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Mazda 6 mps1/13/2024 ![]() Most of all Evans has to take care of his tyres (cough). So the bloke not known for his rubber conservation is under strict instructions from Horsley (not a man to be trifled with) to drive to a carefully crafted plan and with a margin of error. And, as this is the worldwide motorsport debut for the MPS, there is enormous pressure on Evans to bring the car home - and not in his Samsonite. Let's face it, Targa is a car and driver breaker and not to be attempted lightly it has humbled some big names in the past like Steve Richards and Paul Stokell. To be honest, I fully expect to be flying back to the mainland within a couple of days sitting between a seething Allan Horsley, the boss of Mazda Motorsport, and a glum Evans - whose carry-on luggage will consist of what's left of the MPS. It is all-wheel drive, though, and with Targa notorious for its foul weather, it's the MPS's big advantage. And, as competent as the 190kW, 2.3-litre turbo MPS is, it's no fire-breathing RX-7 SP or MX-5 Turbo, cars Mazda has entered in previous Targas. I would have to listen to Evans' nightly tales of rallying derring-do in the first person. This feature was originally published in MOTOR's July 2006 issue This has all the makings of a dull assignment: follow MOTOR's resident racer, Dean 'Sir Drifts-a-Lot' Evans, for six rainy days while he tackles his first Targa Tasmania in a Mazda Motorsport-prepared Mazda6 MPS.
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