My RX8 obsession lol - on my 6th one... :D
08-21-2013, 12:25 AM
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Originally Posted by AP1Driver' timestamp='1376542113' post='22725257
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I know that the rotary is part of the RX history but if they would have used the mazda speed 3 engine it would have been so much better. More HP, more TQ, better MPG, more reliable, and more desirable. It would have been one of the faster cars in its area and with a stock turbo it would be easy to get a little more power out of it.
I would have passed up the S2000 for a turbo 4 RX-8. To me the worst part of the S2000 is that it is a convertible and you can't get power from mods. I know the convertible factor is a big seller for most but for me it is undesirable, but the rest of the car makes up for it.
Is their something I'm missing? A reason they didn't chose a turbo 4 over the rotary, besides "heritage"?
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I know that the rotary is part of the RX history but if they would have used the mazda speed 3 engine it would have been so much better. More HP, more TQ, better MPG, more reliable, and more desirable. It would have been one of the faster cars in its area and with a stock turbo it would be easy to get a little more power out of it.
I would have passed up the S2000 for a turbo 4 RX-8. To me the worst part of the S2000 is that it is a convertible and you can't get power from mods. I know the convertible factor is a big seller for most but for me it is undesirable, but the rest of the car makes up for it.
Is their something I'm missing? A reason they didn't chose a turbo 4 over the rotary, besides "heritage"?
And it wouldn't be much more fuel friendly than a 13B. My MS6 got horrible mileage from day one when it was bone stock and driven moderately..
Your MS6 had a stock tune, was AWD, and is a 3600 lb pig. What do you expect MPG-wise from a car with those three attributes?
FYI people pick up 5-8 MPG on average with tuned Mazdaspeed6's.
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Read my sig. My MS6 wasn't stock at all after the first week I owned it. And yes, it was a pig, that's why I got rid of it. I got around 15mpg with 300+ WHP..
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Wow that's really shitty. My Evo on E85 (which gets about 25-40% less MPG than 91 pump) gets 15-19 MPG AVERAGE (city and highway combined)... and I average 20-24 on 91. And that's with 400+ whp on 91 and 500+ whp on E85!!
I remember I raced a Mazdaspeed 6 when I was on E85 making 370 whp... by the time I went from 2nd to 3rd gear I had 10+ car lengths on him, and I let him get the jump! Let's be honest though, if they made a Mazdaspeed 6 on the current Mazda6 platform (that weighs 3000 lbs in base form), it'd be a GORGEOUS, sexy beast, and much much lighter than the 1st gen Mazdaspeed 6.
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I didn't buy the 6 to drag race. I bought it to beat around in during the snow days... did a perfectly fine job of that. It was very heavy, had lots of body roll and float in the suspension, and made tons of tire noise. Otherwise, best 18k car I've had for winter driving. I now have a Legacy GT that handles the snow.. that I paid 200 bucks for
08-24-2013, 05:25 PM
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I had considered an RX8, but the speed, handling, gas mileage, convertible factor, reliability all went to the s2000. The only thing the RX8 had on it was 4 seats and a cool uniqueness. Couldn't justify it. I test drove a black one, the way I drive, and literally watched the gas gauge fall. Would have drove me to bankruptcy.
i must be driving like a fag... i get 18ish mpg in mixed driving... i drive 10 miles highway then 2-3 all lights to get to and from work...at lunch stop n go to the gym and back... on the highway at 79ish mph i get 20mpg... i fell like that is reasonable...
i am getting the OEM front and rear spoilers installed on Monday.
08-24-2013, 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by tcjensen' timestamp='1376545990' post='22725309
I had considered an RX8, but the speed, handling, gas mileage, convertible factor, reliability all went to the s2000. The only thing the RX8 had on it was 4 seats and a cool uniqueness. Couldn't justify it. I test drove a black one, the way I drive, and literally watched the gas gauge fall. Would have drove me to bankruptcy.
i must be driving like a fag... i get 18ish mpg in mixed driving... i drive 10 miles highway then 2-3 all lights to get to and from work...at lunch stop n go to the gym and back... on the highway at 79ish mph i get 20mpg... i fell like that is reasonable...
i am getting the OEM front and rear spoilers installed on Monday.
My brother has an RX-8 and it is a nice car, great handling, great interior and I love the low cowl. But it's a car that has the performance of an economy car, the practicality of sports car and the fuel economy of an SUV.
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