Mazda Speed 3

DoctorStiches

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I have had a few run ins with this sporty hatch at various (unkown) mod levels.

First run was agaist a friend of my brother on I5 north against a bone stock barely broke in stinger that went less than favorable. His was modified with a tune and walked away from a 70 roll up to 110 then i got off as he put a car and a half on me.

Second encounter was on a back road and this is hardly usable for the story as i was in front and all that happened is i got farther away (possibly just a crackle tune on this one) lots of pops and cracks.

Then just the other day a 3rd time seeing a speed 3 on the highway. This time i was frustrated at the left 2 laned being full of cars doing 2 to 3 over the limit (i know i know its fast enough but damn) i had noticed the right lane was empty for as far as i could see and couldn't resist the urge. I sped past on the right and a speed three jumped out behind and caught up real quick (speed of around 90 and i wouldnt recomend any faster passing on right as its just a dice roll that someone is not going to take a hard lane change into hell)

I tried to continue the encounter with this the third speed but the traffic got thick and he was willing to dive in and out of cars so i lost him.


Mazda Speed 3. Not a bad car. Not a good car. Should have been AWD lol
 
Friend of mine has one (stock) they are fun, and quick.... if they still made one, I would have cross shopped it (the new 3 can be had with AWD, and almost the same power as the Speed3 but I wanted more lol)
 
A friend of mine had one as well, cobb tuned, full intake/exhaust/intercooler deal.. very fast.. considered it but couldn't go back to fwd, lack of grip, torque steer. They are super fun to drive though.
 
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A stock turbo speed 3 Is an arguable 300 whp FBO. Not fast really. Big turbo is anyone's game
 
From interior to exterior to high performance - everything you need for your Stinger awaits you...
I had a buddy with an older MazdaSpeed3 hatchback with a six-speed and some crazy mods on it... what an absolute thrill to throw around!! :D
 
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