September Surprise
Mazda is prepping its own entry for the Subie-Mitsu rally wars—a 276-hp, 265-lb-ft Mazda 6 scheduled for a mid-2005 world debut. Spotted during hot-weather tests in the California desert, this sizzling prototype gets a twin-turbocharged and intercooled 2.3-liter four that is mated to a six-speed manual gearbox and sends power via all-wheel drive to 18-inch tires.

Based on Mazda’s Mazda Performance Series concept shown in Paris in 2002, the production model should debut at this September’s Paris show, carrying either the MPS or MazdaSpeed moniker.








Taken from autoweek.com

 

Wow

 

Looks like the Legacy GT has a little friendly competition...

-Chris

 

Why would you twin-turbo an inline 4?

 

sweet, enjoy this brief golden age, boys.

 

As discussed over there...most likely twin-scroll, not twin turbo.

 

thx mexicanpizza - i didn't bother reading the entire thread

 

rofl

controlc-newthread-controlv

 

damn it, now everyone knows my secret....

LOL

 

breaking news!

By DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent

(AP) - Mazda North America has just revised the horsepower number on the Mazda 6 MPS AWD Twin Turbo sedan. Recent dynos have shown true horsepower to be 190 horsepower instead of the claimed 276 horsepower. To compensate, Mazda is offering free wiper blades for current owners.

 

^^^^

Lol

 

I do not like those tail lights.

barf.

Nope nope nope.

 

Then make sure you can outrun them all.

 

I dont know, i think they could have fit at least 8 or 9 more elipses in there. Pretty soon tailights will be indescernable from a peice of glowing red corn.

 

Too bad that thing is ugly as sin.