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Thread: Would you have bought this MPS in 2000?

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    Default Would you have bought this MPS in 2000?

    Twin Turbo 626 V6 AWD MPS 2000
    (News 626 MPS)

    This car was a monster for it's time. Not sure if this has been posted before. I did do a quick search.

    More power at higher RPM, more torque, bigger brakes and lighter... Wow!

    626 MPS 2000

    Dimensions
    Overall Length mm 4,600
    Overall Width mm 1,800
    Overall Height mm 1,1410
    Wheelbase mm 2,610
    Weights mm 1,380

    Engine
    Type KL-ZE V6 DOHC 24V

    Displacement cc 2,496
    Max. Output EEC (kW/rpm) 206 / 6.500
    Max. Torque EEC (Nm/rpm) 392 / 4.000

    Transmission 5MT

    Brakes Front 6-piston, 345 mm disk plate
    Rear 4-piston, 315 mm disk plate
    Wheels
    Tire 235/40 ZR18
    Alloy rims 18x8J"


    3 MPS 2009

    Dimensions
    Overall Length mm 4505
    Overall Width mm 1770
    Overall Height mm 1460
    Wheelbase mm 2,640
    Weights mm 1,456

    Engine
    2.3 litre Direct Injection Spark Ignition (DISI) turbocharge in-line 4 cylinder 16 valve DOHC

    Displacement cc 2261
    Max. Output (kW/rpm) 190 / 5,500
    Max. Torque (Nm/rpm) 380 / 3,000

    Transmission 6MT

    Brakes
    Front ?-piston, 320 mm disk plate
    Rear ?-piston, 280 mm disk plate
    Wheels
    Tire 225/40 ZR18 88Y
    Alloy rims 18x7.5J"


















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    EVO looking.

    If I had the money back then, yes.

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    The interior looks like a clown's vomited in it, but aside from that, I'd probably consider it

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    Quote Originally Posted by Caffeine Fiend View Post
    The interior looks like a clown's vomited in it, but aside from that, I'd probably consider it
    this ^

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    Quote Originally Posted by 2XS View Post
    EVO looking.

    If I had the money back then, yes.
    +1 the plain jane 626 doesn't look too bad dressed up, did it go???

    Quote Originally Posted by Caffeine Fiend View Post
    The interior looks like a clown's vomited in it, but aside from that, I'd probably consider it
    Yeah would need to do something about that, else my stomach contents and those of my passengers would be adding to the colour spectrum
    R36 - Just like an MPS6 except with a growly V6

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    clown vomit it looks pretty hideous now doesnt it ... but I guess the bug eye WRX was a 2000 baby as well

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    OMG that interior !!!.... AND THE SPOILER !!! just what were they thinking?

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    Ummm no I would not have bought that. It's pretty hard to buy cars when your a 1st year high school student lol.

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    Not for me you would of had to peel me out of the HSV for that...

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    I would have dreamt of the orange one back then

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    interior, spoiler but other than that i like it. but didnt have the money back than only P/T employed

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    I did take a 626 AWD or was it 4 wheel steer turbo for a drive in the 90's,it wa s a 2 door coupe red in colour was ok for it's time.

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    Would be interested to know just how much weight that body kit would have added to the car.

    It's very much "of its day" in terms of the styling, and I can't condemn it for that considering what it would have been competing with (Evo, WRX/STi, et al). But I also can't help but wonder what the performance gain would have been had they toned it (the bodykit) down a little......

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    Looks like a racer boy car.

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    Handling is carried out by a 12-way adjustable suspension unit in each corner. The suspension also has height adjusting. The wheels are awesome, and brakes are too, sporting a state of the art setup with 6-pot calipers in front hugging on a 345 mm disc, and a 4-pot in the rear with a 315 mm disc.

    i like this

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    I remember this car when it was first on show. We had a GF 626 and I drooled over this as a 13 year old...so at the time, yes I would have bought one, but no I couldn't have afforded one. I still remember reading about it in Mazda LIFE magazine (I still have the issue at home somewhere) along with the 323F Country-Concept, a BJ Astina with 2.0L 626 engine, jacked up, much like an Impreza RV!

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    Agree with the interior...slapstick color matching..ugh
    otherwise definitely get one and maybe detach the spoiler on the way out of the dealership :P

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    Different interior colour and no spoiler and if i had the money - for sure
    Looks hot and a lil different
    However it was only a concept ....

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