View Full Version : MSpeed Miata/MX5 link
MikeBlueP5
12-20-2003, 08:35 AM
http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/displayPage.action?pageParameter=upcomingMazdaspee dMiata
Mazda just emailed me the link to this.
Click on the gallery tab to see all the pics you want.
GOTZOOM?
12-20-2003, 08:55 AM
Damn, the gear box is shot peened.
Leonardo
12-20-2003, 09:27 AM
Nice. The MSM performance-wise is gonna kick some serious butt especially relative to the price. However, if you ask me, the Miata's styling, even with the Mazdaspeed treatment is OUTDATED! I know is it going to be redesigned soon, but it should have been done already IMO. Still, very nice car, and I would consider one just for the performance alone, but I would definitely have to but some aftermarket stuff to freshen up the looks.
Dexter
12-20-2003, 09:30 AM
no way man, the look is classic :)
StuttersC
12-20-2003, 12:37 PM
IHI turbio @ 7+ psi...Bilstein shocks, Toyo tires...
Hmmm, sounds like they've been talking to some people.
I think the look is very BLA.
I've seen some very very nice miata's. Mazda could have done something a little better to freshen up the look. some side skirts...anything. I'm very surprised they left this so plain
that being said, I'd say this thing will sell better then the MSP. Different audience, more proven platform, it's just got more things going for it.
redwagon02
12-20-2003, 09:08 PM
I approve!(2thumbs)
vodapas77
12-20-2003, 09:18 PM
It's definitely growing on me. I like the fact that they are continuing some of the interior themes from the MSP. They definitely picked some superior aftermarket manufacturers on this one. Wish the wife could afford to buy herself one, so we could be a two-Speed family. Oh well, mabey a used one down the road. I'll hold out my hopes for production of an MS3. Puhlease!!!
BinaryRotary
12-20-2003, 09:20 PM
That car is super-clean. We have 6 coming to the dealership for 2004 and 5 of them for 2005. Anyone want to place an order for the Illinois region let me know.
vodapas77
12-20-2003, 09:22 PM
So it's going to be a multi-year run from here on out?
redwagon02
12-20-2003, 09:58 PM
Originally posted by vodapas77
I like the fact that they are continuing some of the interior themes from the MSP.
pedals???
Leonardo
12-20-2003, 10:02 PM
The mats look to be exactly the same.
vodapas77
12-20-2003, 10:08 PM
Originally posted by redwagon02
pedals???
Yeah, the pedals are... different. Not sure what's up with the bottom of the brake pedal. In terms of interior theme I meant it's carrying over the look of the MP3/MSP with the silver dash trim and the silver faced guages. Sorry, if it seemed as though I was saying that they shared parts. This is definitely its own car I just like that they are making the MS designs seem like they are a family instead of each one being radically different from before. Of course if they make an MS3 I am in hopes they'll make the guages like the ones in the three.
redwagon02
12-20-2003, 10:11 PM
Oh Oh, the silver accent theme, yeah it's pretty cool.
chino
12-20-2003, 10:19 PM
I am already dreaming about what to do to it first. Definitely replace that chrome Mazdaspeed logo with one from the MSP and then.... um ....... thats it. Then it would be perfect.
Originally posted by Dexter
no way man, the look is classic :)
http://www.msprotege.com/vbb230/showthread.php?s=&threadid=37166
Captain KRM P5
12-21-2003, 02:56 AM
Originally posted by Dexter
no way man, the look is classic :)
you're damn right. leave the car alone. and i hope to god whatever course they take in the redesign, it looks nothing like that hideous Mazda Ibuki concept roadster.
hehehe...i love it when people think my miata is brand new when it's a '91
BinaryRotary
12-21-2003, 09:37 AM
Yeah, just so you guys know. The car is going to be a 2 year run and cost around 30k.
Captain KRM P5
12-21-2003, 01:27 PM
an S2000 costs only two grand more but tack on 70 more horsepower :( sorry but if FM can wring 250 whp out of an old 1.6 with thier turbo, why is Mazda being so conservative with this car?
brianmcd
12-21-2003, 02:02 PM
Price is a little high. For 30k, you might as well save the extra 3k and go with the WRX STi, Evo, or S2000 if you want the roadster. Car looks badass, and I was pretty excited about it until I heard the price.
~brian
StuttersC
12-21-2003, 02:53 PM
Originally posted by Captain KRM P5
an S2000 costs only two grand more but tack on 70 more horsepower :( sorry but if FM can wring 250 whp out of an old 1.6 with thier turbo, why is Mazda being so conservative with this car?
Um, the majority of Miata owners are conservative...
Hence the understated looks. Mazda doesn't want insane power. Mazdaspeed isn't about all out power.
rx7gslse
12-21-2003, 03:01 PM
Originally posted by BinaryRotary
Yeah, just so you guys know. The car is going to be a 2 year run and cost around 30k.
2 years? cool...
When are you supposed to receive your shipment at the dealer there?
Still on track for March?
and for those comparing it to the S2000, sure it has less power... but now go look at teh torque #... Or better yet, DRIVE the damn thing, then we'll see how they do. ;)
Geo212
12-21-2003, 05:30 PM
Originally posted by jflo
hehehe...i love it when people think my miata is brand new when it's a '91
It surprises me every time I hear that. Also, "the mom let you hold the car, drug dealer, and how did you afford that car"(comments I would rather due without). I guess only a few uf us really know about the Miata even after all these years.
BinaryRotary
12-22-2003, 01:00 PM
Theres something most people who post on here don't realize about the company they bought a car from. Mazda is all about BALANCE. Deal with it or buy from another company.
BinaryRotary
12-22-2003, 01:01 PM
Originally posted by rx7gslse
2 years? cool...
When are you supposed to receive your shipment at the dealer there?
Still on track for March?
and for those comparing it to the S2000, sure it has less power... but now go look at teh torque #... Or better yet, DRIVE the damn thing, then we'll see how they do. ;)
Yeah right around March. We're getting 6 the first year and 5 the next year.
StuttersC
12-22-2003, 01:31 PM
Originally posted by BinaryRotary
Theres something most people who post on here don't realize about the company they bought a car from. Mazda is all about BALANCE. Deal with it or buy from another company.
That's what I've been trying to point out. Mazdaspeed doesn't make SRT-4 like crap. They make balanced cars with good power, good handling, etc...
I'd figure with the growing popularity of Initial D, more people would begin to understand that power isn't everything.
BinaryRotary
12-22-2003, 04:27 PM
Originally posted by StuttersC
That's what I've been trying to point out. Mazdaspeed doesn't make SRT-4 like crap. They make balanced cars with good power, good handling, etc...
I'd figure with the growing popularity of Initial D, more people would begin to understand that power isn't everything.
Werd.
Mazdaspeedgirl
12-22-2003, 10:48 PM
Originally posted by jflo
hehehe...i love it when people think my miata is brand new when it's a '91
LOL! I get this too. Just a few weeks ago I got asked if it was a 2004 model...:D
mmmmmmm i like the pic of ur miata in ur sig mazdaspeedgirl...also ur avatar is very interesting...go mazdaspeed mx-5 ! hahah...anyway, i'd like to take this msm (i'd rather call it MSR, mazdaspeed roadster, yeah i knoe that's not the name, but...) against a s2000 and see what happens..
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