Drove the Mazdasped6 today. Not to bad,

[A4Kevin]

It certianally is quite a bit faster then my A4, pretty well equiped as well. 38k Canadian.

Anyone else take one for a spin?

[LivingLegend]

My brother is thinking about trading his b5 for one

*tear*

but he says that the 6 can be fully loaded for wicked cheap compared to the new b7

all i had to say was ... you an idiot. Im the young one. I thought I was supposed to learn from him not get mad cause he is an idiot for thinking a 6 is better than an audi

[boost junkie]

274hp, AWD, leather seats, decent looks...all for under $29k. Your brother doesn't sound too dumb to me.

[rlebwohl]

I have been in them before....they are not bad at all IMO. I think it looks good once you put some different wheels on them.

[matt719]

I think they are pretty sick for the price honestly; however, they aren't designed to do the same thing as an Audi. Mazda is what it is, cheap performance, and they are good at what they do. Likewise, Audi is good at combining luxery and performance. The verdict: if you'd have more fun with a Mazda than get a Mazda... no shame.

[RippleChip]

Does look alright, though the wheels would have to go. Theres a few things with it that gets to me, but for the price and what you get not a bad option

[A4Kevin]

Its like an STI without the boy racer look.

[AudiGuy666]

Its AWD ??

[BranCKY3]

It weighs a shitload.

[chaua1]

^^^ Like our cars don't?

[twinsnailsS4]

Originally posted by AudiGuy666
Its AWD ??

Yeah, AWD and the specs are similar to a B5 S4. I'm really curious to see what the magazines have to say. It weighs about as much as a B5 S4, but has more power and torque (250/258 v. 274/280 for the Mazda). The Mazda website lists the lower model at $28,555...not sure if I would be willing to spend that much for that car though.

[Arjun]

My Buddies Mazda 6

it is very nice.

[almaster666]

they are not too bad
just like the STi, just is not the same type of car as the Audi...
i thought it was fwd only, so yeah, awd brings it up a notch in my book

[duffman1101]

that one looks pretty clean, but a lot of cars look better with some real wheels and a little drop. I'd like to stick with audi for my next car, but if that's out of the price range that sure looks like it'd be worth considering.

[9744RR]

The 6 isn't too bad, especially for the price, but not too many modding possibilities. If you want to keep iy stock then its good. If you like to mod, go for the a4 (1.8/2.0T)

[boost junkie]

with a turbo motor, I'm sure there will be tons of mods upcoming. just gotta give it a little time, the car just came out.

[Grouse]

take a look at the regular mazda 6's mechanical issues.

I had almost put 500 down on one of these untill, i checked with JDpower, and consumer reports.

The mazda 6 looks nice drives nice untill it falls to shit. for the same price as they are selling the speed 6 here i bought my 3.0 usp.

<shrugs> was not even in the same running.

[boost junkie]

I have a hard time believing you paid under $30k for a 3.0 USP. unless you mean there is a huge markup on the mazdaspeeds.

[BranCKY3]

0-60 mph : 6.2 sec.
0-¼ mile : 14.7 sec @ 96.5 mph(estimated)

I don't know how accurate Mazda's estimates are, but it's not too fast, but probably can be modded easily.

[robots_are_neon]

ummm yah thats cool...

[Hassmeister]

Nice car... but it's still a Mazda when the day is done.