luckyguy19 Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 Can't belive noboby posted this yet. Here's some clips of the artical in the March issue of Road and Track. http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=929826 Nice to the see that Road and Track has discovered what most of us already knew. I happen to work at a BMW dealer and can get a great deal on a BMW, but I still chose the Legacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuskiTrombone Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 very good news but obviously some bias. i can't believe they got those quarter mile times and 0-60. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownBoy Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 awesome. I have a question though. Did none of the other cars get up to 120? Is that what the chart is telling me? They must have ruined drove that spec.B really hard to those 0-60 and 1/4 mile times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKEBRAVO Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 Any idea what issue that is? That is amazing!!!!!!! If you can afford College, you probably don't need to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbuktu Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 awesome. I have a question though. Did none of the other cars get up to 120? Is that what the chart is telling me? They must have ruined drove that spec.B really hard to those 0-60 and 1/4 mile times. They probably didn't have enough room to run the other cars to 120 mph. And I'm with you, they must have abused that Spec-B something fierce! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team23jordan Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 i love my LGT even more now Perrin BIG maf intake Perrin Turbo Inlet HKS SSQV BOV Megan Racing header with UP (ceramic coated) HKS DP (WRX) DMH E-cutout Custom 3" catback UTEC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melayout Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 Finally, some recognition. I keed I keeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitestar Pilot Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 Oh man! The Spec B CRUSHED the Mazdaspeed 6. If that's the latest issue of Road & Track, I'm buying it tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mphat Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 I think it was in the March issue based on comments following the posting with the scanned images... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoFanatic Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 Hmmmm...well funny thing is, I just picked up the last issue of SPEED, which I believe is part of Road and Track, and they pitted the Spec B with the Mazdaspeed and the A4 and the Mazdaspeed came out on top with the Spec B in second. Unfortunately, I don't have a scanner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GardenWeasel Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 very good news but obviously some bias. i can't believe they got those quarter mile times and 0-60. The funny part is they did it running CA 91 octane which the authors claim may have made the Mazda run crappy. Were the 1/4 mile tests were run on the same "gritty sandpaper" surface or were they conducted at a different location. That article stinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GardenWeasel Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 Oh man! The Spec B CRUSHED the Mazdaspeed 6. If that's the latest issue of Road & Track, I'm buying it tomorrow. Make sure you fill up with 91 octane on the way back from the store!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoman Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 I also found it interesting that the LGT is right on par in braking performance with the other cars. This disproves all of the people who complain about our "crappy brakes". If you get on the brakes in the LGT, the car WILL stop very quickly. Our brakes just aren't over-assisted like many other cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waxiboy Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 I'll snap a copy of R&T tomorrow!!! Btw, did you guys read through the entire thread? Fellow Subies at nasioc are stunned as well!!! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brady Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 ^^^ Those members at Nasioc are often the same members here. Including myself, I see 4-5 posters with LGTs in that thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiggins Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 Well great. Now I have to wait impatiently for my magazine to arrive in the mail. Grrrrr, I hate waiting. It should be a very interesting article, fodder for many forum enthusiasts to whine, bitch and/or crow over depending on which car it is they drive. I'm really interested to read their impressions of the LGT and see how they mesh with what mine are (beyond it being an awesome car of course). Matter of fact I gotta look up the Mazdaspeed forums I perused a while back......that outta be really fun to see the bitching. And for what it's worth, from what I've read, there is a rather marked performance penalty for the Mazda when not using 93 octane. That to me is just foolish for Mazda to do, as there's plenty of places in the country where one can't even get 93 octane! My guess is that the next model year of that car will be revised to adress what I see as a huge shortcoming. Maybe better cooling on the IC so they can run the higher boost on lower octane? Oh, and I imagine all the people on this board that, when discussing other perceived slights to the LGT in recent auto mag articles, talked about "advertiser bias" and "buying reviews" because the LGT didn't win will be back here posting how Subaru must've bought this favorable review and the writers are obviousy biased.......right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyg113 Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 I love to read what the WRX owners have to say about that. "I didnt know the Legacy could do that!!! I should have got one of those!" I cant get enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobY Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 Oh man... This is gonna get ugly. http://forum.mazda6club.com/index.php?act=ST&f=18&t=46764&st=15#entry602478 Im laughing at this "13.7." I guess they learned something from nissan and sent in a wringer. If this MS6 had been making full power it clearly would have done better. Much like if that sad-handling spec b had been stock, it would have fallen further back. defense mechanisms are cutting in... This is PRECISELY why I wont buy a mazda. They hype thier product up to be a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow and at the end of you find out its just a bowl of somthing crunchy fruity and magically delicious. I was almost fooled 3x already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGT Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 Can't belive noboby posted this yet. that's because someone did Even went so far as to scan it for us :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msmith Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 Did you see the 0-100 time for the Mazda??? 24.6 sec. LGT was 14.0 sec. Ha ha ha ha ha ha! The LGT got to 120 MPH before the Mazda got to 100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGT Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 :laugh: I noticed the same thing and posted the same thing in the other thread on this article. I think there's a limiter or something. The Mazda took almost ten seconds to get from 90 to 100. Somethings wrong, or a misprint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melayout Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 They noted Mazda's acceleration was not as expected and that it may have todo with using 91 CA gas. I guess they hit the limp mode in testing. I keed I keeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobY Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 I guess we know what the delay in the release was... and why canada got it a month before the US. I suspect they were waiting for winter. I kinda feel bad about it now. Nobody deserves problems from a product they spent so much hard earned money to purchase. Shame on Mazda. How could they NOT know this was a problem? Mazda America is in Irvine CA for godsakes land of 91 octane and 80 degree weather. I will be willing to bet sombody is gonna loose thier job at Mazda real soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GardenWeasel Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 I guess we know what the delay in the release was... and why canada got it a month before the US. I suspect they were waiting for winter. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deimos Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Wow... best acceleration times evar seen for a LGT 0-60 in 5.1 (!) 0-100 in 14 (!) 13.7 @ 99 (!) wowowowowow LGT for teh win!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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