Just wonderin if anyone wishes they can have the 2010 mazdaspeed 3 instead of there cobalt ss tc? I have to admit that i kinda would like one

 

ugly as sin.

 

i have been hearing good reviews about them i know a magazine i have i think it was dsport rated them number 1 front wheel drive for imports

 

i like but as usual everyone has there own opinions about what they like dislike hell when i had the balt everyone said it was ugly blah blah blah...oh well

 

Look at the front end and tell me it doesn't look like a smiling turd!

**** no it's ugly as sin.... the older one's were much nicer looking

 

Simply put:

I took one for a test drive. Now of course, hands down, the 2010 MS3 has our car beat in quality, especially interior. The plastics are far superior, the fit and finish is bar none, and the extras (such as the GPS) are really nice.

As far as the rest of the car, there's less rolling tire noise, but I found more suspension "clunks" over bumps (these didn't sound like worn out parts, just loud in general). The steering feels rather heavy, and makes the car feel even heavier (maybe I just like the TC's steering feel, I love it). The acceleration on that car feels almost unusable. In the TC, you feel a linear pull, and a very controllable power. In the MS3, it FEELS faster, but it also feels less in control. Go around a corner at WOT and the tires just let loose (uncontrollably). Full throttle doesn't feel as well executed because the tires spin too freely. The shifter feels like ****, like it's connected to bungee cords. The clutch has NO feel whatsoever. The normal driving power delivery does not feel very smooth.

All in all, I would take my TC over the MS3 anyday. If I could swap the interior of the MS3 and keep every driving aspect of my TC, I'd have the perfect in car in my opinion.

In Canada, the MS3 retails for about 34000 or so (MSRP), the TC retails for about 25,000 (MSRP). Do the math, if you think a better interior is worth an extra 9 grand, go for it. As far as I'm concerned, the TC is still a rocking deal.

 

Mazda speed 3's suck because they are difficult to tune and there are only a select few people that tune them. Cobb being one of them and IMO Cobb is great if you want to stay in the 13's or high 12's

 

I like my balt better!!

 

i don't dig it.
looks like it has a big ass smile in the front.
i want a mean lookin' car :P

 

old body style was better looking, ethier way i think my tc is a little quicker.

 

They look horrible

 

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yeah that about sums it up for me as well...

 

im with her..

 

I really like the older ones. The new front end doesn't do it for me.

 

i like my domestic better.

 

Interior is so much nicer in those.... though the front of the ms3speed still looks like a retard trying to smile at you....

 

I'd drive my 170 hp 2.4 coupe over a new MS3. I refuse to drive a vehicle that ugly.

 

i dont really like it =\

 

The MS3's seem to have some weird mechanical issues anyway, maybe they fixed them in 2010? There are a couple here in town that smoke like crazy (blue oil smoke) when they get on it. I'm told this is a common issue with them.

We might leak oil out of 69 places until you fix it, but at least we're not puffing it out the back.

 

 

Agreed. The 1st gens were much nicer looking.

 

Me too and I also agree with 1BadblueberrySc it looks like a smiling turd in the front. I liked the old version better but I dont like hatchbacks so I did not want one of these either.

 

here is where they got the design idea from. http://knaddison.com/system/files?fi...10e00d36_m.jpg

 

lol