Ok, some more polls...hehe. The base Mazda 3 has the same motor as the Protege LX; a 2.0 litre 4 cyl. The GT has (I think) the same motor as the base 6; a 2.3 litre 4. Any ideas of which motor is better for tuning and reliability?
I'm thinking the GT becuase the options are better, and for the $400 difference (once you get the options I'm looking at) I might as well have a little more horsepower.
Let me know what you think....
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the 2.3 is the same as ford's 2.3L Duratec, in the focus. I would go with the bigger engine for 400$, (although i don't see how that is ). If you jut want reliability/ fuel economy go with the 2.0L, because i imagine that the newer engine may have some small bugs to be worked out. But the 2.3L is a good engine form what i hear, and will handle more power if you want to throw some FI at it.
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my mom has a mazda 3 GT with the 2.3l in it and its a good motor it goes good.
The 2.0L is a derivitive of the 2.3L. Both from Mazda. I had the 2.0L in a 2005 Focus rental car last year. It was o.k. One thing I notice that at 8K miles the tail pipe was clean with no sign of soot. But by all mean go for the 2.3L. You will not regret it one bit!
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I have a Mazda 6 with the 2.3. It is mostly driven by my wife. If you rev it up good it accually is a quick car. The 6 is a mid sized sedan so in a 3 I would imagine it would be a quick little car. Mine is a 03 and I have had no problems with it, my only beef is buying oil filters for it. I can only get them from the dealer since i last changed it (all highway car) but they maybe availble after market now.
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