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[Miyagi]

Mazda 3 MPS hit the Nürburgring to tackle some bikes laying down an impressive time of 8 minutes and 39.66 seconds.

Certainly does track down some vehicles chasing the bikes.

Cheers,
Miyagi

[mohawk]

a car is always going to be quicker at a track with alot of corners in it

[aussie_in_london]

and still the Astra VXR/OPC holds the record for compact class with an 8:35 lap time 

[mohawk]

so we only just beat it ay ?

[aussie_in_london]

i wouldnt take anything away from 4 sec mate on a track that size,
the Focus ST has a best time of 8min 51 and the Focus RS 9:05

[Miyagi]

anyone know the times of an S3 or 130i?

[aussie_in_london]

will check up but i doubt there is any listing for the latest s3 just yet
 did have a play a few weeks back with the latest V6 quottro S3, lets just say by the time the owner cought back up to me he wasnt to impressed 

[aussie_in_london]

130i, 8:35, .8 of a second faster than the astra

[mohawk]

 did have a play a few weeks back with the latest V6 quottro S3, lets just say by the time the owner cought back up to me he wasnt to impressed 

 

[Miyagi]

aussie you'd smoke MOST cars on the road these days though!

[aussie_in_london]

still fwd though, has its limitions and there is alwasy someone out there faster than you

[mohawk]

still fwd though, has its limitions and there is alwasy someone out there faster than you

true that

[HSV-VXR]

Considering the VXR is less powerful its something Mazda would be not happy with. There for the VXR has a much more balanced chassis then the MPS3.

[mohawk]

Considering the VXR is less powerful its something Mazda would be not happy with. There for the VXR has a much more balanced chassis then the MPS3.

or a better driver shaun

[Bakis]

Considering the VXR is less powerful its something Mazda would be not happy with. There for the VXR has a much more balanced chassis then the MPS3.

Just trying to defend my own, but you guys have 100ish kg less then us, imo the MPS is softer then the VXR our limitors in 1-2-3 gears cant be turned off , it sucks cause its the way it is from factory.

Also our chassis are identical to the XR5/RS chassis will infact they are the same lol, also same size brake package just using Mazda Pads and rotors.

James

[otis]

yaso James..looks like you have made it to the site ok..and welcome mate..

[nurburg08]

Welcome to the site James 

For some reason I can't post in your first thread.

[eddysdaman]

Considering the VXR is less powerful its something Mazda would be not happy with. There for the VXR has a much more balanced chassis then the MPS3.

Just trying to defend my own, but you guys have 100ish kg less then us, imo the MPS is softer then the VXR our limitors in 1-2-3 gears cant be turned off , it sucks cause its the way it is from factory.

Also our chassis are identical to the XR5/RS chassis will infact they are the same lol, also same size brake package just using Mazda Pads and rotors.

James

so what you're trying to say is that VXRs are superior in every way?

yes I agree.

and yeah ... welcome to our humble abode. 

[Bakis]

Welcome to the site James 

For some reason I can't post in your first thread.

Yeah i notice that lol not sure why maybe an admin could have a look :S.

Nah VXR aren't entirely superior both cars have positives and negatives...

Mine has LSD, yours doesnt

Yours has the ability to switch of lower gear limiters, mine doesn't.

Yours is lighter and less powerful mine is opposite.

Mine is more practical, alot of people like the astra look over a 5 door mazda.

[otis]

Welcome to the site James 

For some reason I can't post in your first thread.

Yeah i notice that lol not sure why maybe an admin could have a look :S.

Nah VXR aren't entirely superior both cars have positives and negatives...

Mine has LSD, yours doesnt

Yours has the ability to switch of lower gear limiters, mine doesn't.

Yours is lighter and less powerful mine is opposite.

Mine is more practical, alot of people like the astra look over a 5 door mazda.

Agreed and i think most people will agree that our car takes the beauty contest....
yeah there is positive and negative in everything around us..
but we can get the LSD and if i remember correctly you cant get rid of your limiter??
we can also get more power lol

[hally83]

Nice to see another red/black theme James Yeh personally havent come up against a MPS yet so cant comment on power but i find that they are very similar looking to other Mazda's... but i guess the same could be said to for our VXR's vs SRI etc

[Bakis]

Nice to see another red/black theme James Yeh personally havent come up against a MPS yet so cant comment on power but i find that they are very similar looking to other Mazda's... but i guess the same could be said to for our VXR's vs SRI etc

Hey mate yeah I don't mind what you've done with yours Eddy showed me pictures from the Canberra cruise, looks nice .

Yeah we can remove limiters once we get a reflash of the ECU...

Astra looks alot more racing/sporting then the MPS, MPS looks angry lol but imo more regular people(non car lovers) would say the MPS is easier to live with in day to day driving.

For me though i would be able to put up with the harder stiffer seats since they hold you in heaps, and the average vision from the back if i got them looks.  But I personally cant live with 2 doors in a 4 seater .

[hally83]

Yeh I came from a VX SS Commodore running 280kw atw. But i found the fuel bill and the fact that i never used the back seats that much, was a call to move to something smaller. My VXR is great with the hybrid turbo now - no turbo lag, gets 10L/100km around town and is great on the twisties... but like most on here mine is hardly stock

[otis]

  dave yours is a mod monster !!