jimsabo21

Why should I be concerned?

Dodge Viper - 500hp - 8.2 litre Engine

City 19.4L / 100KM

Porsche 911

City 13.3L / 100KM

My RX8

Average after 5 tanks:

21.3L /100KM

Dealership doesn't think there's a problem. They tell me I need to break it in more ...

TT2RX8

Hi JimSabo,

I used to be an RX-8 owner... but took the buy back. From day one, my fuel consumption was really bad... between 18L/100km and 20L/100km .... and that was during the summer!

After more than 4500km, after asking my dealer and Mazda Canada to check my car... (I got the same reply you had), I returned my car.

I can easily imagine that with the cold days, things doesn't improve. From my past experiences with previous cars, I was expecting a 25%-30% increase of fuel consumption during the winter (that last 6 months in Quebec!!!)... which translate to more 22L/100!

Sorry, but that was to much fuel for too little power. I loved my Rx-8, it was the best car I ever owned and if Mazda eventually improve the fuel consumption, I might get another one

Good luck
François

f1michel

François, My RX consumes about 2l more per 100K since it got cold here in Mtl. I do not idle it any more then in july, crank it, buckle up and go. i'm mostly on HW and it got up from about 12 to 14.5 l per 100K in the last month. Sadly last night's snowfall means i will only drive my red car when the roads are clear of any snow so it could be only 3-4 times a month until april... :-(

TT2RX8

Hi Michel,

See the things on the positive side... at least you will drive it once in a while.... and you still own a great car.... me, I'm driving a "great " Saturn 2000 while waiting to get a "coup de coeur" for some car... or another RX-8 if they can promise me around 13L/100!

The thing I love the most about the Saturn... going to the shopping center and parking anywhere, between two cars... no matter how tight it is :D ... the bad side, with my 8 and Audi TT, I used to park so far away that I had to walk a lot... which is very good for your health... now I don't walk and get fat

Literatii

My modded FB (see sig) in the summer gets about the same mileage as my 8 in the winter so far. So I'm not disappointed.

Having lived in Winterpeg, I would imagine your mileage is going to be even worse with lots of stop-n-go traffic and freezing temperatures. From what I can tell so far, stop-n-go traffic is the 8's worst enemy when it comes to mileage.

Wing

When all the complaints started everyone said, well it's a sports car what do you expect.

But Now that I have my s2k I can say the RX8 fuel consumption is too much. I got 8.0L/100km on my first tank on the S2k. The s2k is faster and has more power. It's 200lbs lighter though.

FritzMan

FYI, since getting my new toy a couple of weeks ago (loving it!), I get 10-11 liters/100 km on winter tires, with maybe 1 or 2 redlines a day. I've been told that regardless of driving habit (within reason) 650km per 70 liter tank are to be expected with this car.

Wing

Ohhhh, black car in snow?? Brave man!

Or WAIT a second is that Brickyard? Do I see a hint of purple??

IMO Brickyard has got to be the BEST colour ever, I love it.

FritzMan

Yes, she is a Brickyard. Wasn't easy to find either! The coolest thing is that Nissan only offered that color for 1/2 of '03 and discontinued for '04.

You going to AutoX the S2000 in '04? I'm definitely going to head out. I think MCO.org still has the Corel Centre for events.

Wing

Not going to auto-x till I have a bit of money to burn on tires, still running the OEM's and would like them to last at least this next summer.

I saw a brickyard back in September drive through Kanata it was SWEET, gotta be one of the best colours, it's so stealth.

Deep Blue

Guys, I hate to break to to you, but most 8 owners didn't buy this car with dreams of good fuel economy. Rotary engines have historically been plagued by this trait, and while the pre-release numbers for fuel economy were off the mark a bit, you should know what you're getting into. I completely respect everyone's desire to drive a car that doesn't cost a fortune in gas (and time at the pumps), but most enthusiasts aren't going to return their $50,000 investment because they have to fork out a couple of extra fillups a month.

On behalf of many 8 owners, we're happy to see you're enjoying your new rides....but we bought and kept our cars for a reason...and it wasn't fuel economy.

Not trying to start a flame war, but you're in an RX-8 forum...so expect us to stand up for this fine automobile (that gets very poor fuel economy!).

FritzMan

Deep Blue, I wasn't trying to put anybody in a position to defend any car. I was only providing comparative figures which I would have found informative months ago.

Having said that, you are right. I really don't have much to contribute to this board and shouldn't really be posting anymore. In fact, I was more interested in checking to see how some of the Ottawa guys were doing.

Enjoy your ride guys.