Tuner Time Ep. 13 - Mazda MX6 Review ( The Most Underrated/Undervalued 90s JDM Sports Car)
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- Опубліковано 31 лип 2024
- The 93-97 Mazda mx6 (mx-6) is the most underrated & undervalued 90s JDM sportscars. It's up there with the Honda Civics, Acura Integras, Toyota Celicas ect. But for some reason no one thinks to get a mx6. These beautiful rare cars are matted with a KLDE 2.5L V6 that gets close to 30MPG. With a smooth power delivery and fun dynamics, it's a great car to build or cruise as a daily. The uniqueness of it is enough to want to own one. Nowadays you can get one used for $1,000 - $5,000. Because it shares it's platform with the Ford Probe of the same years, you can still find parts for these reliable gems.
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The big pitfall with the MX6 is the lack of a limited slip differential. If the US market got the JDM version with 4 wheel steering and the 200hp KLZE it might be more desirable among the aftermarket community. Either way, beautiful styling! The design team on the MX6 was led by Tom Matano, famous for designing the first generation Miata.
Yeah if they would have dropped the KLZE and made it RWD this car would be worth so much money now
They make a lsd for it and its a very simple transmission to disassemble
@@Hypatude It doesnt even matter about the value, its about the driving experience. I had my 2.5 V6 24V MX6 for about 10 years & loved it, only 2 things let it down for driving & that was front wheel drive & although it was a great motor it should have had a turbo or twin turbo option, then it would have been a serious car instead of how my mates called it a hair dressers car! As Nick mentions an AWD with twins added it would have been killer!!
Gorgeous car. Mine just hit 153,000 miles, not bad for a 30-year old car. Allstar Automotive on 300 West in SLC did an awesome repaint job a decade ago that still looks great. Costs a couple thousand dollars a year for maintenance. Finally found a driver's side window switch that works. Now have to figure out how to re-secure the shifter boot that detached.
Yeah such a simple joy to ride.
Thanks for the great video. These are truly under appreciated 90’s JDM, i’m old enough to remember when these were new and as a kid just out if high school, seeing the beautiful sleek curves of one at a dealership I wowed to make one mine some day. I eventually got a silver 93 LS 5 speed with a black leather interior. I kept it for many years until an absurdly low milage VR6 GTI stole my heart. I still miss my MX-6 and its nimble handling, zero blind spots and that butter smooth, sonorous V6 with its crazy 7200 RPM redline. To me, this car always felt “just right”.
My first car was a black m-edition, klde 2.5l v6 5spd...love that car. Yes it had tourque steer, but otherwise handled great, was reasonably quick, and suprisingly stable at high speeds...might be trying to resurect it soon actually.
Thank you for the video. I have a red 94 with a full ZE swap and exhaust. One of the best sounding v6s I've heard. Mine needs paint work so the wife keeps asking me to sell it, but I just can't let it go. I do wish it had LSD or RWD, but the handling and power delivery are top notch for an early 90s car especially when the VRIS kicks in.
Cool, this is the car we bought from you! Just seeing your video now!
Thanks for the great vid.. Instills my love for my '94-Mtx 6. bought new in July 95 with 300kms on her.. now at 147,--+km. only. (not my daily driver until recently). l love the car. Some minor issues but runs like it should for a 29 year old car...👍
I owned the V6 Mystere MX-6, manual, fully loaded before when bought at new. It is a great car and underappreciated!
this was the second car i ever had, even the same dark dark green, i bought it in 2004 for 650$, my father an i worked on it an then we ended up putting a Erebuni Aerodynamic's SHOGUN bodykit on it then we had it painted it mercedes platinum silver an took it to shows. i cant tell you how it brokes peoples necks even BONE STOCK lol everywhere i went everyone asked what it was,
i must say it really dont get any better then a MX-6 LSv6, i had the 3 speed auto an it did 142 with just me in it, still my fav car out of mazda even over the RX-7 its bigger brother.
I owned a xenos 6 for 10 years. The expensive brother of the mx6. Still regret i sold it but at the time after 180000 miles it needed new shocks,brakes and tires which was more than the value of the car. Never had any issues except a cracked intake hose. Rember racing a girl with a new golf vr5. Was always a tie.Never got her name.😊
I’m just learning of this car and am already in love!
Had a 96 green v6 automatic in college and it handled the drive between NorCal and San Diego like a dream. At the time I felt like it was an underrated car and 20 years later I hardly ever see them around. Miss that car (brother crashed it)
This was the greatest car I ever owned. I loved it so much.
Its kinda good that it's underrated as it catchs alot of other cars off guard and punchs way above its weight, especially 4WS V6 variants.
Just bought an MX-6 from my brother this weekend! It's a 95 and only has 106,000 miles on it. I had never heard of this car before but my other car is a Pontiac Sunfire with 280,000 miles so I'm not sure how much longer it will last but so far I'm loving the MX6 after driving it this weekend!😁
I can't find one to save my life i want one so bad.
Haha I just found one for $200...
On my 2nd MX6 the 1st one was lowered and dark purple with wing and offset mags after 10 yrs I ditch it for a Cougar Edge which was wiped out by a delivery 3 ton truck that T-Boned it after I dolled it up and only had it for 3 months.
My current MX6 was a classic one owner garage kept Red beauty super low 74.000 kms I have GT this one up real nice running lights, wing, alloy spoke 17" with super wide rubber boots, black accent on the Red hood and rear following the body lines of course. It shines like a diamond a few people have mentioned it's the cleanest car they have ever seen. (OCD)
This past summer even though it didn't need it I did all the belts timing and serpentine new alternator and water pump. Spark wires and higher amp battery replaced as well. Next summer it's going to get coil overs & vented brakes set up.
It Currently has 114,000km (70,000 miles) on it and I'm trying to keep the mileage down it's strictly a summer ride and garage kept as well.
This past summer I pulled into a parking lot were a Lambo and a Vette were parked the guys standing around them all came over to ask about the MX6 a few people said they didn't know Mazda made a car like this and they couldn't believe it was a vintage 1994 car.
😀= Me.
Been driving both the mx-6 and the mx-3 but I still prefer the v6 mx-3, its way more fun to drive especially when swapping the 1.8v6 for the 2.5 KLZE the mx3 is way more fun.
Just recently purchased a 1 owner m edition 5 speed and I can honestly say there amazing the styling is super mazda smooth lines and yes I do believe the prelude 4th gen is arguably a better car however I spend 7k on my prelude I have a mint m edition i picked up for 2300 bucks with 55k miles bc no one even looks at these cars but people look at it when they see it in public
Yeah The design cues are gorgeous
I just got a 94 manual with 278xxxkms for $2500CAD and just an amazing car definitely agree underrated
Loved the video! I own a 95 ford probe 16v which is an mx6 but with popup headlights (thats why i bought it lol) and even tho its not as "sporty" as the v6 ones its still ao much fun! Im planning to tune the engine to get at least 160hp i really love your mx6
Also its very funny that the interrior is almost the same as the probe except that i feel like the probe interior feels more like a sport coupe with everythibg centered around the pilot and the seats (thats just my opinion and i might be wrong on some things i said tho)
And even tho i feel like the ford probe is more known that the mx6, its insanely rare where i live, i only seen one because the guy is a car enthusiast but thats all, and i seen an mx6 too but only one time.
Yo man!My father has a '96 manual Probe SE.With minor mods(cold air intake,cam timing and a good exhaust) his car can compeete with a coupple cheap sports cars like the E39 and etc...Hoping to get the Probe in the future!
@@hvnd9740 what is cam timing mod? thats amazing! mine is manual too, its the eu version
@@kitamayoru3486 Ours is an Eu version too,and the timing cam mod is just moving the timing by one gearwheel tooth haha.Cheap goodies
That was my first car. It was amazing. I sold it in perfect working order with 190k miles on it
I have one MX-6 2.5V6 from october '91. Engine is still good.
Yeah these cars are so good and underated
I only have the 4 cylinder but is yours still running good. I only drove mine about 8k miles before the head gasket blew on me. It’s being repaired now by a guy this week. I thought I made a good choice when I purchased it. Only has 85k miles in it to. Thoughts, advice??
4 cylinders are much cheaper to repair. Nothing complicated there. Mine MX-6 traveled 350k km. If believe the odometer.@@trollthebringerofdeath2.0j99
Ford probe gt... both cars are super rare now
Nice vid. :)
1:56 🤣🤣 1137mph? cool vid by the way
Forgotten sports car of the 90s. Really hope Mazda revives this car with their new inline 6 and a stick!
This is just from my experience but Honda preludes are heavily slept on and a lot can be found in good shape for a great price got mine for 5,800 and the interior and exterior is mint
I'm looking at a mx-6 1993 and I'm seeing this weird stack of six boxes on top of each other on the right cluster gauge. Do you know what that is?
Im a tad partial, but while the v6 IS the go to for many the 4cyl in super slept on. Stock fs have gone for over 500k miles. And for what it's worth the aftermarket for the fs is far greater than the v6 due to sharing a majority of the market with the protege's fsde. Different revision but extremely similar. The trouble I see people getting into the car is expecting to throw cheap universal parts at the car and expecting 700whp. Then scraping the cars and buying "a honda". I love these cars and the community in general is hands above any you'll find elsewhere. I've met in person and digitally hundreds of people I consider friends and a few best friends.
I have a 93 5 speed with the 4cyl, i love it!
Yeah man love this design so much
I can say that the 4cyl is underated af
Man love the video! This is my dream car almost bought one last week but fell through :/
The car Is a dope cruiser do it
So crazy, just was searching on FB marketplace and he’s selling it!
I owned a ‘94 back in ‘98 (paid $10k for it at the time). Was it fun yes, did it look descent, yes. However, performance was lacking. It is just a good looking car. As for it being “rare” & “undervalued” is absolutely wrong. Not every care is rare & the value of MX-6 in today’s market is right where it ought to be, way under $5k. Cool video though. 🤙🏼
You’re right about everything except it’s not a JDM. It was made in Flat Rock Michigan with the Ford Probe. US Parts content was high enough it was sold as a domestic.
Now that I have that out of the way… it’s One of my all time favorites. I owned 2 in Hunter Green Mica… at the same time. Bought the first 1992 at auction with an auto when it was 4 years old. Loved it so much I bought a manual. Both had under 40,000 miles. And both got pounded in a hail storm. Sad sad day.
I test drove a 96 Prelude Si and a 95 240sx around that time.. Prelude was so buzzy and just felt cheap compared to the MX6. 240 definitely felt more substantial but the ride was so jarring over every single little crack in the road.
MX6 was by far the nicest driving and looking of the 3.
And the stopping power of the MX6 was one of the best ever. 60-0 in 100 ft. Most other cars were in the 120-130ft….Like the 99 Civic Si everyone loves stopped at the higher end of that.
But the motors weren’t reliable and clutches slipped around 40,000 miles on the MX6. And spark plug wires died at 40,000 miles.. and they cost $150 back then. I own a 96 SC400 now with 220k. I bought it 3 years ago and it ran perfect with the original spark plug wires.
Reliability has always plagued Mazda.
But they drive so nice.
Yeah man love the MX6 truly underated
I still have my 96 LS that I purchased in 02 with 45k miles. It now has 128k miles and I drove it hard all the time as during that era street racing was big. Never once had a hiccup on it. Not sure where the reliability issue is but my family has owned 5 mx-6 LS and they were all reliable. We still have all 5 of them. They are so underrated. I have beat all the cars in it's class mod for mod.
I have the gen 1, an 88 mx6 gt turbo with stick.
V6ユニットの走りが魅力の2ドアスペシャルティー
I had one of these piece of ****. Had a friend with a Ford Probe as well. AND BOTH had transmission failures! What a mistake.
I had a brand new Red one. V6 Manual Trans. The Light cloth interior. All the smoothness you talk of is true. It also was powerful enough, and yet light enough that powering through a block or so of 6 to 8 inch snow was possible (something you wouldn't count on a low to the ground sports car to be able to do). My big problems with this car were (in reverse order):
#4. The snow catcher rear spoiler... I mean, really. It doesn't offer much if any advantage in roadholding, so why is it there?
#3. Replacing the CV joints EVERY 40K miles (It was like clockwork).
#2. The ABS brakes. ABS brakes in their infantcy. When going over potholes with the brake pedal depressed, expect the ABS to kick in. SO MANY close calls because of the ABS increasing stop distance! Only once do I recall the ABS helping me to stop in snow and Ice. After a few visits to the dealer, the ABS was a little less aggressive. But after that car, I noticed that ALL manual transmission cars on the market did not have ABS brakes (well, my 2006 Nissan Altima did, but Nissan admitted that was an error in the window sticker and tried to buy the car back).
#1. Possibly related to the ABS: The car tried to kill me 3 times! All were cool to cold and wet road situations. All were at speed (over 55, probably closer to 80). All where I tapped the brake and attempted to steer the car into an adjacent lane. In this case, the steering wheel froze. What I later discovered is that all power to the steering wheel power assist vanished in an instant. Twice I awaited doom only to discover at the last moment the power had come back to the steering. The third and last time, I was out of options and had to attempt to force the steering wheel to move (which it did, and thankfully the brakes had scrubbed off speed and the approaching corner was not too restrictive). 3 times, the dealer said, "Well, the system does register that there was an 'Event', but it doesn't tell us what it was. The belts seem tight and are not slipping, and we can't find any vacuum leak in the hydraulics. So we don't know what happened." (or some other variation to this).
I loved the car. I do miss it. That engine and transmission were silky sweet. The ride was nice. I just couldn't accept that it wasn't safe to drive when the steering and brakes conspire to rob the hydraulics.
Oh yeah.. Almost forgot. I went through four windshields and one driver side window on that car. It attracted rocks kicked up by other vehicles like some cars attract flies.
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there is one near me that needs a little TLC for $650.
Yo... I have a 1992 2.5 ..modified to 3.2.... It failed MOT on emissions ,,,☹☹☹
You shouldn't have emissions on a car over 20 years
i owned one in 2007 one with 100k miles and needed a head so i bought it because it was super clean. mine was a 89 but i was shocked by the modern suspension for its time and the oscillating vents lol mine was manual as well sunroof just a very cool car.But when i had the original head resurfaced one start and the head was bad. So i got on the internet and found $100usd extra and i could get a ported head. still car was quick but i owned a 1990 mustang gt at the time and i would usually race ppl in the mazda then ppl i lost to i would come back in my mustang. one crazy thing i always remember is ppl flashing their brights/highbeams at me because the Mazda has Fog lights in the headlights plus running lights plus head lights and maybe more so no matter what it seemed like the high beams were always on!! heard about all wheel steering but never seen one. Ultimately head on mine seemed to die after only 10k miles and then it was stolen
Yo top speed 1136mph damn
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all it needed was rwd and it wouldve been up there with the miata and maybe even the silvia
How comfortable do you think this car would be for someone sitting around 6'1
I'm 6'0 and very comfortable. The tracks are fairly long and the seats are low so there is good room.
I have one and I'm 6'3" ... it's fine.
I liked the spoiler up until i saw that bog middle area attached to the trunk. Wtf is that😂 a thinner one would have been better.
Got one for my first car, not sure how you managed 30mpg unless it was the 4 banger. I was averaging 18 city 22 highway with the v6 manual. I wish I still had it though, I had a catback exhaust and the sound was so underrated.
I currently own one with a KLDE V6 and I can say that it gets around 28 hwy. I get around 20 city here in LA and 24 combined.
Hey I own a mx6 97 wondering where you get parts for the car currently looking for my rear glass to the car?
You can get most parts online. But F
For something like the rear glass you're going to have to fine one at s junk yard. Or see if one of those glass repair places can make one
Ok thank you
How's the hunt going? Ever thought about polycarbonate?
It's not talked about that much because the other jdms of this era were more tunable
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I appreciate that man. I stopped doing them because I couldn't upload them they kept getting flagged
@@Hyplum hmm.. I have an old UA-cam link to your music in my notes right because at the time it was just private. I was sad when it stoped working all together haha
I don’t know if it’s just for you now with the privacy settings. But no lie… here it is what I saved
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I'm not american so don't fathom any sports like car in auto .....especially older ones. I loved mine back in 1998
Mazda made some brittle and cheap interiors back then.
Mx-6 and Ford Probe are the same.
Mazda and Ford were in partnership back then. Mostly mechanical parts were related but not interior and body parts obviously..from what I know. Owner of a '94 MX6 since new. 👍
@@jatco84 owner of a 94 probe gt 5spd since new.. my only daily driver