04/18/07

This is my brother's brand new baby.  A 2004 Mazda6s.  This is a nice car.  It comes factory equipped with a 3.0L DOHC V6 that is based off of the Ford Duratec block.  However, Mazda took the engine and did its own fine tuning, mainly by adding variable valve timing to the intake cams.  This results in an impressive 220 horsepower at 6300 RPM and 190 lb-ft of torque at 5000 RPM.  Car and Driver managed a 15.1 second quarter mile out of this thing.  Not to shabby!!

His car came equipped with leather interior with heated seats, titanium-colored interior accents, electroluminescent gauges, and the sport appearance package which includes a sport grill on the front, an aggressive front bumper and ground effects, and larger oval, stainless steel exhaust tips.  There is also a quickly developing aftermarket for these cars, so look for some decent mods in the future. :-)

The really cool thing about this car was that Mazda was able to tune the suspension to offer good ride quality with a very stable, sporty feel.  This thing handles twisties with no problems at all, and does not squat or dive under heavy acceleration or braking.  Thank you Mazda!

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