Mazda MP3 finally to offer some grunt to back up the handling... - Focaljet

**Peloton25** · 02-18-2002, 06:22 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr>NY Times article:
But those willing to wait will soon get another chance to buy this car, or one much like it, in a Mazda showroom. Impressed by customers' enthusiasm — and by reviewers' disappointment in the lack of power — Mazda has decided to produce a new version that it will unveil this spring, perhaps at the New York auto show next month. The car will get a new name and, praise the engineers, a turbocharger to give the engine enough juice to match the suspension.
No word yet on how much more the MP3's successor will cost than the $18,500 Mazda charged for the 2002 model. But in light of the traffic jam among under-$20,000 performance cars — think of the Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V, Honda Civic Si, Ford SVT Focus, Dodge Neon R/T, Toyota Matrix XRS and Pontiac Vibe GT — a big price increase probably isn't in the tea leaves.
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File Photo - always wanted to say that [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

Sounds like good stuff! It would be great if they would give us a Protege 5 the same way. [img]graemlins/thumbup.gif[/img]

>8^)
ER

[ 02-18-2002: Message edited by: Peloton25 ]

**Wedge1212** · 02-18-2002, 06:26 PM

i drove one of those cars....they're pretty sweet....the FS_ZE engine is a very awsome engine

**spinwax** · 02-18-2002, 06:28 PM

sweet. any word on the HP?? I really like the MP3, too bad they dont offer it in anything but the WRX blue and the Banna yellow, or whatever they call it, LOL..

**Peloton25** · 02-18-2002, 06:32 PM

If there was word on the HP, don't you think I would have posted it?? [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img]

I think 30-50hp extra should be expected though. We'll have to see what they feel safe offering us kids. [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

>8^)
ER

**spinwax** · 02-18-2002, 06:41 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr>Originally posted by Peloton25:
If there was word on the HP, don't you think I would have posted it?? [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img]

I think 30-50hp extra should be expected though. We'll have to see what they feel safe offering us kids. [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

>8^)
ER<hr></blockquote>

Sorry its Monday...

**Wedge1212** · 02-18-2002, 06:41 PM

well w/ increased HP that'll bolster the aftermarket for probes, 626's, anything else w/the FS_ZE. That engine is making 170hp in japan w/ a 11.5CR So I think asking 30-50 more HP wont be a big deal. It's already making 140...so just a little tiwst and squirt there and it'll be a killer car.

**Dev** · 02-18-2002, 06:48 PM

Awww man my lil brother is gonna be pissed.. He just bought his MP3 like 3 months ago.. [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img]

**Peloton25** · 02-18-2002, 07:24 PM

There's always something better on the horizon...

Unless you're a '99-'00 Civic Si owner [img]graemlins/lol.gif[/img]

>8^)
ER

**P-51** · 02-18-2002, 08:20 PM

Oh MAN! I'd be ALL OVER a turbo P5!!!

Mazda has made some wickid turbo motors that we never hear about here.

**jeffmadott** · 02-18-2002, 08:46 PM

Zoom Zoom!!! [img]graemlins/thumbup.gif[/img]

Mazda is one of the few manufacturers that "get it!"

New Mp3 with more power = great that excites me
Rx-8 = long time coming but well worth the wait for the RENESIS
Mazda 6 (atenza) = going to be my next vehicle, haven't been this into a car since the focus.

Mazda is doing good things.

**eric** · 02-18-2002, 09:22 PM

things are REALLY looking up for enthusiasts cars under 25K!!!

sooooo many to choose from!

**ImightFocus** · 02-18-2002, 09:28 PM

sweet pic! love that Subaru blue [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
I'll have to do some research on the MP3, Focus SVT, and Matrix XRS in my quest for a new car this summer

**logic_bomb** · 02-18-2002, 09:30 PM

you think that maybe they could add the turbo, give it about 200hp(they have to compete with the SRT-4 after all), take away all the stereo crap and keep it around 19K? i would prefere them to leave out the mp3 stereo add on because i would just replace that anyway. maybe they should just call it MPS

**hatched** · 02-18-2002, 10:54 PM

I really like all of these factory turbo cars (1.8T, WRX, Neon SRT, etc.) but at 23 years of age, I know I can't afford insurance on a turbocharged car!!! That's the only problem with factory turbos.

**ImightFocus** · 02-18-2002, 11:06 PM

Having a turbocharger causes your insurance rates to change? Never would have guessed that. [img]images/icons/confused.gif[/img]

**S. on Da 5** · 02-18-2002, 11:19 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr>Originally posted by Peloton25:
There's always something better on the horizon...

Unless you're a '99-'00 Civic Si owner [img]graemlins/lol.gif[/img]

>8^)
ER<hr></blockquote>

I read in a car magazine that Honda of America will soon bring the Type R spec Civic to the U.S.

**Peloton25** · 02-18-2002, 11:35 PM

I read that too Howard, but I'll believe it when I see it. Plus, if they really do price the new Si at $19,000, I can just imagine what the Civic Type-R will sell for.

But hey, at least the CTR will probably be worth it's sticker price. [img]graemlins/lol.gif[/img]

>8^)
ER

**NationwideClyde** · 02-19-2002, 01:31 AM

I too long for a Protege5 done up the same way. It'd be so simple for Mazda...a veritable no-brainer. The hatchback revolution is underway!

Man, used cars are going to be so cool ten years from now...

**biker16** · 02-19-2002, 02:09 AM

The Protege will be replaced next fall, expect a 180hp 2.3.

**JMotorsprt** · 02-19-2002, 03:51 AM

Just because it is turbo, does not mean that the insurance rates will go up. Old chrysler turbos are the best bang for the buck performance cars and cheap as hell to insure.

My wife and I were setting our sites on a P5 but there is not enough power. She does not care, but I do. I hear that the Japanese or European P5 has a 180 hp option already. They need to bring that over here. But Sunday we finally got to drive a WRX. Well I guess there will be no P5, ZX3, or SVT in my future. In the wagon, we came to an agreement, a common ground... YES!!!!!!! I finally get a toy to replace my GLH (RIP). Sorry I am just so excited at the thought. I just have to come up with the extra money for the huge Down Payment. No rebates with those stinkin Subbies. So it might push my purchase off, but it will be worth it.

Jason

**MachFive** · 02-19-2002, 04:54 AM

Wow, great news! That car is going to be wicked if it gets 200hp. Wow.

**freekwonder** · 02-19-2002, 10:23 AM

i hope it does come with a turbo, then i can buy it from Mazdamotorsports.com and have my dealership put it in and keep my 6 year warranty. sweet.

**nomad** · 03-04-2002, 10:28 AM

I still can't believe that the Civic Type R is going to be here before the RSX Type R. The Acura folks are going to be a little ticked..

**Focused** · 03-04-2002, 10:59 AM

turbocharged? damn...that is goin to be one SWEET ride. DAMN. that's HOT. makes me alil more disappointed that Ford didn't go the turbo route, costs and R&D aside of course.

but the new mp3 will be very nice. and even more fierce competition on the streets!

**nomad** · 03-04-2002, 11:08 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr>Originally posted by Focused:
turbocharged? damn...that is goin to be one SWEET ride. DAMN. that's HOT. makes me alil more disappointed that Ford didn't go the turbo route, costs and R&D aside of course.

but the new mp3 will be very nice. and even more fierce competition on the streets!<hr></blockquote>

Is the Dodge SRT4 sells like hotcakes then Ford will have no choice but to yield - or get left behind (turbo).

02-18-2002, 06:22 PM	#1
Peloton25 Mr Know-It-All Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Moorpark, CA USA Posts: 21,808	Mazda MP3 finally to offer some grunt to back up the handling... <blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>NY Times article: But those willing to wait will soon get another chance to buy this car, or one much like it, in a Mazda showroom. Impressed by customers' enthusiasm — and by reviewers' disappointment in the lack of power — Mazda has decided to produce a new version that it will unveil this spring, perhaps at the New York auto show next month. The car will get a new name and, praise the engineers, a turbocharger to give the engine enough juice to match the suspension. No word yet on how much more the MP3's successor will cost than the $18,500 Mazda charged for the 2002 model. But in light of the traffic jam among under-$20,000 performance cars — think of the Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V, Honda Civic Si, Ford SVT Focus, Dodge Neon R/T, Toyota Matrix XRS and Pontiac Vibe GT — a big price increase probably isn't in the tea leaves. <hr></blockquote> File Photo - always wanted to say that [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] Sounds like good stuff! It would be great if they would give us a Protege 5 the same way. [img]graemlins/thumbup.gif[/img] >8^) ER [ 02-18-2002: Message edited by: Peloton25 ]</p>

02-18-2002, 06:26 PM	#2
Wedge1212 [FJ] Specialist Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 5,089	Re: Mazda MP3 finally to offer some grunt to back up the handling... i drove one of those cars....they're pretty sweet....the FS_ZE engine is a very awsome engine

02-18-2002, 06:28 PM	#3
spinwax emo Queen Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,389	Re: Mazda MP3 finally to offer some grunt to back up the handling... sweet. any word on the HP?? I really like the MP3, too bad they dont offer it in anything but the WRX blue and the Banna yellow, or whatever they call it, LOL..

02-18-2002, 06:32 PM	#4
Peloton25 Mr Know-It-All Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Moorpark, CA USA Posts: 21,808	Re: Mazda MP3 finally to offer some grunt to back up the handling... If there was word on the HP, don't you think I would have posted it?? [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img] I think 30-50hp extra should be expected though. We'll have to see what they feel safe offering us kids. [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] >8^) ER

02-18-2002, 06:41 PM	#5
spinwax emo Queen Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,389	Re: Mazda MP3 finally to offer some grunt to back up the handling... <blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Peloton25: If there was word on the HP, don't you think I would have posted it?? [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img] I think 30-50hp extra should be expected though. We'll have to see what they feel safe offering us kids. [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] >8^) ER<hr></blockquote> Sorry its Monday...

02-18-2002, 06:48 PM	#7
Dev Coffee Black Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: (Devon)Citrus Heights, CA USA Posts: 29,592	Re: Mazda MP3 finally to offer some grunt to back up the handling... Awww man my lil brother is gonna be pissed.. He just bought his MP3 like 3 months ago.. [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img]

02-18-2002, 07:24 PM	#8
Peloton25 Mr Know-It-All Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Moorpark, CA USA Posts: 21,808	Re: Mazda MP3 finally to offer some grunt to back up the handling... There's always something better on the horizon... Unless you're a '99-'00 Civic Si owner [img]graemlins/lol.gif[/img] >8^) ER

02-18-2002, 08:20 PM	#9
P-51 [FJ] Addict Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Brighton, Ontario, Canada Posts: 14,972	Re: Mazda MP3 finally to offer some grunt to back up the handling... Oh MAN! I'd be ALL OVER a turbo P5!!! Mazda has made some wickid turbo motors that we never hear about here.

02-18-2002, 08:46 PM	#10
jeffmadott TEAM Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Ottawa, ON Posts: 621	Re: Mazda MP3 finally to offer some grunt to back up the handling... Zoom Zoom!!! [img]graemlins/thumbup.gif[/img] Mazda is one of the few manufacturers that "get it!" New Mp3 with more power = great that excites me Rx-8 = long time coming but well worth the wait for the RENESIS Mazda 6 (atenza) = going to be my next vehicle, haven't been this into a car since the focus. Mazda is doing good things.

02-18-2002, 09:22 PM	#11
eric Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: farmington nh Posts: 2,519	Re: Mazda MP3 finally to offer some grunt to back up the handling... things are REALLY looking up for enthusiasts cars under 25K!!! sooooo many to choose from!

02-18-2002, 09:28 PM	#12
ImightFocus Rookie Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Littleton, CO Posts: 6	Re: Mazda MP3 finally to offer some grunt to back up the handling... sweet pic! love that Subaru blue [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] I'll have to do some research on the MP3, Focus SVT, and Matrix XRS in my quest for a new car this summer

02-18-2002, 09:30 PM	#13
logic_bomb TEAM Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Houston Posts: 173	Re: Mazda MP3 finally to offer some grunt to back up the handling... you think that maybe they could add the turbo, give it about 200hp(they have to compete with the SRT-4 after all), take away all the stereo crap and keep it around 19K? i would prefere them to leave out the mp3 stereo add on because i would just replace that anyway. maybe they should just call it MPS

02-18-2002, 10:54 PM	#14
hatched [FJ] Specialist Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 6,856	Re: Mazda MP3 finally to offer some grunt to back up the handling... I really like all of these factory turbo cars (1.8T, WRX, Neon SRT, etc.) but at 23 years of age, I know I can't afford insurance on a turbocharged car!!! That's the only problem with factory turbos.

02-18-2002, 11:06 PM	#15
ImightFocus Rookie Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Littleton, CO Posts: 6	Re: Mazda MP3 finally to offer some grunt to back up the handling... Having a turbocharger causes your insurance rates to change? Never would have guessed that. [img]images/icons/confused.gif[/img]

02-18-2002, 11:19 PM	#16
S. on Da 5 Moderator Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: S. Cali., USA Posts: 12,318	Re: Mazda MP3 finally to offer some grunt to back up the handling... <blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Peloton25: There's always something better on the horizon... Unless you're a '99-'00 Civic Si owner [img]graemlins/lol.gif[/img] >8^) ER<hr></blockquote> I read in a car magazine that Honda of America will soon bring the Type R spec Civic to the U.S.

02-18-2002, 11:35 PM	#17
Peloton25 Mr Know-It-All Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Moorpark, CA USA Posts: 21,808	Re: Mazda MP3 finally to offer some grunt to back up the handling... I read that too Howard, but I'll believe it when I see it. Plus, if they really do price the new Si at $19,000, I can just imagine what the Civic Type-R will sell for. But hey, at least the CTR will probably be worth it's sticker price. [img]graemlins/lol.gif[/img] >8^) ER

02-19-2002, 01:31 AM	#18
NationwideClyde TEAM Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Milwaukee, WI, USA Posts: 865	Re: Mazda MP3 finally to offer some grunt to back up the handling... I too long for a Protege5 done up the same way. It'd be so simple for Mazda...a veritable no-brainer. The hatchback revolution is underway! Man, used cars are going to be so cool ten years from now...

02-19-2002, 02:09 AM	#19
biker16 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Cleveland, OH, USA Posts: 4,710	Re: Mazda MP3 finally to offer some grunt to back up the handling... The Protege will be replaced next fall, expect a 180hp 2.3.

02-19-2002, 03:51 AM	#20
JMotorsprt TEAM Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Olympia Posts: 154	Re: Mazda MP3 finally to offer some grunt to back up the handling... Just because it is turbo, does not mean that the insurance rates will go up. Old chrysler turbos are the best bang for the buck performance cars and cheap as hell to insure. My wife and I were setting our sites on a P5 but there is not enough power. She does not care, but I do. I hear that the Japanese or European P5 has a 180 hp option already. They need to bring that over here. But Sunday we finally got to drive a WRX. Well I guess there will be no P5, ZX3, or SVT in my future. In the wagon, we came to an agreement, a common ground... YES!!!!!!! I finally get a toy to replace my GLH (RIP). Sorry I am just so excited at the thought. I just have to come up with the extra money for the huge Down Payment. No rebates with those stinkin Subbies. So it might push my purchase off, but it will be worth it. Jason

02-19-2002, 04:54 AM	#21
MachFive Moderator Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Lancaster, Pa, USA Posts: 3,735	Re: Mazda MP3 finally to offer some grunt to back up the handling... Wow, great news! That car is going to be wicked if it gets 200hp. Wow.

02-19-2002, 10:23 AM	#22
freekwonder Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Belton, MO Posts: 1,244	Re: Mazda MP3 finally to offer some grunt to back up the handling... i hope it does come with a turbo, then i can buy it from Mazdamotorsports.com and have my dealership put it in and keep my 6 year warranty. sweet.

03-04-2002, 10:28 AM	#23
nomad TEAM Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: usa Posts: 214	Re: Mazda MP3 finally to offer some grunt to back up the handling... I still can't believe that the Civic Type R is going to be here before the RSX Type R. The Acura folks are going to be a little ticked..

03-04-2002, 10:59 AM	#24
Focused Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Yonkers Posts: 4,844	Re: Mazda MP3 finally to offer some grunt to back up the handling... turbocharged? damn...that is goin to be one SWEET ride. DAMN. that's HOT. makes me alil more disappointed that Ford didn't go the turbo route, costs and R&D aside of course. but the new mp3 will be very nice. and even more fierce competition on the streets!

03-04-2002, 11:08 AM	#25
nomad TEAM Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: usa Posts: 214	Re: Mazda MP3 finally to offer some grunt to back up the handling... <blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Focused: turbocharged? damn...that is goin to be one SWEET ride. DAMN. that's HOT. makes me alil more disappointed that Ford didn't go the turbo route, costs and R&D aside of course. but the new mp3 will be very nice. and even more fierce competition on the streets!<hr></blockquote> Is the Dodge SRT4 sells like hotcakes then Ford will have no choice but to yield - or get left behind (turbo).

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