Mazdaspeed protege - Holy ****

[BigBoyLemonade]

[color=#006666:post_uid0]check this crazy stuff out! http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb....ar=2003 (http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/handleHomeFlash.action?vehicleCode=PRZ&modelYear=2003)

GT25 Turbo 170HP OMG! :O :O[/color:post_uid0]

[bRaDiNhO]

[color=#FF0000:post_uid0]$40000 Aus for a factory turbo 323. Not cheap for a 323, but if it goes well, then good on it.

Not too sure about the SP20 bodykit, dont like the Protege SP nearly as much as the Astina.

Overall not too shabby though![/color:post_uid0]

[BigBoyLemonade]

[color=#006666:post_uid0]Nah its more like 33k the $AUD is 60cents to 1 $US

Thats not bad :;):[/color:post_uid0]

[bRaDiNhO]

[color=#FF0000:post_uid0]has it gone that high?!
Thats seriously not a bad price then. Only $6K or so more than an SP20 for turbo and reworked suspension.[/color:post_uid0]

[kyra]

[color=#000000:post_uid0]that thing is great... would be awesome if they could bolt all the goodies to the protege5... but yeah, USD20.5k... at the dealer here (including the very conservative markup of 15%, and an AUD-USD f/x rate of 0.58) would be in the 38-40k range... that's a heap of cash for an astina/protege...
but it is better value than the ****e corolla sportivo!![/color:post_uid0]

[Asterix]

[color=#000000:post_uid0]I calculated the power output to be 126.82 kW.
That's not bad (nearly 29kw over our SP20), but what does the new Mazda 3 have under the bonnet?
Didn't SuperGirl say it has 128kw?
Where did she get those stats?
If that's normally aspirated & pushing that grunt, it doesn't say a lot for the Mazdaspeed Protege.
The Protege must be de-tuned to the ****house if other 2 litre turbo can pump 165 to 206kW+.
My 2 cents worth. :0)[/color:post_uid0]

[bRaDiNhO]

[color=#FF0000:post_uid0]The top 3 is supposed to have the 2.3 in it as well. Its going to be available in other markets and they reckon it makes it here. So 122kw. Should put it in mid 7's 0-100 considering 6 has done low-mid 8's in mags.[/color:post_uid0]

[mrpayner]

[color=#000000:post_uid0]Love the colour of the thing. Pity about the wheels though, they're 17's but they look crap. Oh well, they can't please everyone. * :p

I have a wallpaper at the moment, which you can get from here (http://www.automarket.bg/wallpaper/mazda_323_1.jpg), with gold rims. Looks a bit WRXish i'd have to admit.

Adam[/color:post_uid0]

[supergirl]

[color=#000080:post_uid0]ummm did anyone else notice the indicators on while driving ... is that like a performance bonus or something hehe :D[/color:post_uid0]