Mondie Firm Member Donating Members 2,924 Member For: 22y 1m 20d Location: Adelaide Hills Posted 20/10/05 02:05 AM Share Posted 20/10/05 02:05 AM Took a Black Mica MPS for a spin this morning with 4000km on the clock. It was very bloody nice, l am impressed The car is classy but muscular, love the rear end, very subtle. The twin pipes are a bit pox if you look closely though hiding the smaller outlets with a larger ring was a corner that should not have been cut. The alloys are nice but would be pr!cks to clean. Front again is muscular but subtle with the bulging bonnet. Overall it looks the goods.Interior is very schmick, this particular car had the luxury pack so had very nice high quality leather seats, a glass sunroof that made the interior feel open and airy and a Bose stereo that sounded great (even though l think Bose is crap) Controls had a nice feel, dash very nice and done in the style of the WRX Sti ie. red instruments that illuminate on power up. Steering wheel had good feel and with controls for stereo and CC, nicely done and again the quality was there. Loved the titanium finsih over the centre stack and console, better than the sprayed silver we get on the local cars On the road l was really suprised at how powerful the car was. Heaps of grunt down low and much easier to drive than the Sti. Pulls from 2500rpm effortlessly and would leave the Sti for dead up until 4500rpm. In fact you wouldnt know the MPS was a turbo unless you were told, it feels like a strong NA six. No wheezes, BOV noises or any other hint of whats under the bonnet. In a straight line there is no doubt the Sti would eat it but in everyday driving the MPS is very torquey and easy to drive. l found the clutch to be very light and the gearbox a bit vague and notchy compared to the superb 6sp Sti box but you would expect that, the Sti box is exceptional. Brakes had nice feel and worked well, no problems there.Overall a big thumbs up, a genuine alternative for those who dont need a big car and can settle for something a little smaller, but value quality and fit/finsh. l keep looking at the horny BF GT-P on my desktop and thinking how tough it looks. But its a bit like the blonde teenager you went to school with, tasty babe but not much between the ears.Will definitley give this one a big consideration along with the 2.5lt Sti, Evo 9, Liberty Sti and the FPV's when update time comes.l have some pics but they are at home on the camera, will post up later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richdave SLOJAM, Gone but not forgotten Lifetime Members 1,841 Member For: 22y 2m 11d Gender: Male Location: Outer east - Melbourne Posted 20/10/05 12:23 PM Share Posted 20/10/05 12:23 PM Took a Black Mica MPS for a spin this morning with 4000km on the clock. It was very bloody nice, l am impressed later.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Thanks Mondie for your review...I have booked a drive so I will soon be able to post my impressions. When it comes time to change over, I suspect it will ultimately be a 3 way tussle between the Subaru GT, 3.0R and the Mazda MPS.Can't wait to see the pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondie Firm Member Donating Members 2,924 Member For: 22y 1m 20d Location: Adelaide Hills Posted 20/10/05 01:10 PM Share Posted 20/10/05 01:10 PM Here you go Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turb06 Dark Knight Mafia Member No. - 666 Member 3,667 Member For: 21y 9m 26d Location: Toowoomba Posted 20/10/05 04:43 PM Share Posted 20/10/05 04:43 PM I think a hatch would be the better looker, and those mags would ahve to go, the rest looks yum. Mondie did you get any pics of the car front on?Dazza. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondie Firm Member Donating Members 2,924 Member For: 22y 1m 20d Location: Adelaide Hills Posted 20/10/05 11:44 PM Share Posted 20/10/05 11:44 PM I think a hatch would be the better looker, and those mags would ahve to go, the rest looks yum. Mondie did you get any pics of the car front on?Dazza.Yeah mate, not very good ones though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richdave SLOJAM, Gone but not forgotten Lifetime Members 1,841 Member For: 22y 2m 11d Gender: Male Location: Outer east - Melbourne Posted 22/10/05 01:03 AM Share Posted 22/10/05 01:03 AM Thanks for the pics Mondie... Looks just like a Mazda 6 IMO. Nothing startling, but then I didn't expect anything different. I actually booked a test drive for today but when Mazda called I discovered that the MPS only comes as a manual and there is no wagon. Cancelled the drive as these points are non negotiable. Perhaps they will release a wagon variant later. Better not be too late else I will have purchased the Subaru.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tongueboy Member 457 Member For: 21y 8m 21d Gender: Male Location: Tamworth, Armidale NSW Posted 22/10/05 09:27 AM Share Posted 22/10/05 09:27 AM Reason it is in sedan only is the chassis stiffness of the sedan. Also there was some bullsh*t about service prices elsewhere. I have had a Mazda6 Luxury sports for 18 months now and the service price has not been anywhere near what has been suggested elsewhere. Also no warranty issues and excellent after sales service....and I know that is strange territory for the average Ford and Expensive Daewoo owner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondie Firm Member Donating Members 2,924 Member For: 22y 1m 20d Location: Adelaide Hills Posted 22/10/05 10:58 AM Share Posted 22/10/05 10:58 AM Also no warranty issues and excellent after sales service....and I know that is strange territory for the average Ford and Expensive Daewoo owner!That there is one of the main reasons l am interested in the MPS Toungeboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turb06 Dark Knight Mafia Member No. - 666 Member 3,667 Member For: 21y 9m 26d Location: Toowoomba Posted 22/10/05 11:40 AM Share Posted 22/10/05 11:40 AM Also no warranty issues and excellent after sales service....and I know that is strange territory for the average Ford and Expensive Daewoo owner!<{POST_SNAPBACK}>You got it right putting ford in front of Expensive Daewoo there too, I rate the red lion way above ford on after sales service and car quality, speaking from personal experience only.Dazza. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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