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MeetJoeAsian 05-31-2010 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by LunaZ (Post 556868)
I'm gonna have to agree with the OP on this one.
The Mazdaspeed3 "feels" faster. The kick of the turbo combined with the car's lightweight and somewhat flimsy feel and the crazy torque steer that makes you feel like you're always trying to rein the car in, gives the car a fast "feel".
For the first couple of weeks of driving my Z, I felt like I might have made a mistake, but then I came to the realization that the car was just very solid and very capable and was doing things with such ease that it didn't feel fast even though it was indeed faster.
It goes with the territory....it's kinda like when you go from a Corolla to a Lexus, in the Lexus, sometimes when you are going over the speed limit, you don't even realize it because the car doesn't feel like it's going that fast

rj45 05-31-2010 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by LunaZ (Post 556868)
I have both a Mazdaspeed3 and a 370Z.
I just took the Mazda out for a drive this weekend after ignoring it for a few weeks, and after 2 months in my Z, everything about the Mazdaspeed3 feels flimsy by comparison.
There's no weight to the clutch pedal...
Less weight than the Z's clutch? IMO, the Z's clutch pedal is way too light for a performance car. The MS3's clutch must be ridiculously light.

LunaZ 05-31-2010 10:00 AM
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Originally Posted by rj45 (Post 556928)
Less weight than the Z's clutch? IMO, the Z's clutch pedal is way too light for a performance car. The MS3's clutch must be ridiculously light.
It feels like stepping down on a rotten banana compared to the Z's clutch.

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Originally Posted by MeetJoeAsian (Post 556900)
It goes with the territory....it's kinda like when you go from a Corolla to a Lexus, in the Lexus, sometimes when you are going over the speed limit, you don't even realize it because the car doesn't feel like it's going that fast
Hey, everybody... Captain Obvious is in tha' house!

waaaasabi 05-31-2010 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by LunaZ (Post 556932)
It feels like stepping down on a rotten banana compared to the Z's clutch.
Must be a Mazda thing; the RX-8's clutch is also ridiculously light compared to the Z.

Zaku 05-31-2010 11:21 AM
the Mazda clutches are like feather, I drove and RX8 once and I thought I might have a lead left foot. The pedal just kept going down so fast. which was sorta the feel I had when I owned a 1988 Rx7 =/ Z's clutch feels really solid when you push it down, but still maybe Im just not used to it, I've only driven a Z twice.


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