This comparison is between the Mazdaspeed 6, the Subaru Legacy GT, and the Audi A3 DSG v6. The Mazdaspeed 6 is better known to our European friends as the Mazda MPS. All of these have 4 doors and have AWD systems. What are the cars ups, and downs and which would you like to live with as an every day automobile.
Mazdaspeed 6
Engine = 2.3L, 4 cylinder
Power = 274 hp @5500
Torque = 280 ft/lbs @ 3000
Aspiration = Turbocharged
Redline = 6700
Weight = 3500 lbs
Drive train = All-wheel drive (variable)
Weight/Dist = 60:40
0-60 = 6.2 seconds
Top speed = 150 mph
¼ mile = 14.7 seconds
Base Price = $30,000 US
Subaru Legacy GT
Engine = 2.5L, 4 cylinder
Power = 250 hp @ 5600
Torque = 250 ft/lbs @ 3600
Aspiration = Turbocharged
Redline =
Weight = 3,300-3435 lbs (sedan)
Drive train = All-wheel drive
Weight/Dist =
0-60 = 5.7 seconds
Top speed = 136 (electrically limited)
¼ mile = 14.3 seconds
Base Price = $26,095 US
Audi A3 DSG v6
Engine = 3.2L, 6 cylinder
Power = 250 hp @ 6,300
Torque = 236 ft/lbs @ 2,800
Aspiration = Natural
Redline =
Weight = 3,660 lbs
Drive train = All-wheel drive
Weight/Dist = 58:42
0-60 = 5.8 sec (C&D), 6.5 (R&T)
Top speed = 130 mph
¼ mile = 14.5 (C&D), 15.0 (R&T)
Base price = $33,980 US