dmitrik4 said:except that that joke will be rapidly receding in the distance ahead. i like P5's, i love my ES, but you can't really compare the two to a Type-S. soo much quicker, smoother, well-put together. but that's what you get for 8 grand more.
dmitrik4 said:well, i was talking about the P5.
mmmm, MS-P. i want one. it's definitely closer competition. be nice to see some more power out of the stock turbo'd engine though.
dmitrik4 said:well, i was talking about the P5.
mmmm, MS-P. i want one. it's definitely closer competition. be nice to see some more power out of the stock turbo'd engine though.
Kooldino said:
MSP and the Type S both run a 14.9 stock in the 1/4. The RSX is a very nice car, but I'll stick with my mp3.
dmitrik4 said:
i'm in voorhees.
i haven't seen a 14.9 quoted for an MSP yet...i know C&D had it at a 15.4 and the RSX at a 14.8 (seems reasonable given the HP difference)...the MSP seemed to handle better though. i guess it goes back to "whatever you prefer." i'm a fan of hatchbacks. buttery-smooth 8000rpm doesn't hurt either!(laugh)
i'll tell you what, though. i like paying $290/mo for my ES better than $490/mo for the RSX. i would've bought an MP3 instead of either if it had ABS. you should come out to autoX at Camden if you're south jersey -- i was the only Pro there this past weekend.
In straight-line performance, Hiraishi said Mazda got a 15.3-second quarter mile at 90 miles an hour and that independent tests have returned quarter miles of 14.9 at 93.18 and 0-to-60 times from 6.6 to 7.0 seconds.
dmitrik4 said:
good article. looks like it's pretty consistent...153, 15.4, etc.
"independent tests"? quoted by a Mazda engineer in whose interest it is that the car perform well? i'm sure he's entirely unbiased and would never fudge unofficial numbers...
hopefully i can get a test drive, but i'm afraid that might make me make some unwise financial decisions...
(hey, i know it's the "cool thing" to poop on honda products, and especially the RSX-S. i just don't get why people always feel the need to do that to make themselves feel better... )