I am intersted in seeeing how well mazda is doing with the RX-8 and the company as a whole. And i would also like to see how many models they are selling and how they are doing against there respective rivals such as honda, nissan etc



Jason NYC

This is an interesting read, although it won't answer all your questions....





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yo that wasa great article thanks man. I just like to know that mazda is holding its head up. I want them to be around for many more years i want to see them bring out a true rotary sports car. So if there doing good $$$$$ then maybe we can see a FD type RX-8 somewhere down the line. There bringing out mazdaspeed 6 and 3's why not a 8 lol



Jason NYC

Speaking of the Mazdaspeed 8, aren't they playing around with the idea of supercharging that version?

mazdaspeed 8 was supposed to arrive this year. i dont think it ever did tho./



kevin.

I'd be more worried about the ford side going shits and having to scrap their holdings in Mazda.

If Mazda keeps it up over the next 5 years or so they may be in a position to buy back the majority of Ford's holdings.

we just got the non mazdaspeed 06's a few weeks ago!

yeah mazdas been real innovative lately and has brought up there image significantly. I think mazda is going strong and is doing much better in sales than ford. Hope to see a Mazdaspeed 8.



Theres not to much fuss about the mazdaspeed6 i think it was made to compete with the evo and sti. AWD turbo 4 banger lol



jason NYC

mazdaspeed 6 is pretty quick, drove one around the block

Faster than a 1992 MX-6 GT with a T-Bird hybrid on it? https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/BURNOUT.gif

hahahahaha dude i had a friend with a mx6 gt with a tbird hybrid on it o_O lol thats great

except it is heavier, slower and doesn't handle as well. I think mazda was going for the audi a4, g35x and the awd bimmer crowd.

People laugh but that F2 motor has a torque spike that will crush that poor Madza tranny. I'll admit the old 6's weren't crazy fast but they were fun to drive. AWS and electronic suspension along with a turbo, if it had been RWD it would have been great.



COsbourne on here bastardized an old 1st gen 7 with an MX6 motor, that thing was great.

they have 190lbs/ft @1900rpms, STOCK. pretty good for 1988. its a little faster than a gsl-se, stock to stock though

You ever see the FE3 motors?



http://members.aol.com/solomiata/626AWDDOHCFE3motor.jpg





VICS system (similar to VTEC) is fun with a turbo but most people shitcan the intake. Fun little 2 litre.



A guy I used to talk to had a nice Miata with one, 450 RWHP TII tranny and rear.



http://www.cardomain.com/ride/208651/3

thats the kia one right?

Yah Kia aquired the motor from Mazda during a bad time in the early 90's. It powered the early model Sportage and was detuned ALOT. They were smokin bastards.

no ms8 while they make ms3 profits....ms3 should help eat up low sales of ms6 (as already said, poor handling kept it from the sti, evo)