Vectra VXR vs Mondeo ST220 vs Mazda 6 MPS......which one and why?? - Page 3

VXR_DV · 1st September 2009, 20:47

ST220 is just too slow, although it sounds okay.

I tried an MPS before getting the VXR: I didn't like the "cheap japanese stereo" interior, 4-cylinder engine sounded boring. The controls were lighter than the VXR, and it seemed more responsive to chuck around (a bit: didn't really push it with a salesman in the back). Gearbox was slicker on the MPS, and 4wd system seemed to work well.

I had a run-in with an MPS on a series of wet roundabouts along the A43. Speed around the roundabouts was about the same, but the MPS definitely had the edge getting the power down on the exit. The VXR caught up easily on the straight, and it would probably have been a different story in the dry.

Ended buying the VXR for the 6-cylinder engine note, raw power, and the chunky, well-built solid feel.

glenboy · 1st September 2009, 20:51

The VXR,it'll be my next car.............

Andy79 · 1st September 2009, 20:55

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Originally Posted by glenboy

The VXR,it'll be my next car.............

honestly....you WONT regret it

mradz · 1st September 2009, 20:56

can't really add anymore to what has already been said, but i love my vxr so hay just get one!

you won't regret it!!

and spoons, is that a camera top right in your windscreen? if not, what is it!

Old man Jimbo · 1st September 2009, 20:57

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Originally Posted by Andy79

Stop putting pics like that up or i will have to pop out and take mine for a spin....i hate the house now ive got the vxr

My wife actually blocks me in so I can't get mine off the drive!

Just a quick note about that Top Gear test. How is it they could get it to understeer so badly? I can't get mine to remotely do what he had it doing to EPS & TC just don't allow it even with the TC switched to the so called off position not a chance! I just don't get it...I really couldn't get mine to do that if I tried....WTF?

GARY3306 · 1st September 2009, 21:14

Bet you can't guess what I voted

I have to say though, I like the MPS styling. I'll stay where I am though thank you very much

spoons · 1st September 2009, 21:22

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Originally Posted by mradz

...and spoons, is that a camera top right in your windscreen? if not, what is it!

Its a Sony HQ1 Bullet Cam... to capture those 'moments' on the track

One in the rear as well

Its all 'broadcast' quality, same as the ones Top Gear use for their in-car reports.

The video's I put on YouTube are very heavily compressed, so the quality is nowhere near as good as the raw video files.

I can flick between front cam and rear cam with a small button by the gear lever.

spoons · 1st September 2009, 21:23

I need to relocate that camera actually, but for the life of me, I dont know where it could go...

Andy79 · 1st September 2009, 21:29

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Originally Posted by spoons

Its a Sony HQ1 Bullet Cam... to capture those 'moments' on the track

One in the rear as well

Its all 'broadcast' quality, same as the ones Top Gear use for their in-car reports.

The video's I put on YouTube are very heavily compressed, so the quality is nowhere near as good as the raw video files.

I can flick between front cam and rear cam with a small button by the gear lever.

I think it was one of your camera shots on youtube that i watched, pulled onto a motorway using the rear view camera....then everything dissappeared very quickly....that video was the thing that made me buy the vxr

spoons · 1st September 2009, 21:31

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Originally Posted by Andy79

I think it was one of your camera shots on youtube that i watched, pulled onto a motorway using the rear view camera....then everything dissappeared very quickly....that video was the thing that made me buy the vxr

Who needs Top Gear....

View Poll Results: VXR vs MPS vs ST220
VECTRA VXR	152	71.70%
MAZDA 6 MPS	42	19.81%
ST220	18	8.49%
Voters: 212. You may not vote on this poll

1st September 2009, 20:51	#22
glenboy Full Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sunny Dartmoor iTrader Rating: (11)	The VXR,it'll be my next car............. __________________ Mods-Irmscher door pins,pedals,tax disc holder,pillar trim kit,number plate holders,VXR grille,,Siggy surrounds,18" VXR Snowflake's,Full leather interior,VXR Bootlid spoiler,VXR Lower rear spoiler,VXR exhaust insert, Lowered on 45/40mm Pi springs.Twin VXR exhaust. Now facelifted!!!!!

1st September 2009, 21:14	#26
GARY3306 Administrator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ashington, Northumberland iTrader Rating: (4) GARY3306's Garage	Bet you can't guess what I voted I have to say though, I like the MPS styling. I'll stay where I am though thank you very much __________________

1st September 2009, 20:47	#21
VXR_DV Regular Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Coast iTrader Rating: (0)	ST220 is just too slow, although it sounds okay. I tried an MPS before getting the VXR: I didn't like the "cheap japanese stereo" interior, 4-cylinder engine sounded boring. The controls were lighter than the VXR, and it seemed more responsive to chuck around (a bit: didn't really push it with a salesman in the back). Gearbox was slicker on the MPS, and 4wd system seemed to work well. I had a run-in with an MPS on a series of wet roundabouts along the A43. Speed around the roundabouts was about the same, but the MPS definitely had the edge getting the power down on the exit. The VXR caught up easily on the straight, and it would probably have been a different story in the dry. Ended buying the VXR for the 6-cylinder engine note, raw power, and the chunky, well-built solid feel.

1st September 2009, 20:56	#24
mradz Regular Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Northants iTrader Rating: (0)	can't really add anymore to what has already been said, but i love my vxr so hay just get one! you won't regret it!! and spoons, is that a camera top right in your windscreen? if not, what is it!

1st September 2009, 21:23	#28
spoons Regular Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: A VXR is for life...... not just for Christmas iTrader Rating: (12)	I need to relocate that camera actually, but for the life of me, I dont know where it could go...