JDM S

I read some mag, can't remember which one it was but, they did a test after 20,000 miles or so the gas mileage on the rx8 was just horrible like 14 mpg. that just sucks.

Dr. WOT

[QUOTE=rai,Jun 6 2005, 08:23 PM] It looks good, it goes like stink and it's a great value

also :

You get big panel gaps, second-rate plastics, a live rear axle and numb controls, it's almost as long as an E-class yet it's rear seats are no more than a parcel shelf.

littlerocket777

If you wouldn't mind having either car, I'd next check up on reliability, maintenance costs, gas costs, major repairs (like the rotary conking out), etc. Those may weigh into your decision because you don't want to be paying out the ying yang for a disposable car.

On the one hand you have Ford quality, on the other a rotary engine.

no_really

so in your mind, negative comments by a foreign car mag that typically bashes American cars qualify as "honest," while praise for an American car coming from American rags that typically go out of their way to knock Mustangs is regarded as "paid advertising?" Ford has always advertised in the same mags that panned the Mustangs year after year. Why are they now suddenly lying to the public for Ford? Have you not noticed that Ford is selling Mustang GT's faster than they can make them? Have you noticed the same thing about the RX8? Is it remotely possible that the reason close to 200,000 people are buying Mustangs this year is because it is a fantastic car? Could you please point me to the better RWD V8 coupe for under $30K?

Wdwrd_cruzr

Mustang for sure. The RX8 is the more refined car with a nicer interior, but the GT is just too much fun to pass up. I have driven both (the RX8 more than the GT) and there is no comparison in the "haul ass" category. Both cars suck down the gas, but the mustang sounds soooo much better sucking down that gallon every 15 miles.
Get a mineral grey GT with the Premium and IUP!!!!