All hail the dog star.
August 12th, 2006
Yes, it’s true: we love the Sirius radio that came with our new Mazda3. (Photo essay forthcoming.) The Wikipedia page for Sirius offers some geeky details (for those into that sort of thing); for example, there are terrestrial repeaters in major cities to improve reception for receivers that cannot hear any of Radiosat 1, 2, or 3. Other places to poke around: SIRIUS Backstage, SIRIUS Fan Network, DogstarRadio’s satellite orbit and terrestrial repeater map, more info on the SIRIUS constellation from Spaceflight Now.
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2 Responses to “All hail the dog star.”
Sedan or hatchback? There’s a Mazdaspeed version coming out towards the end of the year that I’ve been considering.
comment posted at 8:12 pm on 13 Aug 2006
Sedan. I’m ambivalent about the styling of the 5-door; I’m generally a fan of hatchbacks (obviously), but the 3 looks a little bulbous, like a Focus. Besides, the 2.3 is plenty speedy for us. Finally, I think it’s already pushing it to own a car whose official name is the “Mazda MAZDA3″; the “Mazda MAZDASPEED3″ is … over the top.
But you might really like it!
comment posted at 9:01 pm on 13 Aug 2006