[ping]

Hey - old guys rock (see the small print above my avatar...)

Justification for my purchase too - and in black it's not just for extroverts anymore...

Glad they noticed the stumble too.

[MazdaDryvr]

ok newf didnt mean to get you upset, thought you might have some good mainlander comebacks. :(