Keeping you up to date with the latest CorkSport Mazdaspeed news!
Have you installed a downpipe or replaced the turbo in your Mazdaspeed 3? How many times did you hit the aluminum foam heat shield on the back of the firewall and curse the damage done? We have a present for your Mazdaspeed 3: the CorkSport Firewall Heat Shield.
Have you upgraded your Mazdaspeed 3 intercooler or are you thinking about it in the future? Let’s face it; when you remove the OEM intercooler cover and the TMIC from your engine bay, it leaves behind a rather utilitarian-looking motor with four exposed coil packs, a pile of wires, and sensors, which are not pleasing to the eye. We have the solution for your Mazdaspeed. The CS Mazdaspeed Engine Cover is the perfect mod to style your engine.
Upon landing in Portland for a summer vacation, I was welcomed with a Mazda MX-5 ND equipped with every goody CorkSport offers — lowering springs, sway bars, intake, exhaust, and a short shifter to top it off.
First things first, we took a different path on the CX-3 springs. We know most people are looking for that “look,” and the CX-3 really comes through from Mazda with great design and styling. The only miss that is really evident is the wheel gap.
Masahiro Moro, president of Mazda USA, recently called the Mazdaspeed 3 “childish” in execution. Most press took this as a kiss of death for the car and speculated that we might never see the model in the market again. I tend to agree. The “Mazdaspeed” brand looks like it’s on the way out the door, but not the performance model itself. I’ll explain.
