I can't wait for Speed2! The wife is changing cars this fall and I'll be driving her 2005 AWD Tribute until next year, poor MPG be damned, just waiting in case they do bring us one. I want to go small but I just can't quite bring myself to be that slow yet. Another 20-30 HP in a car that light would do it for me.
Would you buy a MAZDASPEED2?
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superdoughboy4
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"UK" is unnecessary. The only credible and most note worthy Top Gear is hosted by Jeremy Clarkson, James May, and Richard Hammond.
Yeah, your right... I changed it. haha
I'm willing to put my support behind this cause.
rchrist364
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I already bought a two, I don’t have the money to trade in already. I’m already doing stuff to my 2 to surpass a mazdaspeed two, I’m getting mine tuned by the same people who tune the mazdaspeed cars. They do all there tuning for mazda for the mazdaspeed series vehicles.
ive had an 08 speed3 , just traded it in on ann 11 sprrd3 tech and if mazda made a speed2 id have to look at it hard. the speed line is long and distinguished. ford just unvieled a turbo fiesta . so this type of car is coming. mazda needs to be the fastest as usual best handling sub compact. and a speed2 would a perfect platform
The timing for a Mazdaspeed 2 is pretty bizarre...makes me wonder what engine they'd use. Development on the MZR is done as Mazda's switching the lineup to SkyActiv, but I don't recall seeing anything at all about a small-displacement turbo in the new engine family yet. As much as it would make people wet their pants, Mazda's not crazy enough to stuff the 2.3L DISI in the 2; my guess would be it would have something like a 1.5L tuned to push about 140HP. I sure hope that, if this is indeed a production model they're debuting, it's not going to be some half-assed bolt-on turbo like what they had Callaway do on the Mazdaspeed Protege.
Personally I'd love a tuned NA motor, but if you think of Mazda's past adventures with the Mazdaspeed logo being placed on their car, it's involved a turbo. I believe the tweet even said "turbocharged" somewhere within it. But who know's, this is all rumor. I will say this, there is a lot of people who will be swapping to a Speed model if it comes out....
That had quality* lol. I am curious to see what Mazda does with the aero of the ms2. It has a very high center of gravity and short wheel base. Those 2 things don't mesh all that well at high speeds. I would imagine much lower with a more aerodynamic front bumper, spoiler, and more than likely a rear difuser.
If they make it the aero goodies will be nice but not many ms2 folks are going to get it for top speed....id say it would still be limited to 120-130 just because of the short wheel base. People just want a lowered, faster 2 that looks better.
