Got taken for a blast

[mitch_gti]

One of my bosses friends came into work today, he drives a black MPS3 Mazda.
Offered to take me for a drive.

For a car of the price tag, i though it would have had a slightly more detailed cabin.
A+B+ rear pillar covers are plain old plastic, even Polo GTI has material covering the pillars. The seat Fabric was a bit Whatever.

1st and 2nd gear had NO go whatsoever, 3rd gear packed a fair bit of punch though.

Anyone in a GTI Pog come up against a MPs3??????? would be curious to find out how it went in comparison.

[MissVuks]

I got a hot lap in a Mazda MPS3 at Oran park with d|ck johnson, now im the type of driver that sticks to the limit and doesnt speed.

that car around that track was insane. I have never been in a car so fast let alone going around corners at over 150km/h. Now i dont know if it was the car or the driver that made it so fun LOL

Sorry i cant help with the comparison of a polo gti to an mps3

[Tim]

the mps3 electronically limits the power in first and second doesnt it?
Certainly theyre a quick car. Its interesting that you dont see more of them on the road though. its all GTIs and XR5s here in melbourne. With the odd Astra. There must be something lacking?!

[SoVeReIgN]

Will be slower than a chipped polo with a couple of mods (exhaust + intake)

[Kai]

My car is identical with an MPS with an exhaust and pod filter.

[GT3]

My car is identical with an MPS with an exhaust and pod filter.

..spot on kai, see utube url:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xumk_VbvcNM

The reason 1st and 2nd gear seems uninspiring may be due to the following:

"The good people at Mazda noticed that strapping a turbo charged engine to a Front Wheel Drive car isn’t the smartest idea in the world if you don’t have all the gadgets that will insure the car’s safety. So they strapped the gadgets along as well, so you get limited slip differential and electronic control of engine torque, as well as stability and traction control. You also get steering angle sensors to reduce torque steer in tight cornering, alongside the torque-sensing limited slip differential (also found in the Mazda RX8 and Mazda MX5) to send power to the inside wheel while cornering." Caradvice.com.au

[mitch_gti]

Ahhh that might be the reason.

First and second gear felt like you were in an N/A 4cyl.

Wheels and motor say MPS3 does 14.5 quater mile.

Arnt Pog owners with a bit more boost under their belt getting near the flat 14 mark?

[Adam]

I got a hot lap in a Mazda MPS3 at Oran park with d|ck johnson, now im the type of driver that sticks to the limit and doesnt speed.

Sorry i cant help with the comparison of a polo gti to an mps3

hey missvuks,!! i went to oran park for the mazda drive day too! (assuming thats it). i went in the mazda rx8 previous year and this year, i let the friend in the mps3...

mps3 on the track is mad fun, that is if you don't own it.. otherwise, i can just imagine you having to change tyres every 5 laps cuz even at third gear, you get heaps of wheels spin...but from memory, first and second gear still has quite alot of go in the mps...

but yeh, as some people have said, the interior of the mps3 aint that flashy..

[GT3]

IMO the 3 MPS is a flawed design concept - first, they use an engine with power and torque output far beyond the car's drive train capabilties - then to compensate, they throw in an excessive array of technological aids to restrain it and make it drivable. The end result is a car that's a contradiction in terms, and ultimately ruined by so much technology. Maybe Mazda should have remembered the design principles they used for the brilliant little MX5 - balance and simplicity.