Car and Driver Sept '02 Mazdaspeed Protege
August-12th-2002 | 09:34 AM
#16
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From: Dallas, Texas
Originally posted by pimpprotege69
Orange might look nice with a carbon fiber hood.
Nice contrast of ORANGE AND BLACK like halloween.
Orange might look nice with a carbon fiber hood.
Nice contrast of ORANGE AND BLACK like halloween.
I would personally skip the vinyl roof, though.
Oh yeah, I know, I'm posting pics of a Camaro to an import list, but '69 Camaros will always be cool, no matter what.
August-12th-2002 | 10:02 AM
#18
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From: Canada
Torque steer is a negative. It doesn't matter if you should be holding the wheel etcetc, it is a bad thing and should be seen as such. And why would a skateboard ride be a positive? Anyone sensible person would take a better riding car with one that rides like a skateboard given both are equally capable in the curves.
August-12th-2002 | 10:10 AM
#19
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Joined: Mar 2002
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From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
69 Camaros will always be cool. I am a fan of the sport compact scene and the domestic musclecar scene. I have my Protege5 and a 65 GMC short&wide 1/2 ton. I subscribe to both Car Craft and Sport Compact Car.
August-12th-2002 | 12:21 PM
#22
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D'oh!
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Re: Re: Re: Car and Driver Sept '02 Mazdaspeed Protege
Originally posted by Gro Harlem
if you read the article, you'd know they were referring to the spicy orange color....not the quality.
if you read the article, you'd know they were referring to the spicy orange color....not the quality.
August-12th-2002 | 12:42 PM
#23
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From: Detroit, MI
Originally posted by Davard
Actually, those Potenzas, especially in that size are MUCH better than the SP9000 Dunlops, or so I've been told by someone who tests cars for a living. Those Potenzas are one of the tires that they put on the IS300, and those are the ones to get for handling. There is a big difference between all the tires that Lexus fits (perhaps 0.08g in skidpad grip), and a big reason that Mazda chose those tires in that size.
Actually, those Potenzas, especially in that size are MUCH better than the SP9000 Dunlops, or so I've been told by someone who tests cars for a living. Those Potenzas are one of the tires that they put on the IS300, and those are the ones to get for handling. There is a big difference between all the tires that Lexus fits (perhaps 0.08g in skidpad grip), and a big reason that Mazda chose those tires in that size.
If these are the RE090 Potenzas, and I think they are, those tires blow. They have been dubbed the "scREamers" by WRX drivers because they break loose and squeal like crazy. My good friend has a WRX and test drove my P5 the 1st week I had it. One his first comments on my car was "man, i wish my car came with those tires". I'll take the Dunlops over the Potenzas personally.
August-12th-2002 | 01:03 PM
#24
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I talked to Larry Webster at Car and Driver last week, he said the that the car was way too stiff, the power was ok and to watch out for the upcoming Neon.
I did a photo shoot for Import Racer a few weeks ago, when he saw my Pro 5, he was like awesome ride, was asking me all about iwhat I thought of it. He got to drive the Mazdaspeed3 and said the power is very linear not peaky like many turbos.
I did a photo shoot for Import Racer a few weeks ago, when he saw my Pro 5, he was like awesome ride, was asking me all about iwhat I thought of it. He got to drive the Mazdaspeed3 and said the power is very linear not peaky like many turbos.
August-12th-2002 | 01:42 PM
#26
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Originally posted by PseudoRealityX
Thats not a '69....look at the rear window. Thats a 67 or 68.
Thats not a '69....look at the rear window. Thats a 67 or 68.
or this...
Last edited by mnkyboy; August-12th-2002 at 01:45 PM.
August-12th-2002 | 02:37 PM
#27
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Car and Driver Sept '02 Mazdaspeed Protege
Originally posted by mazdanewbie
you youngsters are all,"the glass is not only half full, but you can extract .02 % gains in power by slapping a CAI onto it..."
you youngsters are all,"the glass is not only half full, but you can extract .02 % gains in power by slapping a CAI onto it..."
P.S. How do you like that goofy wide mouth icon I used? Pretty neato, groovy, hip, narly, awesome, kewl, far out, huh!?
August-12th-2002 | 04:37 PM
#28
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Originally posted by PseudoRealityX
Thats not a '69....look at the rear window. Thats a 67 or 68.
Thats not a '69....look at the rear window. Thats a 67 or 68.
Or, if the car had the "Rally Sport" (RS) option package, it would have opaque plastic covers over the headlights and square turn signals under the ends of the bumpers like this...
Only the '69 Camaro had the more V-shaped grill that was set back further from the front of the car, with round turn signals under the middle of the front bumper. Also, '69 RS Camaros had little clear plastic windows in the headlight covers, like this...
OK, enough Camaro content for one day. Back to the original story....
August-13th-2002 | 01:13 AM
#29
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From: San Jose
Originally posted by kakarot
If these are the RE090 Potenzas, and I think they are, those tires blow. They have been dubbed the "scREamers" by WRX drivers because they break loose and squeal like crazy. My good friend has a WRX and test drove my P5 the 1st week I had it. One his first comments on my car was "man, i wish my car came with those tires". I'll take the Dunlops over the Potenzas personally.
If these are the RE090 Potenzas, and I think they are, those tires blow. They have been dubbed the "scREamers" by WRX drivers because they break loose and squeal like crazy. My good friend has a WRX and test drove my P5 the 1st week I had it. One his first comments on my car was "man, i wish my car came with those tires". I'll take the Dunlops over the Potenzas personally.
August-13th-2002 | 08:57 AM
#30
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Originally posted by carguycw
Uuuumm, no. '67 and '68 Camaros had a flatter grill that was closer to the nose of the car, with turn signals next to the headlights like this...
Or, if the car had the "Rally Sport" (RS) option package, it would have opaque plastic covers over the headlights and square turn signals under the ends of the bumpers like this...
Only the '69 Camaro had the more V-shaped grill that was set back further from the front of the car, with round turn signals under the middle of the front bumper. Also, '69 RS Camaros had little clear plastic windows in the headlight covers, like this...
OK, enough Camaro content for one day. Back to the original story....
Uuuumm, no. '67 and '68 Camaros had a flatter grill that was closer to the nose of the car, with turn signals next to the headlights like this...
Or, if the car had the "Rally Sport" (RS) option package, it would have opaque plastic covers over the headlights and square turn signals under the ends of the bumpers like this...
Only the '69 Camaro had the more V-shaped grill that was set back further from the front of the car, with round turn signals under the middle of the front bumper. Also, '69 RS Camaros had little clear plastic windows in the headlight covers, like this...
OK, enough Camaro content for one day. Back to the original story....