@@RAM_C5 ugly how? I'm curious to what you think is an attractive 4 door sedan. This car is before high belt lines and shit tons of airbags, good visibility and an after era Altezza style head and tail light. It's aggressive but subdued...
It just dosent make sense because then they’re gonna miss out on another whole segment of cars (performance luxury) which their only domestic competitors would be Acura and Lexus and foreign I’d say BMW and AUDI. They could just make so much money from it if they did it how their consumer say it should be done
This is like a slightly cooler, more niche subaru... And I love it! Plus, you can change the spark plugs without exploring the entire inside of your engine bay
@@carlossantamaria7967more like 400-500 not many people if any have had any longevity out of the 2.5 swap over 4-500 whp and torque must be limited to 380ft/lbs
I owned a 2006 Speed6 for about 2 years. The interior was great, clean and subtle. I had mine flashed stage 1 with the Cobb accessport, TIP, catback, and intake. Sat in at about 320 crank hp. Was just the right amount of speed for me. Rust got the best of her (Canadian winters) and I ended up with a MK7 Golf R instead!
Same here. Totaled my Mazdaspeed 6 and have a Chevrolet SS now. I like the SS, but I would have been just as happy if I still had my Mazdaspeed 6 today.
Test drove one (they're a 6 MPS where I'm from) in 2006, reluctantly passed as I had young kids at the time, kept an interest and checked carsales regularly, most examples had lots of k's and/or were heavily modified. Found one last month, 2006, genuine 60,000 k's, completely unmolested, in pristine condition, I bought it on the spot, have had it for a month, deliriously happy..
Oh how cool!! Although im modt likely buying a speed 3 i found, ive been keeping an eye out for a AWD speed 6 because they seem soo freakin cool!! Love they still get pretty respectable gas mileage in both the 3 and 6 platforms!
4:00 - 4:10 is the perfect example of how driving a mazdaspeed 6 feels. Especially with an aftermarket rear motor mount. You can feel all of those sounds when driving.
@@eli6394 until it falls apart on you. They are fun asf but I could never drive it without being stressed something was going to break. Plus parts that are unique to this car are expensive asf and hard to find. The worst part is how expensive the motors are if you want to replace it
@@eryk-amongoode8740 Yeah, I was debating on it but mazda wanted 7 grand, and I honestly am not interested in building it. Crate motors are damn near impossible to find and rebuilds are expensive and might not even work depending on the damage to your engine
Same with the Mazdaspeed Protégé... I don't know why they gotta be so rare! Obviously the speed 6 is the better car, but the protégé has so much sentimental value to me. My cousin bought an '03 slightly used in 06-ish, it's my first car love! I spent so much time in that car, he had it forever until the head gasket or something went on it and our local "good ole boy" mechanic shop had a younger guy working there who told my cousin it needed a new engine which is almost impossible to find because of the rarity... It was gonna cost him WAY more than the car was worth to fix and he wouldn't have a car for weeks or even *months* so... He says I'll tell ya what, sell this thing to me since it's basically scrap at this point, forget about the cost of the repairs we've already done and on top of that I'll give you like 3 or 4 pennies.. Five if you're good at negotiating... Get some of your money back and get another car. Such a nice guy to do that for him. We saw that mother fucker no longer than a week later daily driving it... Every day I had to see my cousins "Familia," my first love... Driven by some piece of shit mechanic that bent my cousin over and took advantage of him. Needless to say no one I know will ever take a car there if I have anything to say about it. I've never wanted to dump sugar into a gas tank more than I did that car.. Which seems pretty ironic huh? Lol. Sorry for the rant it just got me thinking. I wish I knew back then what I know now about cars... Even back then I knew right away my cousin got taken advantage of.
Mine is stage 2 completely and dyno tuned. Was going to sell it, then that day I took it for a ride Ended up calling the potential buyer and cancelled it. Lol
I owned one of these years ago, then you reviewed the black MS3 years ago and I just had to buy a MS3 too, always been wanting to see you do a video on one of these and I think you've described the car perfectly.
Im just about to check out a nice speed 3 with vunch of add ons and all the stock parts to go back to if ever Wanted!! I am soi excited, running around getting good gas mileage in a lil 300++HP hatchback is gonna be soo much fun!! *Just gotta put the killer sound system in it and It'll be all set,!!
My speed6 was my first quick daily.... the timing chain issues are a pain in the ass. Same with the differential mounts and transfer case problems, but in the end of the day it was the best car to drive in the canyons, tons of fun to do 1st gear pulls etc... and the sound is so good. Full leather interior, heated seats and sunroof and bose sound system. Man i love that car and I miss it. One of the best looking sedans ever IMO Current daily is a 2008 350z HR, definitely faster but doesn’t make me feel the same way that speed6 does.
Used to have one, 2007 GT. No one realized it was a sleeper until they heard the turbo and bypass hit. The sound from the driver seat was something beautiful 🥺🥺🥺
Oh, i didnt realuze the 6 GT was a turbo awd soeed model!?!! Just saw a nice one in the classifieds too! **Funny seems like the majority if these owners have no idea if they have the turbo speed model or not!! Wtf is wrong with people!!
@@BabyCharlotteschannel there’s 2 different models the mazdaspeed6 sport and grand touring which is GT the GT has leather seats sunroof and nav, the sport has cloth seats and no sunroof
This was the first "quick," manual car I bought.. saved up for like 8 months with my first job out of community college. Such a fun car, handled the NY winters like a champ.. only got one complement the whole 2 years from a guy in a FD3S RX7! Ended up selling it to my dad for a Subaru but, damn, I would love to buy one again one day!
I currently daily a 2006 Speed6 and im so happy I made the choice. Love the sound, its comfy, good amount of power and surprisingly good gas mileage if you drive like a sane person
Same here, im torn between a spesd 6 and a speed 3!! Got a real nice 3 lined up with lots of Extras making over 300hp, but but the awd 6 is so nice too!!
@@nativeoutdoors1780 its awesome. Gas mileage wasnt good (1l to 10km) at best and had to fix quite some stuff, but its so much fun to drive. A true sleeper. Easy to upgrade with boltons and a nice tune to > 300 hp to surprise older Golf R's and Subaru's 😎
My dad had one imported to Poland 7 years ago with 18,000 miles. I was 13 years old and right when i got in the passenger seat i fell in love with cars. Taught me how to drive in it, how to change oil and stuff. He had it for 10 years, 60,000+ miles of pure fun, no rebuilds only fluid and sparkplug changes and never broke. Car had bolt ons from Corksport a full exhaust,intake, custom 3" catless downpipe ,lowering springs, Turbosmart blow-off valve and a tune. Best car i've ever experienced.
They'd had better offer a manual unlike what they did with the Mazda3 AWD. That was immensely upsetting as the AWD was only offered in automatic. Sure power wasn't nearly as great but the interior was gorgeous & really felt more in touch with todays interiors.
@@viktorbryce951 Honestly, I've driven the current manual Mazda 3 and it may as well be an auto. The clutch and shifter feel very disconnected from the driving experience, pretty much no feel at all. I'd actually say the auto felt a bit better. The engineers at Mazda obviously know how to make a great feeling manual transmission, but these are just commuter cars and they treat them as such.
AlDim000 i think it’s partially intentional to discourage people from still wanting them. my friend has a newer impreza “sport” manual, which makes the same power as my 90s shitbox honda, somehow less responsive throttle, with the sharp crisp engagement of of a semi truck’s clutch with a 53 footer full of dicks. the shifter feels like a crayon being dragged through a plate of warm butter.
My buddy sold his MS6 a few weeks ago! Corksport CST4, 3” straight pipe exhaust with resonator, Catless downpipe, tuned by Purple Drank. That car was a blast. Always love seeing Mazdaspeed content!
I've owned mine for almost a year soon, bought it with 9K kilometers on it and it's in great shape. I'm happy I work from home so I only add kilometers while having fun 🤣
Glad to see s much appreciation for this car in the video and comments. My first car that I bought was a four-cylinder naturally aspirated Mazda six and I always told myself I would have one of these eventually. About a year ago I finally bought my first MS6 and have found the journey of giving it some TLC to get it back into its prime well worth the weight. Thanks for a great video.
To see you review Drew's MS3 (red one from the cut scenes) and Greg's e36 (black one with the turbo out the hood) and now Nick's MS6 is crazy to me I know all those guys worked so hard on their builds and glad they got some spotlight. So from our backwoods car group. Thank you for taking time to review their cars.
It is nice in some ways that people don't know about these. I own one and my insurance company sees it as just a Mazda 6 which is really nice on the price of insurance. Great video! Glad to see this car finally got a review by you
I have a 2007 Volvo S40 AWD. It shares a lot of DNA with these cars. Volvo was owned by Ford for a while during this period. It's turbo I5 makes V10 noises.
@@59hemikiller I doubt these will ever get expensive. Very few left, crazy expensive to repair, parts hard to find, and they require constant attention
I would be lying if I say I watched all your videos but I have to say you one of the best car review RUclipsrs ever .been watching your videos for a loooong time .
What are their common inherent problems? Im currently deciding on 3 for sale a Red clone exactly like the one in this vid, a Grey one and a Black... if they too much trouble ill just build forged motor for a 2001 Subaru Forester and buy the Shell for 1k lol....but I really love these SPEED 6es
I have a second gen speed3. Has 62k on the whole car. Just bought a speed6 with panda interior, tastefully modded, vvt been done, 120k miles on whole car. Absolutely love it.
I've missed mine at times. I just didn't have all the fueling options that exist now for this motor when I had mine! 30r on this car was a blast! I still remember trying to find the exhaust trim when mine got damaged 😅😅 difficult to find parts was an understatement
Biggest issue with these cars is the fueling. It’s expensive to, but if you want to get over 500 whp on a built block you need to add a port injection system...
I had a ‘06 Mazdaspeed 6, exhaust, intake, turbo inlet, upgraded engine/trans mounts, plus the Cobb AccessPort the car was at around 300 wheel HP. The next step for me would have been the high pressure fuel pump internals. I did the timing chain and VVT actuators myself with a friend over a weekend, loved this car and it was the perfect combination of fun, sporty and practical. Also, it flies under the radar from cops, isn’t at high risk of being stolen or stripped.. The parts can be very expensive from the typical auto parts store, or unavailable. The trick is to find good parts online and have them shipped to you. Also knowing that the CX-7 turbo, the Mazdaspeed 3 and 6 all shared the same engine platform so that can help open the field when looking for parts
Drove my 2007 Speed3 for 325,000 miles. Still had original clutch and turbo. Tracked it some at VIR. Think I went through 11 sets of tires, and filled it up 1100 times.
Here here. Mine is a 2012 with 126k miles all from me but now the engine is burning alot of oil and I did a compression test and I found out the oil rings don't work any more.
It took me owning 3 mazda 6's until i was aware the speed6 platform lol. As soon as I found out about the model I fell in love. I've now had my speed6 since earlier this year and I plan on keeping her for a very long time. Thank you for recognizing BOTH the main speed platforms!
About time!!! I was gonna get in touch with you when I had mine. With Mine. I’d like to say it was a prime example of a stock speed 6with basic fun mods. Catback, lowering springs. Unfortunately I crashed mine almost 2 years ago and sadly I haven’t found anything I’d say is a proper replacement to it. Besides the awd I’d also say what makes the speed 6 feel more confidence inspiring than the ms3 ( especially around some turns) is it has the rear chassis x brace, double wishbone front with multilink rear suspension and the rear diff has a lsd. I really miss mine. and the owner of this speed 6 seems like they have it really sorted out. So happy you finally got to drive one.
I agree. I may get him to review mine, because it's ultra sleeper. I have a full Magnaflow catback on mine to quiet it down. The tone is more refined, but the db is low. And it makes the same power...just less attention
@@adrianhayden7430 mine even with the corksport catback was still very quiet. And with it being gray (like all of them are) it just flew under the radar lol
The powerband DOES drop off around 5k as the turbo runs out of air. However, when you add a Cobb Accessport it significantly helps in the top end. I’ve owned my speed6 for 10 years now and love it. It’s been super reliable even after 7 track days
I have the exact color setup on mine, Velocity red metallic and "panda" interior. i've owned mine 5 years. i'm about 15k into it in aftermarket parts. It is truly an amazing car to drive and definitely requires extra attention. Going with cheap parts is not an option if you want long life. Great video!
A coworker of mine almost bought one of these in black for around 5k; however, the owner was located in a city that wasn't all that confidence inspiring and deciding on a G35. A part of me is glad given what you said about parts being a bear to find at even auto parts stores
Hey man! Been watching your videos for probably over 5 years. I remember looking for a fun car and seeing your 350z video. I ended up with the Mazdaspeed platform. Owned a 2007 Red MS3, fbo big turbo and it got me into the life lol. I now own a 2011 MS3 that’s fully built on auxiliary fueling, along with a 2007 Mazdaspeed 6😎 as a winter daily/beater. It’s got some light bolt ons but mostly stock. I LOVE Mazda and wish they kept the Mazdaspeed brand around for longer. Thank you for showing love to our platform! I appreciate your honest reviews! Under the small chances you actually see this comment, If you’re ever in the Chicago area and want to check out a fully built Mazdaspeed 3 and give her a rip be my guest!! She’s making over 500whp on a precision 5558😎😎😎 stay safe man!
Great vid! Totaly agreed, not to many people know about it. If i find one, 4 things, intercooler, down pipe with full exhaust, tune and wheels . The rest stock for longevity . If I cannot find one stock at a good price, Focus RS plus....
Several weeks ago I bought a '06 Mazdaspeed 6, in red, and luckily has never been modified and was well taken care of. Even in it's completely stock form its an extremely fun car to drive, while also being extremely practical as a daily. I traded in a '12 Mazda 3 Hatchback for this thing, and for the MS6 being 6 years older, the ride quality was a HUGE step up from the *newer* Mazda 3. I look forward to every time I can get behind the wheel in the Speed 6. Other than the Miata platform, its probably one of Mazda's best performance cars.
I have a regular mazda 6 with the 4cyl Manual! Shes a blast to drive with a little tune and bilstein shocks! Bought her in 07 brand new and she looks better than I bought her out of the showroom 😊
My mods Built darton sleeved block Manley 2618 pistons Manley h tuff rods Sp63 625+ head studs Corksport cams Focus st 4 port aux kit 1,000cc injectors Speed solutions t case caps Innovative afr/boost gage Corksport oil pressure gage
Late night racing wire tuck Dtp fab works top mount turbo log manifold Tial 44 waste gate Mishimoto m line intrrcooler Turbo smart 55mm race port bov Clutch masters fx 400 kit Bride cuga seats 2.5g fuel cell Freektuned 37lbs around 700hp to the wheels
Woohoo. Spees6 review. I love mine. Can't wait to add more to it. I had a white one but it was totaled. Now I have a red one with less features. I heard this was a ford test car with the 2.3 turbo and they say some of the early Ford fusion parts can be used on the speed6
My guy finally did a MAZDASPEED6 Got two of them lol ppl underestimated these cars for sure I know they are a Ford/Mazda but they get down just as good as a Sti
@@asdfjkl2881 ahhh man I went the dumb route bought a 06 blew the motor now I got a 07 speed try not to blow this one but 2006 speed is gonna go threw a rebuild process
Just want to say thank you, i have a speed 6 and its one of the most underestimated cars of all time. Thank you for finally shining light to this rare and beautiful car everyone has slept on for years
Love the 2.3 liter inline 4 cylinder turbo! Funny thing is Ford used a 2.3 liter turbo 4 cylinder engine WAY back in the Ford Mustang SVO. Later versions were of course put in the Mazdaspeed 6 as well as the Mazdaspeed 3. Then came the "EcoBoost" 2.3 liter 4 cylinder turbo in the Ford Focus RS! Sadly that AWD hot hatch was also discontinued like both the Mazdaspeed 6 and 3 were. Even the less potent, but still fun Ford Focus ST + Ford Fiesta ST also went to the graveyard. The 2.3 liter "EcoBoost" direct injection 4 cylinder turbo still lives-on strong in the current Ford Mustang base EcoBoost with even a "high performance" 2.3 liter EcoBoost slotting-in as an option on the Ford Mustang, basically a slightly "detuned" version of the old Ford Focus RS motor now set-up for longitudinal duty. Even more detuned versions of the turbocharged 2.3 liter are found in the 2020+ up Ford Explorer as the base engine, the Lincoln MK-X crossover SUV & it's the lone engine in the 2019+ up Ford Ranger pickup trucks. So much performance/tuning potential here! Would be SO awesome if Ford or Mazda could put this motor back into more cars, especially with AWD! I do love my 2020 Ford Ranger XLT with this engine mated with the 10 speed automatic. In my opinion hands down one of the best powertrains put into a "midsized" pickup truck!
While we were car shopping about 5-6 years ago, we were on a quest to find something fun with a stick shift. We stumbled on a grey Mazda 6 on a used Toyota lot and test drove it very reluctantly. We pulled out of the dealership and stepped on it, and were immediately like "Whoa! What the crap!", this car is super quick and made turbo noises, pulled over down the road, and stuck our head underneath to discover it's also AWD. The car had been debadged by the previous owner so we had no idea it was a Mazdaspeed6. It had over a 100k miles, rusted rear wheel arches, and we couldn't get the dealer to get right on the price so we missed out on getting that one. But we ended up getting a 2012 Mazdaspeed 3 within the next month. Love that car so much. The MS6 was more refined and more appropriate as an everyday driver, but due to its age finding one with low milage and in good condition became an issue. And believe me, we looked. It's sad what Mazda has become today. Mazdaspeed is dead and according to Masahiro Moro it will never be coming back. They want Mazda to build low rent Lexus, Acura, and Infinities now. It's super sad. Aside from the MX5 Mazda does not want any car enthusiast dollars. The days of "Zoom Zoom" and Mazdaspeed are gone. Go buy a CX-7 I guess, that's just as fun right? /s
Man I find it really funny that I just rewatched the Top Gear episode where Jeremy Clarkson drove one of these last night, and then you release this review today. Get out of my brain.
Have a white one. Have a CAI, cat back, and a tune. It was great. 3 years ago, during winter, it went zoom zoom boom. Cylinder 1 piston ring failure. No compression and blow by into the crank case. Idk if I want to rip it apart or just junk it.
I finally found on this year that was under 100k, almost stock with necessary upgrades (SRI intake, upgraded tmic, hpfp, rmm, cobb ap), and had the vvt replaced along with the turbo and both were done under warranty. I’ve been searching for one since 2013 when I bought my first ms3. At the time I never knew they existed either. So this past august I found the perfect one that was well maintained and as close to perfect that a 14yr old car can get. The best part is that the color is black cherry mica making its even more rare. I just cleaned the valves and added an occ last month. Purple Drank supplied me with an e-tune and she runs insanely well. Eventually I’ll start modding for huge hp gains but for now my goal is reliability. I love my 06 MS6 GT. #zoomzoom
Used to have one in this color, GT with all options and the factory nav, no mods. They can be surprisingly fast, and when you get on it you can really feel when the AWD system engages the rear end. My kids loved how it handled too. The interiors don't take desert summer heat well at all though. Stuff just starts breaking and snapping without much effort, panel gaps between different surfaces grow with age, and in 2020 a fully loaded MS6 looks downright bargain basement. It may have been a complicated car in its time, but today it's a very analog car with no high-res screens, a lot of mechanical noises due to being an early DI engine, that turbo oiling issue, and its pretty stark interior simplicity. I still miss mine; I'll acquire another one at some point.
Here in Germany it was known as "MPS" Mazda Performance Series. My dad had one of the first cars sold here in Germany back in early 2005. It was manual only. This was the first car I drove after I obtained my drivers license back when I was 18. Dad removed the stock airfilter and put one of those K&N cones on. I recall it having an all black leather interieur. Seeing a creme interieur seemes a bit odd to me as Mazda sold them speced up with the only option we were able to choose: 4 colors (white, grey, black and red) Navigation yes/no and sunroof yes/no.
I bought a 2007 speed6 & still have it. First, in 2007, at $40k CAN, it wasn't cheap but I think it was ahead of its time. I looked at Honda's accord, civic type S, Camry, Nissan & nothing could compare, this had more power & the only one with AWD. I believe Infinity had an AWD but no dealer close to me. Mine had the titanium grey and still looks amazing. It had issues with rear brakes since new & 1 major issue where a couple of cogs on the VVT broke & it jumped its timing, I was lucky it didn't do any damage to the motor. Even with those issues, I still like it and drive it everyday... it has $205k km and still looks like new. AWD is amazing in snow, I would rather drive that in snow than my 4x4 truck, it is just so predictable.
Always liked these cars, never understood why they didnt make more of them. Kinda reminds me of my fusion sport, which I wish had a manual like the 6, but similar type of sleeper.
I absolutely LOVE the Mazdaspeed6! I've been thinking about trading in my 2nd Gen Speed3 for it but wasn't really sure yet, then BOOM you upload this... Amazing review! I will surely look for one soon enough hehe
I had a 2005 Mazda 6. Manual. Loved it. Lease was up and I traded it in and bought a 2007 Mazspeed 3. Loved that. Had suspension issues though and turned it in. A few years later I bought a Mazdaspeed 6. I was expecting it to be more like the 3 but it was not. Not at all. It was a pig on gas and didn't seem to have the same torque as the 3. I still miss it though. I miss the Mazdaspeed in general. Thinking about finding another one. I have 2021 explorer now, the 2.3 awd. I went with this model becuase it's that engine. Great engine. Geared for the trick it tows 5500lbs!! In sport mode it's fairly fun. Big weight difference from the speed 3 and 6 but it's still a fun engine.
My buddy had a lowered one and it was a looker for sure. Just had reliability issues and he decided to get a more reliable family oriented car because he started a family
Had one for 7 years. Took it everywhere: Dirt roads, snow (and I live in Australia), 11 hours of roadtrip driving in a day, everything. Awesome car. Only sold it because Mazda just didn't provide parts any more. Mind you, disagree with his comments on the clutch. In my experience EVERYONE stalled it the first time, it had a weird, long take-up.
Have a Speed 6 and I live in Houston. I've seen maybe 3 around Houston besides mine. Currently have mine at full bolt ons and it's so fun! The problem is that if these cars are not well maintained and always at WOT, they will either jump timing or the turbo will go out. Parts are not as scarce yet. Love mine, its my daily driver for now.
I've owned a 2006 mazdaspeed 6 since 2008. Full bolt ons, bnrs3 turbo at 24 psi ( roughly 340 awhp) Kw suspension, evo 8 brembo brakes. The car is a riot. 266 xxx kms. It still shifts like butter. The look I use to get spanking mustangs and Camaro's was priceless. I use to tell them it was the v6 mazda 6 lol 😆
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The boxer motor in disguise.
Subaru and Mazdaspeed rumble is due to the unequal headers they have. Search WRX STI equal length header. Sounds like a K series. I loved my Speed 3.
Such a fantastic sounding motor 👌
Would love to see a fusion 3.0 turbo review !!!
@@Lewapolis make so Much sense i didnt know speed3-6 engine had unequal lenght headers
Because they blow so much? That's what came to mind first.
I used to call mine the "super sleeper" owned it for 2 years and maybe got 2 compliments on it
You too!? Man, it is so under the radar that barely anyone knows what it really is and capable of! Love it!!!
I dont care how fast it is, its ugly.
@@RAM_C5 welp, cannot please everyone, so... 🤷🏾♂️
@@RAM_C5 ugly how? I'm curious to what you think is an attractive 4 door sedan. This car is before high belt lines and shit tons of airbags, good visibility and an after era Altezza style head and tail light. It's aggressive but subdued...
@@RAM_C5well do you like the look of the speed 3s?
Mazda should make a newer version of this with a manual
They did, kinda. They just gave the Mazda 3 the AWD turbo treatment.
mazda disbanded Mazdaspeed
@@haydenpate2106 They didn't "disband" Mazdaspeed, they are just 'moving away' from it and toward a more luxury line instead of performance.
@@j.armand1363 yeah I guess everyone moving to paddle shifters but when I think of mazdaspeed that’s not it lol
It just dosent make sense because then they’re gonna miss out on another whole segment of cars (performance luxury) which their only domestic competitors would be Acura and Lexus and foreign I’d say BMW and AUDI. They could just make so much money from it if they did it how their consumer say it should be done
This is like a slightly cooler, more niche subaru... And I love it! Plus, you can change the spark plugs without exploring the entire inside of your engine bay
And faster nicer more reliable and more capable than a wrx
@@Bc-um9qx cheap engine replacement if you go the ford duratec route
@@ilyas5708 build a 2.5 for $1200 and you have an engine that can hold up to 500-600hp
Working on these mazdaspeed is as easy as it gets! Super simple platform.
@@carlossantamaria7967more like 400-500 not many people if any have had any longevity out of the 2.5 swap over 4-500 whp and torque must be limited to 380ft/lbs
Now that you mention it sounds like a boxer, I can't unhear it.
The stock speeds manifold is unequal...
it sounds like a fart can to me
@@sleeper.simulant7327 That's awesome! I know very little about these Speed's.
@@sleeper.simulant7327 I didn't know that. Why is it unequal since it's a inline 4?
@@sleeper.simulant7327 damn that's diffrent
You finally did a Speed6 review, been waiting forever
Finally found one lol so rare
@@eddiemedia7379 right! and no rust or beat to shit
Tell me about it. Finally!
Little known fact: the speed3/speed6 have unequal length manifolds, giving the “boxer engine” sound
Hah, I was gonna ask this question
Beat me to it
Really? I have a 2012 speed3 with just a muffler delete, I didn't know that, thanks for the info
Facts?
@@NathanaelNaused big facts
Clicked on the notification so quick! Always wanted to see a Mazda 6 build!
Mazdaspeed 6
It’s stock lol what are you on about
@@iannoone7428 definitely wasn’t stock, there was at least a fmic, intake and Cobb accessport that I saw.
Check out Stock 6ish on Facebook. I am building mine.
I owned a 2006 Speed6 for about 2 years. The interior was great, clean and subtle.
I had mine flashed stage 1 with the Cobb accessport, TIP, catback, and intake. Sat in at about 320 crank hp. Was just the right amount of speed for me.
Rust got the best of her (Canadian winters) and I ended up with a MK7 Golf R instead!
How is the Golf R treating you?
Those mazdas Rust from the factory
They dont need salt and shit to rust
My condolences.
I own a hellcat widebody and i still miss my mazdaspeed 6
Same here. Totaled my Mazdaspeed 6 and have a Chevrolet SS now. I like the SS, but I would have been just as happy if I still had my Mazdaspeed 6 today.
@@cyberia213642 manual ss?
Yes, 6MT SS
@@cyberia213642 those are hard to find. I guess I'll save money and try looking for a speed lol
Rx8 are fun af too
As a speed 6 owner... FINALLY!!!!! I’m so happy
Test drove one (they're a 6 MPS where I'm from) in 2006, reluctantly passed as I had young kids at the time, kept an interest and checked carsales regularly, most examples had lots of k's and/or were heavily modified. Found one last month, 2006, genuine 60,000 k's, completely unmolested, in pristine condition, I bought it on the spot, have had it for a month, deliriously happy..
Awesome!!!! Hope you still love it the same!
Oh how cool!! Although im modt likely buying a speed 3 i found, ive been keeping an eye out for a AWD speed 6 because they seem soo freakin cool!!
Love they still get pretty respectable gas mileage in both the 3 and 6 platforms!
Congrats man!!!!! Let’s gooo! How’s she doing now??? Cheers!
The front end of this car always gave me subtle Evo 8 vibes
Ya think so? Hmm.. I don't see it really. Don't get me wrong, I wish I did see it. 🤨
All I can see is RX8 and I can't see anything else because of it.
as an 8 owner, i personally don’t understand that but in my opinion it screams Acura to me
Acura TSX vibes
maybe the grill bit i do see the evolution
@@danielnelson4881 where are the domino's. they will be everywhere
4:00 - 4:10 is the perfect example of how driving a mazdaspeed 6 feels. Especially with an aftermarket rear motor mount. You can feel all of those sounds when driving.
A cheaper rs no , there's nothing cheap about this car.
ehhhhh
It’s not cheaper to repair. But because of that you can find them for really cheap. I got mine for $3500.
@@eli6394 until it falls apart on you. They are fun asf but I could never drive it without being stressed something was going to break. Plus parts that are unique to this car are expensive asf and hard to find. The worst part is how expensive the motors are if you want to replace it
@@jaxastro3072 just did a full engine rebuild on mine, cars are far from cheap
@@eryk-amongoode8740 Yeah, I was debating on it but mazda wanted 7 grand, and I honestly am not interested in building it. Crate motors are damn near impossible to find and rebuilds are expensive and might not even work depending on the damage to your engine
I've looked for a decent one of these for a few years now. They are nearly impossible to find. Such a nice sleeper.
Same with the Mazdaspeed Protégé... I don't know why they gotta be so rare! Obviously the speed 6 is the better car, but the protégé has so much sentimental value to me. My cousin bought an '03 slightly used in 06-ish, it's my first car love!
I spent so much time in that car, he had it forever until the head gasket or something went on it and our local "good ole boy" mechanic shop had a younger guy working there who told my cousin it needed a new engine which is almost impossible to find because of the rarity... It was gonna cost him WAY more than the car was worth to fix and he wouldn't have a car for weeks or even *months* so... He says I'll tell ya what, sell this thing to me since it's basically scrap at this point, forget about the cost of the repairs we've already done and on top of that I'll give you like 3 or 4 pennies.. Five if you're good at negotiating... Get some of your money back and get another car. Such a nice guy to do that for him.
We saw that mother fucker no longer than a week later daily driving it... Every day I had to see my cousins "Familia," my first love... Driven by some piece of shit mechanic that bent my cousin over and took advantage of him. Needless to say no one I know will ever take a car there if I have anything to say about it. I've never wanted to dump sugar into a gas tank more than I did that car.. Which seems pretty ironic huh? Lol. Sorry for the rant it just got me thinking. I wish I knew back then what I know now about cars... Even back then I knew right away my cousin got taken advantage of.
Go to the mazdaspeed6 groups on Facebook, there are a good amount up for sal
Mine is stage 2 completely and dyno tuned. Was going to sell it, then that day I took it for a ride
Ended up calling the potential buyer and cancelled it. Lol
That's so true. I bought one in August but searching eBay, Cars.com, autotrader, and could only find 12 across the entire US
I got a 06 for sale right now only has 65k miles on it
You should review a MazdaSpeed Protege before they all rust away.
@CatchMahDrift yes
Yes for sure, I got a Mazdaspeed protege
The sad truth of them pretty cars 😢 rust
@CatchMahDrift they made them in wagons??
@CatchMahDrift that’s dope bro you gotta post a video with it
I owned one of these years ago, then you reviewed the black MS3 years ago and I just had to buy a MS3 too, always been wanting to see you do a video on one of these and I think you've described the car perfectly.
Im just about to check out a nice speed 3 with vunch of add ons and all the stock parts to go back to if ever Wanted!!
I am soi excited, running around getting good gas mileage in a lil 300++HP hatchback is gonna be soo much fun!!
*Just gotta put the killer sound system in it and It'll be all set,!!
My speed6 was my first quick daily.... the timing chain issues are a pain in the ass. Same with the differential mounts and transfer case problems, but in the end of the day it was the best car to drive in the canyons, tons of fun to do 1st gear pulls etc... and the sound is so good. Full leather interior, heated seats and sunroof and bose sound system. Man i love that car and I miss it. One of the best looking sedans ever IMO
Current daily is a 2008 350z HR, definitely faster but doesn’t make me feel the same way that speed6 does.
Used to have one, 2007 GT. No one realized it was a sleeper until they heard the turbo and bypass hit. The sound from the driver seat was something beautiful 🥺🥺🥺
Oh, i didnt realuze the 6 GT was a turbo awd soeed model!?!!
Just saw a nice one in the classifieds too!
**Funny seems like the majority if these owners have no idea if they have the turbo speed model or not!! Wtf is wrong with people!!
@@BabyCharlotteschannel there’s 2 different models the mazdaspeed6 sport and grand touring which is GT the GT has leather seats sunroof and nav, the sport has cloth seats and no sunroof
You've been searching for one to review all this time & I've been 1 1/2 hours north of ATL with a Speed6. Love mine
lol I’m up here in Jersey Like review mine 🙋♂️
I am only like 30 minutes from him with a built motor and 3076 frame turbo
@@johnabonilla1266 NJ speeds 🤙🏼! Let's lock it up some day lol
@@rodrigosuarez586 meet up?
This was the first "quick," manual car I bought.. saved up for like 8 months with my first job out of community college. Such a fun car, handled the NY winters like a champ.. only got one complement the whole 2 years from a guy in a FD3S RX7! Ended up selling it to my dad for a Subaru but, damn, I would love to buy one again one day!
I currently daily a 2006 Speed6 and im so happy I made the choice. Love the sound, its comfy, good amount of power and surprisingly good gas mileage if you drive like a sane person
Will buy one propably this monday.. how was your gas mileage? And still enjoying the ride?
Same here, im torn between a spesd 6 and a speed 3!! Got a real nice 3 lined up with lots of Extras making over 300hp, but but the awd 6 is so nice too!!
@@Stinowdid you buy one? How is it?
@@nativeoutdoors1780 its awesome. Gas mileage wasnt good (1l to 10km) at best and had to fix quite some stuff, but its so much fun to drive. A true sleeper. Easy to upgrade with boltons and a nice tune to > 300 hp to surprise older Golf R's and Subaru's 😎
My dad had one imported to Poland 7 years ago with 18,000 miles.
I was 13 years old and right when i got in the passenger seat i fell in love with cars.
Taught me how to drive in it, how to change oil and stuff.
He had it for 10 years, 60,000+ miles of pure fun, no rebuilds only fluid and sparkplug changes and never broke.
Car had bolt ons from Corksport a full exhaust,intake, custom 3" catless downpipe ,lowering springs, Turbosmart blow-off valve and a tune.
Best car i've ever experienced.
"Mazda make another one like this"
*Mazda doing one better... SkyActive inline 6 RWD/AWD ,
2022 Mazda 6
They'd had better offer a manual unlike what they did with the Mazda3 AWD. That was immensely upsetting as the AWD was only offered in automatic. Sure power wasn't nearly as great but the interior was gorgeous & really felt more in touch with todays interiors.
@@viktorbryce951 yes, please at least offer a manual transmission, please!
@@viktorbryce951 Honestly, I've driven the current manual Mazda 3 and it may as well be an auto. The clutch and shifter feel very disconnected from the driving experience, pretty much no feel at all. I'd actually say the auto felt a bit better. The engineers at Mazda obviously know how to make a great feeling manual transmission, but these are just commuter cars and they treat them as such.
I really like where Mazda is going, maybe they could name it Mazda 9/Sentia just for old times sake
AlDim000 i think it’s partially intentional to discourage people from still wanting them. my friend has a newer impreza “sport” manual, which makes the same power as my 90s shitbox honda, somehow less responsive throttle, with the sharp crisp engagement of of a semi truck’s clutch with a 53 footer full of dicks. the shifter feels like a crayon being dragged through a plate of warm butter.
My buddy sold his MS6 a few weeks ago! Corksport CST4, 3” straight pipe exhaust with resonator, Catless downpipe, tuned by Purple Drank. That car was a blast. Always love seeing Mazdaspeed content!
I've been daily driving a speed 6 for almost 2 years now and I love it
I don’t daily mine, it’s a weekend car. I only got 90k miles on my 07
Same
I've owned mine for almost a year soon, bought it with 9K kilometers on it and it's in great shape. I'm happy I work from home so I only add kilometers while having fun 🤣
Glad to see s much appreciation for this car in the video and comments. My first car that I bought was a four-cylinder naturally aspirated Mazda six and I always told myself I would have one of these eventually. About a year ago I finally bought my first MS6 and have found the journey of giving it some TLC to get it back into its prime well worth the weight. Thanks for a great video.
To see you review Drew's MS3 (red one from the cut scenes) and Greg's e36 (black one with the turbo out the hood) and now Nick's MS6 is crazy to me I know all those guys worked so hard on their builds and glad they got some spotlight. So from our backwoods car group. Thank you for taking time to review their cars.
You most know Stephen then. I sold him my e34 years ago and I also own a ms6 too
@@kadekast8814 was at your house when you sold the e34 my guy lol
@@williamdillon6534 oh shit haha what’s up man
@@williamdillon6534 get nick to buy my Speed6 lol i need it gone
It is nice in some ways that people don't know about these. I own one and my insurance company sees it as just a Mazda 6 which is really nice on the price of insurance. Great video! Glad to see this car finally got a review by you
I miss my Mazdaspeed 6 so much. Its the best car I've ever owned. The throttle response is bang on. Mazda needs to bring it back!
What happened to it
I have a 2007 Volvo S40 AWD. It shares a lot of DNA with these cars. Volvo was owned by Ford for a while during this period. It's turbo I5 makes V10 noises.
No! I've wanted to get one of these for so long and now people are going to realise how cool they are.
ugh, I totally hate when people think my car is cool.
@@bryce4479 if you have one of those... then you have a cool car.
They arnt guna get expensive for at least 10+ years. They are at a very low value atm anyhow
@@batman-pe3xy they are fun to drive but they are a PITA to maintain and repair and really hurt the wallet
@@59hemikiller I doubt these will ever get expensive. Very few left, crazy expensive to repair, parts hard to find, and they require constant attention
I would be lying if I say I watched all your videos but I have to say you one of the best car review RUclipsrs ever .been watching your videos for a loooong time .
Happy to see someone else love these cars! I have two of them even though they can be headaches at times...
What are their common inherent problems? Im currently deciding on 3 for sale a Red clone exactly like the one in this vid, a Grey one and a Black... if they too much trouble ill just build forged motor for a 2001 Subaru Forester and buy the Shell for 1k lol....but I really love these SPEED 6es
I have a second gen speed3. Has 62k on the whole car. Just bought a speed6 with panda interior, tastefully modded, vvt been done, 120k miles on whole car. Absolutely love it.
I've missed mine at times. I just didn't have all the fueling options that exist now for this motor when I had mine! 30r on this car was a blast!
I still remember trying to find the exhaust trim when mine got damaged 😅😅 difficult to find parts was an understatement
Biggest issue with these cars is the fueling. It’s expensive to, but if you want to get over 500 whp on a built block you need to add a port injection system...
The exhaust trim molding, yaa i have finaly bough one used for 80$ 😂, 425$ new at the mazda dealership
A good day for Mazda content. Super stoked you did a Mazda6 MPS review, definitely a sleeper I still want to own.
Awesome review! Beautiful car with an awesome panda interior! I wish these cars got the respect they deserve
I was taking panda interior was only available with black color, i never seen a panda interior with other color in canada
I had a ‘06 Mazdaspeed 6, exhaust, intake, turbo inlet, upgraded engine/trans mounts, plus the Cobb AccessPort the car was at around 300 wheel HP. The next step for me would have been the high pressure fuel pump internals.
I did the timing chain and VVT actuators myself with a friend over a weekend, loved this car and it was the perfect combination of fun, sporty and practical.
Also, it flies under the radar from cops, isn’t at high risk of being stolen or stripped..
The parts can be very expensive from the typical auto parts store, or unavailable.
The trick is to find good parts online and have them shipped to you.
Also knowing that the CX-7 turbo, the Mazdaspeed 3 and 6 all shared the same engine platform so that can help open the field when looking for parts
Was the first sports car I ever rode in and I will never forget it.
A 4 door mazda is not a sports car
@@19hundoc47 what lmao ?
@@19hundoc47 okay so what is your definition of a sports car? What makes a car a sports car?
@@tyronenur2373 if a wrx is a sports car so is this, just dialed back for some consumers.
@@joebarra1010 Well...wrx is not a sports car...so your if/then is substantiated. ‘Sporty’ maybe, but doesnt fit the definition of ‘sports car’.
Hi ! just wanted to say you are the one who scealed the deal for the speed 6 for me, getting one in 5 days, can't wait
Any Speed 3 bros here?
2010 speed3 here what’s good bro
@@TehClassifiedEagle Chillin.. boutta drop this new video. Drop your IG I’m tryna see some speeds
Drove my 2007 Speed3 for 325,000 miles. Still had original clutch and turbo. Tracked it some at VIR. Think I went through 11 sets of tires, and filled it up 1100 times.
2012 Speed3 checking in
Here here. Mine is a 2012 with 126k miles all from me but now the engine is burning alot of oil and I did a compression test and I found out the oil rings don't work any more.
It took me owning 3 mazda 6's until i was aware the speed6 platform lol. As soon as I found out about the model I fell in love. I've now had my speed6 since earlier this year and I plan on keeping her for a very long time. Thank you for recognizing BOTH the main speed platforms!
Theres 4 Speeds
Well yes, there is including the protégé and miata but car culture is mainly familiar with mazdspeed due to the 3 and 6 is my point.
I have a Mazda 3 hatchback, it doesn't look that clean though!
If give up my st for a speed 6 mabye
I’ve been thinking of getting one
About time!!! I was gonna get in touch with you when I had mine. With Mine. I’d like to say it was a prime example of a stock speed 6with basic fun mods. Catback, lowering springs. Unfortunately I crashed mine almost 2 years ago and sadly I haven’t found anything I’d say is a proper replacement to it. Besides the awd I’d also say what makes the speed 6 feel more confidence inspiring than the ms3 ( especially around some turns) is it has the rear chassis x brace, double wishbone front with multilink rear suspension and the rear diff has a lsd. I really miss mine. and the owner of this speed 6 seems like they have it really sorted out. So happy you finally got to drive one.
I agree. I may get him to review mine, because it's ultra sleeper. I have a full Magnaflow catback on mine to quiet it down. The tone is more refined, but the db is low. And it makes the same power...just less attention
@@adrianhayden7430 mine even with the corksport catback was still very quiet. And with it being gray (like all of them are) it just flew under the radar lol
@@mazdafreakmx6 Mine is rebadged as a Mazda6 😂 I went all out
The powerband DOES drop off around 5k as the turbo runs out of air. However, when you add a Cobb Accessport it significantly helps in the top end. I’ve owned my speed6 for 10 years now and love it. It’s been super reliable even after 7 track days
Yeah such an affordable go fast esp compared to the new awd speed 3, and anything else other than clapped out wrx's..
BNRs2 and bigger fix that die off so much, and obviously get your HPFP, and it's the best calm fast daily
I have the exact color setup on mine, Velocity red metallic and "panda" interior. i've owned mine 5 years. i'm about 15k into it in aftermarket parts. It is truly an amazing car to drive and definitely requires extra attention. Going with cheap parts is not an option if you want long life. Great video!
David would u like to review my mazdaspeed6 GT fully built big turbo swapped
Email me!
😮yes more speed reviews!
Let see some more speed content
Yes David, do this one!!
David i sent u a email with pics
A coworker of mine almost bought one of these in black for around 5k; however, the owner was located in a city that wasn't all that confidence inspiring and deciding on a G35. A part of me is glad given what you said about parts being a bear to find at even auto parts stores
Absolutely miss my speed6. Hands down one of my favorite cars I’ve owned. She wasn’t fast but she was fun.
What happened to it
@@StikiFing4z sold it a while ago, still regret it but at that time I couldn’t justify the gas/maintenance cost.
Hey man! Been watching your videos for probably over 5 years. I remember looking for a fun car and seeing your 350z video. I ended up with the Mazdaspeed platform. Owned a 2007 Red MS3, fbo big turbo and it got me into the life lol. I now own a 2011 MS3 that’s fully built on auxiliary fueling, along with a 2007 Mazdaspeed 6😎 as a winter daily/beater. It’s got some light bolt ons but mostly stock. I LOVE Mazda and wish they kept the Mazdaspeed brand around for longer. Thank you for showing love to our platform! I appreciate your honest reviews! Under the small chances you actually see this comment, If you’re ever in the Chicago area and want to check out a fully built Mazdaspeed 3 and give her a rip be my guest!! She’s making over 500whp on a precision 5558😎😎😎 stay safe man!
I love how it has a Hondata license plate, but has a COBB tune on it.
Like, is it a Mazda, Subaru, Mitsubishi, Ford, or Honda!?!?!
he used to own a 8th gen si with k24 swap before the MS6 is why he got it XD
Great vid! Totaly agreed, not to many people know about it. If i find one, 4 things, intercooler, down pipe with full exhaust, tune and wheels . The rest stock for longevity . If I cannot find one stock at a good price, Focus RS plus....
It's sad. This video shows up only days after Mazda basically said that the Mazdaspeed line is dead.
Several weeks ago I bought a '06 Mazdaspeed 6, in red, and luckily has never been modified and was well taken care of. Even in it's completely stock form its an extremely fun car to drive, while also being extremely practical as a daily. I traded in a '12 Mazda 3 Hatchback for this thing, and for the MS6 being 6 years older, the ride quality was a HUGE step up from the *newer* Mazda 3. I look forward to every time I can get behind the wheel in the Speed 6. Other than the Miata platform, its probably one of Mazda's best performance cars.
Dude in Blue: "this is the grandaddy of the Focus RS"
First Gen Focus RS: "Am I a joke to you?"
I've been looking for one of these cars for 2 years and I finally bought one. Turns out it's the exact car from this video. Rare is an understatement
Love the Speed6. Same motor as a Speed3 but AWD
Now the Mazda3 has awd & Mazda 6 doesn’t
@@raccs600 well, now the 6 doesn't exist
@@adamrosol9292 true
@@raccs600 still shit. Its a mums car still with no performance.
@@Gamgam4843n lol chill bro Im not a big fan of the car myself. It deff has history though
I have a regular mazda 6 with the 4cyl Manual! Shes a blast to drive with a little tune and bilstein shocks! Bought her in 07 brand new and she looks better than I bought her out of the showroom 😊
My mods
Built darton sleeved block
Manley 2618 pistons
Manley h tuff rods
Sp63 625+ head studs
Corksport cams
Focus st 4 port aux kit
1,000cc injectors
Speed solutions t case caps
Innovative afr/boost gage
Corksport oil pressure gage
Late night racing wire tuck
Dtp fab works top mount turbo log manifold
Tial 44 waste gate
Mishimoto m line intrrcooler
Turbo smart 55mm race port bov
Clutch masters fx 400 kit
Bride cuga seats
2.5g fuel cell
Freektuned 37lbs around 700hp to the wheels
get on the show !!
Holy effing sexy!!! Where can we see pictures of this beauty? I don't know that I can continue on without seeing them!
Somebody needs to do a mod list like this, but in a CX7 with a manual swap. Call it the CX700hp!
@@danielnelson4881 i have videos on build but haven't uploaded them to my channel
Woohoo. Spees6 review. I love mine. Can't wait to add more to it. I had a white one but it was totaled. Now I have a red one with less features. I heard this was a ford test car with the 2.3 turbo and they say some of the early Ford fusion parts can be used on the speed6
My guy finally did a MAZDASPEED6 Got two of them lol ppl underestimated these cars for sure I know they are a Ford/Mazda but they get down just as good as a Sti
Mine went thru 2 motors lol
@@asdfjkl2881 ahhh man I went the dumb route bought a 06 blew the motor now I got a 07 speed try not to blow this one but 2006 speed is gonna go threw a rebuild process
@@dellgarageproductions 🤣
@@asdfjkl2881 Damn son...didn't read before modding? lol
Lucky you man. Can't wait to get one. I got a '11 speed 3 right and can't imagine how dope it'd be to have this 2.3 MZR + AWD.
Just want to say thank you, i have a speed 6 and its one of the most underestimated cars of all time. Thank you for finally shining light to this rare and beautiful car everyone has slept on for years
This was the first “quick” car I had the pleasure of driving. I wanted to buy it so bad but it was plagued with transfer case problems.
CX-7 swap. Take off the pan (12ish bolts), swap and silicone. Easy as that unless you tore up the transfer input shaft
billet transfer case bearing caps make it literally bulletproof
Love the 2.3 liter inline 4 cylinder turbo! Funny thing is Ford used a 2.3 liter turbo 4 cylinder engine WAY back in the Ford Mustang SVO. Later versions were of course put in the Mazdaspeed 6 as well as the Mazdaspeed 3. Then came the "EcoBoost" 2.3 liter 4 cylinder turbo in the Ford Focus RS! Sadly that AWD hot hatch was also discontinued like both the Mazdaspeed 6 and 3 were. Even the less potent, but still fun Ford Focus ST + Ford Fiesta ST also went to the graveyard. The 2.3 liter "EcoBoost" direct injection 4 cylinder turbo still lives-on strong in the current Ford Mustang base EcoBoost with even a "high performance" 2.3 liter EcoBoost slotting-in as an option on the Ford Mustang, basically a slightly "detuned" version of the old Ford Focus RS motor now set-up for longitudinal duty. Even more detuned versions of the turbocharged 2.3 liter are found in the 2020+ up Ford Explorer as the base engine, the Lincoln MK-X crossover SUV & it's the lone engine in the 2019+ up Ford Ranger pickup trucks. So much performance/tuning potential here! Would be SO awesome if Ford or Mazda could put this motor back into more cars, especially with AWD! I do love my 2020 Ford Ranger XLT with this engine mated with the 10 speed automatic. In my opinion hands down one of the best powertrains put into a "midsized" pickup truck!
Review my 05 saturn ion redline
Haha, I almost got a redline back in the day
While we were car shopping about 5-6 years ago, we were on a quest to find something fun with a stick shift. We stumbled on a grey Mazda 6 on a used Toyota lot and test drove it very reluctantly. We pulled out of the dealership and stepped on it, and were immediately like "Whoa! What the crap!", this car is super quick and made turbo noises, pulled over down the road, and stuck our head underneath to discover it's also AWD. The car had been debadged by the previous owner so we had no idea it was a Mazdaspeed6.
It had over a 100k miles, rusted rear wheel arches, and we couldn't get the dealer to get right on the price so we missed out on getting that one. But we ended up getting a 2012 Mazdaspeed 3 within the next month. Love that car so much. The MS6 was more refined and more appropriate as an everyday driver, but due to its age finding one with low milage and in good condition became an issue. And believe me, we looked.
It's sad what Mazda has become today. Mazdaspeed is dead and according to Masahiro Moro it will never be coming back. They want Mazda to build low rent Lexus, Acura, and Infinities now. It's super sad. Aside from the MX5 Mazda does not want any car enthusiast dollars. The days of "Zoom Zoom" and Mazdaspeed are gone. Go buy a CX-7 I guess, that's just as fun right? /s
8:30 they won’t, they wanna go the “luxury” Japanese car route :/
I clicked your time stamp and got a Mazda CX-7 commercial 😂
This was my favorite car I ever had it sounded crazy! I've owned Evos and a STI since then and I still miss this thing
Man I find it really funny that I just rewatched the Top Gear episode where Jeremy Clarkson drove one of these last night, and then you release this review today. Get out of my brain.
Have a white one. Have a CAI, cat back, and a tune. It was great. 3 years ago, during winter, it went zoom zoom boom. Cylinder 1 piston ring failure. No compression and blow by into the crank case. Idk if I want to rip it apart or just junk it.
Me just trying to afford a car
Car youtuber-how about N O
I have this same car. Put a 3 inch stainless exhaust on it, ewg, and a gt30 turbo. SO much fun and every single drive is a treat.
The first 3 minutes of everyone of these is interesting and then it just drags on to 10 minutes 🙄
I finally found on this year that was under 100k, almost stock with necessary upgrades (SRI intake, upgraded tmic, hpfp, rmm, cobb ap), and had the vvt replaced along with the turbo and both were done under warranty. I’ve been searching for one since 2013 when I bought my first ms3. At the time I never knew they existed either. So this past august I found the perfect one that was well maintained and as close to perfect that a 14yr old car can get. The best part is that the color is black cherry mica making its even more rare. I just cleaned the valves and added an occ last month. Purple Drank supplied me with an e-tune and she runs insanely well. Eventually I’ll start modding for huge hp gains but for now my goal is reliability. I love my 06 MS6 GT. #zoomzoom
Ah ffs man I just had enough money for one of these to😢
One of my cars is an '06 MS6 I bought new back in Oct 2006. Has over 173k miles now and is still my favorite daily drive car.
Looking through the comments.... “they’re hard to find”.... while other ppl, “I have two of em” 🤔
I have one, but it doesn't mean it was easy to find. Especially one that's in good shape, no rust (!) and low mileage. Although I live in Sweden.
People that have em usually end up having two bc parts are hard to find
To be more correct they are hard to find running and driving
I blew up my grand am last year and bought a 2nd gen Mazda 6 and I love it! Wish I woulda gotten my hands on the speed 6 though
They like to bend rods alot though, on stock power
No different then Subaru at the same power levels
When you boost below 3k yeah.
@@kadekast8814 precisely. Don’t lug the engine and you’ll be alright
@@sleeper.simulant7327 yeah man that’s for like any boosted car. Lol. 18lbs of boost at 2k rpm isn’t smart
Used to have one in this color, GT with all options and the factory nav, no mods. They can be surprisingly fast, and when you get on it you can really feel when the AWD system engages the rear end. My kids loved how it handled too. The interiors don't take desert summer heat well at all though. Stuff just starts breaking and snapping without much effort, panel gaps between different surfaces grow with age, and in 2020 a fully loaded MS6 looks downright bargain basement. It may have been a complicated car in its time, but today it's a very analog car with no high-res screens, a lot of mechanical noises due to being an early DI engine, that turbo oiling issue, and its pretty stark interior simplicity.
I still miss mine; I'll acquire another one at some point.
Seems like a lot of dudes have these in the comments lol
We just get excited when we see one pop up in a RUclips video 😆
Here in Germany it was known as "MPS" Mazda Performance Series. My dad had one of the first cars sold here in Germany back in early 2005. It was manual only. This was the first car I drove after I obtained my drivers license back when I was 18. Dad removed the stock airfilter and put one of those K&N cones on. I recall it having an all black leather interieur. Seeing a creme interieur seemes a bit odd to me as Mazda sold them speced up with the only option we were able to choose: 4 colors (white, grey, black and red) Navigation yes/no and sunroof yes/no.
I bought a 2007 speed6 & still have it. First, in 2007, at $40k CAN, it wasn't cheap but I think it was ahead of its time. I looked at Honda's accord, civic type S, Camry, Nissan & nothing could compare, this had more power & the only one with AWD. I believe Infinity had an AWD but no dealer close to me. Mine had the titanium grey and still looks amazing. It had issues with rear brakes since new & 1 major issue where a couple of cogs on the VVT broke & it jumped its timing, I was lucky it didn't do any damage to the motor. Even with those issues, I still like it and drive it everyday... it has $205k km and still looks like new. AWD is amazing in snow, I would rather drive that in snow than my 4x4 truck, it is just so predictable.
Finally!! You did a review on the Speed6! Had two of them and still have one. One of those hidden gems if you can find one. Great job David 👍
Took me 2 years to find my Speed6 (silver GT, almost no rust) but man do I love it!! The red ones with no rust are freakin unicorns.
Bcm for the win
VRM ftw
What if I told you I have a rust free black cherry mica
@@adamgraham6265 same here
Love All mazdas...gonna be getting a mazda 3 hatch non speed soon and it's gonna be awesome. Gonna be my first car.
I own one, love it. Mazda has needed more awd and they have finally answered with there current models having it.
Always liked these cars, never understood why they didnt make more of them. Kinda reminds me of my fusion sport, which I wish had a manual like the 6, but similar type of sleeper.
Happy to see you do this review. Love the Speed 6. You can come drive mine anytime.
I absolutely LOVE the Mazdaspeed6! I've been thinking about trading in my 2nd Gen Speed3 for it but wasn't really sure yet, then BOOM you upload this... Amazing review! I will surely look for one soon enough hehe
I have the Mazda (non-speed) 6 in this exact colour. Haven't seen another red one. Great review!
I had a 2006, loved it. Perfect daily driver!
I had a 2005 Mazda 6. Manual. Loved it. Lease was up and I traded it in and bought a 2007 Mazspeed 3. Loved that. Had suspension issues though and turned it in. A few years later I bought a Mazdaspeed 6. I was expecting it to be more like the 3 but it was not. Not at all. It was a pig on gas and didn't seem to have the same torque as the 3. I still miss it though. I miss the Mazdaspeed in general. Thinking about finding another one. I have 2021 explorer now, the 2.3 awd. I went with this model becuase it's that engine. Great engine. Geared for the trick it tows 5500lbs!! In sport mode it's fairly fun. Big weight difference from the speed 3 and 6 but it's still a fun engine.
My buddy had a lowered one and it was a looker for sure. Just had reliability issues and he decided to get a more reliable family oriented car because he started a family
Had one for 7 years. Took it everywhere: Dirt roads, snow (and I live in Australia), 11 hours of roadtrip driving in a day, everything. Awesome car. Only sold it because Mazda just didn't provide parts any more.
Mind you, disagree with his comments on the clutch. In my experience EVERYONE stalled it the first time, it had a weird, long take-up.
One of my favourite cars. Looking for one in the near future
Have a Speed 6 and I live in Houston.
I've seen maybe 3 around Houston besides mine. Currently have mine at full bolt ons and it's so fun! The problem is that if these cars are not well maintained and always at WOT, they will either jump timing or the turbo will go out. Parts are not as scarce yet. Love mine, its my daily driver for now.
I've owned a 2006 mazdaspeed 6 since 2008. Full bolt ons, bnrs3 turbo at 24 psi ( roughly 340 awhp) Kw suspension, evo 8 brembo brakes. The car is a riot. 266 xxx kms. It still shifts like butter.
The look I use to get spanking mustangs and Camaro's was priceless. I use to tell them it was the v6 mazda 6 lol 😆