IMHO its one thing to post results of a race that happens in the same or similar timezone.

Wonder if they have to wrap it like that to get certified with no airbag?

$2000 solid car + ~$450 for a nice set of snow tires = excellent winter beater in a cold climate.

good stuff. I still think the intro riff for March of the fire ants is one of the most epic things ever. It grabs you by the nuts and let's you know it's not messing around.

They could even unveil it at the auto show by playing March of The Fire Ants.

Neutral: 2015 is the year of

You can definitely tell the engineers are either

You might as well take that 8k to the casino and play blackjack.

I was looking at this about 18 months ago because they were so cheap.
Did a little research and read up on the same timing belt issue.

Why would they wait until 2017 if it is getting redesigned in 2018? It makes no sense. Whatsoever. Mazda makes some really dumb decisions for their sports car segment when it doesn't involve miatas.

I haven't heard nor seen anything close to official yet. We can only hope.

Or how about both of those?

The 2.3 MZR was a pretty good engine (I actually owned a MS3 for awhile). Even if the Direct Injection gave issues to aftermarket tuners and product developers it made gobs of torque.

But now with IR-S.

The New itty bitty turbo V6 F1 engines that sound like Vacuum Cleaners.

No MazdaSpeed Variant of the new Mazda3

and still doesnt have a coupe option.

I doubt that motor makes more then 250-280ft lbs. Even with extreme gear reduction, say

2bbl 350 in that thing? How long does it take to do 0-60? A week?

That scenery is just gorgeous.