View Poll Results: How does the RX8 look?
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Jan 11, 2004, 10:43 AM
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I was driving buy a mazda dealership last week. As I was driving buy some guy looked like he was test driving one with the dealer. So I blew past them to get there attention. Next thing I know They try to catch up. As they are coming closer to my rear bumper, I down shifted into third gear and left them in the dust. I still wonder if the guy bought the car?? Hahaha
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Nov 9, 2004, 12:17 AM
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used to have one, fun car... I saw a turbo charged drift rx8... thats the ish there.... I loved that car, but way crappy as far as quality and power.
Nov 10, 2004, 12:57 AM
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I think the RX-8 looks hot. I like what I've seen in pictures more than what I've read in magazines and forums. Especially the Mazda Speed RX-8, uNF!
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Mar 24, 2005, 05:32 PM
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The RX8 *looks* good and there are after market turbo options, with the Greddy kit being the cheapest and most readily available. The Greddy turbo kit on the RX8 should put you up to about 240whp or so, which is pretty decent. With the newest M flash for 03s and 04s, the mileage of the RX8 has increased and is just about on par with the Evo's mileage.
Mar 26, 2005, 11:42 AM
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My fiance just bought one. I think it's a solid car, and it turns a lot of heads. It looks hot, especially in person. It's not as fast as the Evo, (obviously) but I would drive one if I didn't own my Evo. She got the 6 speed manual, with 238 hp. With the upgraded air intake, she's putting out about 250 hp...not bad.
Mar 26, 2005, 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by SilverStreak
My fiance just bought one. I think it's a solid car, and it turns a lot of heads. It looks hot, especially in person. It's not as fast as the Evo, (obviously) but I would drive one if I didn't own my Evo. She got the 6 speed manual, with 238 hp. With the upgraded air intake, she's putting out about 250 hp...not bad.
Apr 5, 2005, 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by TurboWill
As they are coming closer to my rear bumper, I down shifted into third gear and left them in the dust. I still wonder if the guy bought the car?? Hahaha.
I agree that while the car looks awkward in most pictures, it definately looks much better in person. Still goofy from some angles, but sexy and exotic from most. Especially black at night.
A horrible car if you're looking to win stoplight races. A fantastic car if you're into carving up twisty roads, heel-and-toe downshifting, bouncing off 9,500 rpm rev-limiters, etc.
Apr 6, 2005, 11:40 PM
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looks good from the front. the hump is kinda disturbing.
interior is awesome.
it's a damn shame they have so many problems, horrible gas mileage, and no power whatsoever. i've test driven 3. handles nice, but doesn't even have the mininum "go" you'd get in other great handling cars. s2000 is a great example, and they're rated as having around the same power. well, even though the s2000 is only slightly lighter, it feels MUCH more powerful.
rx8 is a big disappointment... i was considering buying one for a short period of time until i snapped out of it.
interior is awesome.
it's a damn shame they have so many problems, horrible gas mileage, and no power whatsoever. i've test driven 3. handles nice, but doesn't even have the mininum "go" you'd get in other great handling cars. s2000 is a great example, and they're rated as having around the same power. well, even though the s2000 is only slightly lighter, it feels MUCH more powerful.
rx8 is a big disappointment... i was considering buying one for a short period of time until i snapped out of it.
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