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So after the "look at me" orange of the Focus ST, I've gone for a more covert and subtle car and a bit of a left field choice.
It's a '57 Mazda 3 MPS in sunlight silver with 39000 miles on the clock.
2.3L Direct injection turbo (rumored to be the basis of what's going in the next Focus RS - seeing as Mazda make most of the Duratec engines anyway...)
260PS and 280lbft torque as standard. Having a TMIC (top mounted inter-cooler) the pipes to the turbo are far shorter than a FMIC so there is virtually no turbo lag at all. Just instant grunt from the power and seeming endless torque.
Pics:
Bet none of you guessed that one...?
(Yip / Paul - got any spare alloys you don't want as the RX8 fit straight on? lol (I've already got a spare set of the std ones..))
It's a '57 Mazda 3 MPS in sunlight silver with 39000 miles on the clock.
2.3L Direct injection turbo (rumored to be the basis of what's going in the next Focus RS - seeing as Mazda make most of the Duratec engines anyway...)
260PS and 280lbft torque as standard. Having a TMIC (top mounted inter-cooler) the pipes to the turbo are far shorter than a FMIC so there is virtually no turbo lag at all. Just instant grunt from the power and seeming endless torque.
Pics:
Bet none of you guessed that one...?
(Yip / Paul - got any spare alloys you don't want as the RX8 fit straight on? lol (I've already got a spare set of the std ones..))