2007 Mazdaspeed 3 Review - It's Always Personal.
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- Опубликовано: 2 авг 2024
- My thoughts on the 2007 Mazdaspeed 3 with the 2.3L turbocharged inline 4 and 6 speed manual transmission!
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Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
0:54 - Engine / Transmission
3:29 - Interior
5:04 - BFB Test
5:20 - Interior
5:48 - Back Seats
6:55 - Trunk / Cargo Space
7:30 - Exterior
8:08 - Final Thoughts
10:56 - Outro 
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The blow of valve sounds like you’re collecting a coin in a video game
Forge v1, lotta people call it a sword clink
sounds so good bro omg
that sound is just so fun
+1 on these being really practical cars, I just moved using one of these and I was able to fit everything except the largest pieces of furniture. Even managed to cram a twin-size mattress in the back (although just barely).
Me too!!!! Exact same car, 2008 grand touring, and was able to fit everything I had except for my bed haha
i just got a 13 speed 3 but i had a 08 3s hatch that broke down i was able too fit a 72 inch tv just barley i had too pust my char all the way up im 6'2 so that was fun lol
I’ve had over 20 cars in the last five years alone and my mazdaspeed3 was one of my favorites. As a collector whose driven nearly ever performance car put in to production and sold in the US, that’s saying something.
Looking to buy one as my 2nd car, is it better then a Ford XR5? or a GTI?
Gotta fact check you there, man. These are NOT Ecoboost engines. This is the 2.3 MZR DISI Turbo. The engines are related, but different in key ways. Also, the torquesteer is more of a scrub radius issue. I’ve been enjoying my 2010 for a long time and learned a ton over a decade about the platform.
Good review overall.
I've been trying to figure out how they might be different. They have the same bore and stroke, is the block not the same? Even the new bronco's 2.3 turbo looks the same.
@@willg125 open vs closed deck, different head, etc
Ive been an owner of a mazdaspeed 3 first gen for some months now and im very proud to say it’s my first car too! Im getting to know this beast!
Little note: The timing chain likes to go on all the Speeds until 2010, you will notice it, but it's also something to consider. They usually go between 75-90k miles.
Ps: I'm not trying to say it's a bad car/bad engine but as I said it's something to consider, I love these cars but Mazda is turning into a Luxury car maker unfortunately. 😔
I had a 2009 that I bought around 100k. I guess I just maintained mine very well, because it didn't develop it until 150kish. I had mine for 4 years and put about 60k miles on it.
I’ve always wanted to drive The first generation MazdaSpeed3 , so many people just love them except the torque steer of course. The first car I learned to drive stick on was my first car a 1999 Audi A4. I bought it in 2001 and I did not want to ruin the clutch, so I also bought a 1990 Volkswagen cabriolet manual for 500 bucks to learn how to drive a stick. But here I had my beautiful Audi A4 sitting around and I’m driving a Hooptie, so after about a month I just got in the Audi and went for it. And man oh man you definitely learn the smell of burning clutch quick LMAO
My grandparents have this car (the 100hp 1.6l one tho) and its hands down the most op car to do road trips in (especially to romania / turkey from switzerland). It has a lot of trunk space, better leg room than my 2012 XC90 and never ever broke down, even on the harsh romanian pothole littered roads, while the Volvo gave problems on every longer trip I made. The interior quality is acutally excellent for this price range, it even blows any newer (2015+) c class out of the water by a LOT. Besides that it looks normal enough to not be stolen and is cheap enough that everyone could afford one
When are the things that I live about your channels that you love to incorporate personal stories which just makes it wholesome
I’ve recently just purchased the Mazda3 s grand touring, it’s a year 2007 first edition hatchback! I fell in love with the car the moment I saw it on the dealerships online inventory. My car came with 70k miles dam near new, the interior the lights especially the extra cargo room in the back is just incredible. I am the first in my family to own a hatch and the Mazda3 is one of the best cars to me. I still have that same feeling of test driving it the day I purchased. Super zoomie car rides amazing good sound and just an all around looker! This video was dope glad to see people appreciate this model just like me keep going brother.
hey I am just about to buy my 1st car, and have my eyes on a mazdaspeed 3 2007 grand touring 80k miles, how much was yours if you do not mind me asking?
Good video, I’ve owned 3 mazdaspeed 3’s 07 silver 08 red and currently 13 in silver I’ve put over 200000 miles combined and none of them ever left me stranded or had any major problems other than a water pump on the 07 which is all normal these cars are great and super under rated. I think you should have reviewed the car on some twists and turns too and talk about how amazing the exhaust sounds!
Crazy is that I have a 2005 Mazda 3 HB 2.3L Sport and most of all I love it
My buddy had one, after being at the dealership pretty much for 6 months in and out. The dealership put a new engine in (defective engine) when he picked it up it ran beautifully. Leaving the shop a drunk driver fell asleep and t boned him HARD. Car had under 1000 miles, totaled. With the settlement check he pit a nice down payment on a house.
Life is nuts man.
I really like the seats with the stitched logo.
Just got one of these things and learned to drive a manual on it too. Super fun car. Almost feels as fast as my ‘06 Mustang GT.
Great review man keep them coming
In tank fuel pump is fine to 400whp.. its hpfp Internals that u wanna upgrade especially if ur gonna do any form of tuning
i also learned manual in my mazdaspeed 3. I had many great memories in it, but a mechanic put in a new engine and it caught fire. I miss it deeply.
I own a gen-one, and a gen 2. The Gen one is still my baby.
The uel manifold really made the speed3 and 6 sound unique. If it wasn't for the terrible fuel pumps and deathly torque steer, they'd be the perfect car. Or really if you could somehow get the awd setup from the 6 into the 3.
350 bucks and the fuel pump is solved, and a few people have swapped the awd system in just takes a lot of custom work
@@NinaMango789 sub frame from a cx-7 :D
I adapted and just learned to roll into the throttle on my old 09.
I did think about that but owning a msp6 it is impossible to do that without lots of fabrication. But even thou my speed6 is don to the nine with at present 845 hp at the wheel dyno I destroy the 3 off the line at drag strips but they are very fast I the top end
I bought a black 2009 Speed3 as my first "expensive" ($9000 was expensive for 19 year old me) car in June 2017. That thing was a monster, it pulled like crazy on boost while still largely flying under the radar. Most people didn't even realize it was a hot hatch until they heard the turbo spool. Mine had a pod filter from the previous owner, so it had that sweet induction noise.
And not only was it fast, it was practical. I delivered pizzas when I bought this car, and I delivered ~100 boxed of pizza to the local high school for their prom night in 1 trip 2 years in a row in that car. I also helped a friend move apartments in it (I ran out of space in the hatch and ended up ratchet strapping his mattress to the roof), I took it on junkyard runs, and I even helped my dad pick up loads of copper and PVC pipe for his plumbing business in it.
My main complaints with the car were that service access isn't very good (I mostly own Hondas now and they're far easier and cheaper to maintain) and that you have to run at least 91 octane (91 octane is pretty rare where I live, so I had to pay extra for 93, which is much more common), especially if you liked to drive fast, which I certainly did. And I had this car back when gas prices were cheap, and it usually cost me ~40 to fill my tank. I sold it in February 2021, only a month or 2 before gas prices spiked. My current car, a 2015 Honda Fit, costs me $30 to fill, even with more expensive gas (87 octane though).
Most turbo performance cars need 91+ octane, just the price you pay. Even my NA S2000 needed 91, so expensive now glad my daily runs 87
Just bought a red Mazda 3 MPS with my brother together here in Germany and I cant wait to get my license and start driving that thing. I love it!
I really love how the hole video has this flare of your love to it! And the 1. Gen does really look good, this made me feel like I have to buy one now on the spot :D
Great car, creat review! I would like to see a review of the Mazdaspeed 6, I hope you can get your hands on one someday:)
Where is he? I have one
@@adrianhayden7430 He has a form to submit cars for a review on his website :)
I had a black 2008.5 Mazdaspeed 3 and absolutely loved it! instead of the plain grey it had piano black gloss trim the seats were also black with red stitching and accents. It had headlight tilt control a six CD changer built into the dash along with XM radio ready. I wish I still had it! The only downside I found was that it turned like a boat!
ur laugh at the end its priceless anyway 😂 thats a good video a really love your video im curious to check the miataspeed looks like a banger and im planning to get a mazdaspeed second gen hi from montreal nice review man keep up like that thats a 10/10 for the quality 🎉
The HPFP (High Pressure Fuel Pump) internals are easy to upgrade 👍
Ayo it's rare that I see another Speed with a Forge V1 BPV!! Nice review, Mazdaspeeds are indeed freaking amazing.
It's such a nice sound I won't ever change it!
I currently own a 2009 1st Gen Regular Hatchback...I added the Speed3 Seats into mine which was one of the Greatest upgrades the Speed3 Seats are comfy and keep your ass from sliding around!....I also added the Speed3 Spoiler & Rear Diffuser!....The most fun car I've Owned and handles like a GoKart!
Mazdaspeed 3 gen 1 is the first thing I think of when I hear Mazda
Right now I’m rockin the base standard 2008 mazda 3 sedan. And just with that I love it. First car my bro also taught me how to drive manual. Would definitely get a speed if someone was selling around me
You’re absolutely right about the rarity of the Mazdaspeed 3. I still have mine since the day I bought it brand new 16 years ago, and it still runs great. The only mods I made on mine was exterior, as well as a slight upgrade to the suspension. Otherwise, engine is still stock, and running great, and reliable. In my 60s now and its my weekend only cruiser now, and still puts a smile on my face whenever I like to “ Rip it “ a little 😎👍 I’m gonna keep this baby for another 16 years. But having said that, I got my eye set on the new CX-70 for those luxury driving days. Thanks for sharing brotha 😎🙏👍
I love my 2nd gen speed3. i csme from a regular 2.3 1st gen and upgraded to that. love both of them great cars. i also learned stick in my speed lol
I really wish they'd make a new Mazdaspeed 3. I have a 2018 Mazda 3 6MT and it's pretty great but I love the Mazdaspeed look and of course the turbo.
Bought a 2007 GT in True Red when new and loved the car, the lumpy turbo and torque steer gave it personality. I wrongly traded it in on a 2011 BMW 335i, and still kick myself for ever getting rid of it. The 2.3 disi is not the greatest design, reliability wise, but so much fun.
It had that raw feeling that the modern equivalents just don't have. I got used to the torque steer quickly and the delayed, but stronger onset of boost is my personal preference for turbos.
My old 09 was a black base model that I bought as the 2nd owner in 2017 and I had it for about 4 years. I sold it right before gas prices spiked (that was coincidental), but it also developed the timing chain rattle and it had this persistent clutch hydraulics issue that I could never figure out. When I bought it, it had a super stiff clutch. After about a year, the pedal started randomly losing pressure. I'd bleed it and it would come back. I took it to a shop and they replaced the slave cylinder. It was fine for another year, then it happened again, but only after someone else drove it. During 2020, I took on a 2nd job at night with a decently long commute. I drove the Speed3 there most of the time (I got off at around midnight, which meant I could do all the highway pulls I wanted in peace), and despite some very hard pulls with lots of banging into gear, it never came back when I drove it. But it came back when I sold it. I can only guess that my more aggressive shifting kept the pedal pressure up and when someone new drove it, they were being more cautious, which it didn't like.
What radio is that?
What Bluetooth radio was that?
Gen 1 squad!!!!! Keep it up
Damong RMM/TMM, TB performance torque gusset bar, Progress RSB, Moog rear endlinks. I put down about 300 to the wheels, and have nary a sign of torque steer. Only if I'm off balance when I floor it.
Stock mazdaspeeds have little to no torque steer SMH I don't know why people say that get some good tires u won't have that problem
btw everyone, he means the high pressure fuel pump, not the in tank fuel pump.
I love my 07 with navigation 160k original turbo running strong. Its the FP internals and I recommend autotech. If you don't upgrade that you will definitely ZZB because it will be lean in higher rpm.
I have a 2007 msp6 that is fully built at the moment I am swapping the suspension with a fully tubed design, ps the mazdaspeed has 2 fuel pumps one in the tank and the one u need to change is the high pressure fuel pump and is very easy to do .cork sport will be your best friend as well as lots and lots of bolt buster
to be honest. Torque steer is one of the biggest reasons why I loved my BK MPS.
dream family car
Man I was close to getting one of these but price to how the interior felt wasn't great. I owned a regular 2004 Mazda 3 and the interior was cheaper than a Corolla from the 80s
Imagine if Mazda made the 3 hatchback a little less gawky looking and got back into the hot hatch/sedan game. Kiyundai has had success with their N and GT cars, Honda has the Civic SI and a new R on the way, and VW made a disappointing Mk8 GTI. Mazda could get a piece of that market again.
It a shame but they won't. They want to move upscale and they see these manual hot hatches as "childish" even when it would widen their audience.
The Mazda speed 3 goes up against more powerful hot hatch like the Honda Type R, Volkswagen GTI, Subaru STI etc
@@willg125 which doesn’t make sense, one thing luxury car manufacturers have in spades are performance models, a dedicated performance trim, and a halo car. Mazda has none of those and yet wants to go up against the likes of BMW, Lexus, etc. the math doesn’t add up
@@nandernugget Mazda literally runs the affordable sports car game.. why change what you already have going for you for what, a few hundred sales?
I don’t do it often but it’s kinda fun using the manual shift mode in my Camry with either the shifter or the paddles. For a 4 cylinder Camry with a 6 speed automatic with manual shift ability, it’s pretty zippy I think.
It was Mazdaspeed that broke his manual cherry. Wish they still made them.
had 2 of them, went full build on the 2nd with a big turbo, it was just too much power to front tires. This car will always hold a special place in my memories.
did you get rid of both?
Plenty of Speed3's in red in NZ! A popular car in NZ, it's great
Most fun hot hatch to drive around
A lot of first generation Japanese cars get it right the first time. One could argue the Mazda Miata, the Honda Fit, the Honda Accord, and yes this Mazda. Sometimes the raw first impression that the designers and engineers have is absolutely the best. Fun review
S2000 is a great example of this too.
@@Matt-vz5wy
The first one had a higher redline, yes?
Sort of all just one gen with tweaks
@@hoover2501 there’s the ap1 and ap2. Slight facelift, and some pretty different driving characteristics. Ap2 made more torque down low with a lower redline. I think they were supposed to be less tail happy too.
That sounds right. I think the first version was just a little too wild. Speaking of the Honda S2000, the third generation and most hated Miata drove an awful lot like it with less power. The NC is a very underrated Miata and is the one to get your hands on if you're looking for a bargain these days.
@@hoover2501 the nc is probably the car I’d have the best bet at actually fitting in. I wanted an na for a long time until I drove one and my forehead was in the wind the whole time. Kind of a bummer.
I own one in Australia but non turbo, great daily and reliable car, I keep it because you can fit so many things inside of it, I can fit Evo 9 bonnet and rear bumper inside that car😂 no need for a Ute or car trailer
gg on over 40K views on the pop up headlights video :)
Does the turbo on these create issues down the line in terms of repairs/costly fixes?
If you're talking about the turbo itself failing, usually not. When you start tuning and upgrading parts other things will usually fail first, like the high pressure fuel pump. The turbo is actually pretty good and can handle decent power for a factory unit.
@@willg125 thanks!
Mazda realy put thought in the engineering of the car. I had a 2007 but got it 2010 and drove it for 11 years. It had just over 250k miles on it and i definitely didnt babe it. The only two times it was in the shop was for the serpentine belt.
Torque steer is fun I love my 1st gen😌😂
I feel like newer Mazdas, 2015 and newer, especially the 3, 6, CX5 are a lot nicer than older ones, I feel the same about Hyundai’s and Kia’s, 2010ish and newer are better I think over all then older ones. Mazda doesn’t have a luxury division so I like how beer ones look very luxurious. And Hyundai and Kia have such radical styling. I think Honda and Toyota are starting to do the same. My 2015 Toyota Camry is a 7th, 2015 is when the refreshed it, the exterior is completely different than 2012-14 Camrys but the interior is juts tweaked slightly, it was only juts a facelift. But I think Toyota is playing it safe with their styling, it would be interesting to see them take more ricks. Again newer Mazdas have nice luxurious looking styling, I think Toyota has Lexus for that. But it would be cool for them to do what Hyundai and Kia do with their new cars.
Best car I’ve ever driven
you gotta review the mazdaspeed6
wii FTW!
I wanna try to bring you my speed 6 but I doubt I'll ever have the time
Where is he? I might too
What’s even more amazing about these cars is, I ran low comp on cylinder 3 for 54k miles before motor died. Was supposed to get me to work for a few weeks lasted two years of daily driving. As if nothing ever happened 🤣
This thing blew its engine and now I have it in my garage and I want to fix it up to be a back up car.
You need to Review a veloster N, Elantra N, and Kona N (;
Veloster N coming later in may!
what's making that sound everytime you shift???
A bypass valve that lets turbo pressure out
@@willg125 thank you I wanted to know the exact one so I can get one bc I love the sound.
@@es790 your car has to be turbocharged, but it's a forge v1
@@willg125 thank you very much. I have the same car in gray. I love these cars
I'm trying to convince myself to buy a manual but tbh it dosnt seem worth it the hassle. I just think when I drive my current car I couldn't do this or this or that while driving a manual. And who knows if I would actually enjoy it long term. Decades ago all the people who knew how to drive manual found the expirence horrible and thats why 95% if cars are automatics now. Had to start somewhere.
And I could be spending a lot of money on something I don't enjoy.
Decisions....
After driving manual daily for over 2 years, I can tell you I don't miss auto, and I can do everything that you could do in an auto; eating, drinking, etc.
You get good at driving manual. Its not a hassle, it just becomes second nature. It doesnt bother me driving manual in traffic, either.
Like it but tht bov would get on my nerves after a while
ok but really, i want to know about the Wii in the glove compartment.
My family wanted to get rid of my childhood wii, and I realized the aftermarket head unit I got had the RCA ports, so I got an inverter to plug it into my cig lighter and my girlfriend plays Mario kart on road trips!
@@willg125 that is amazing, and im tempted to buy a wii should i ever get a aftermarket head unit.
@@igreyfox9793 definitely worth it lol. Mounted the sensor bar on the dash passenger side if you can see it in the video
I wish I was good at driving a manual transmission car. But I wouldn’t daily drive a manual, I’d rather have a more sporty with a manual to drive on occasion, like a weekend toy. I’d rather daily drive a automatic.
I really nid an automatic transmission type.. Please
Auto Mazdaspeed3 dont exists
What the nasty battery holding hardware store special drunk weekend project is that ?!
Professionally installed battery tie down made from billet aluminum
Don’t forget about the timing chain in the 2.3T engine 💀
its ready to be replaced on this specific car too. Haven't had time to do it yet.
Bov is OP! Cha-ching lol
shouldn't have the 2,3ford engine but the 2.0 Mazda proteger speed engine