Car mag has three nice titbits of info on the 8;

p159 - Review of low power variant - 4/5 stars.

p164 - What's hot - "Five cars that hit the spot:

1. BMW M3 CSL
2. MERC CL65 AMG
3. RX8 - Are you a company car driver with kids under growth-spurt age? Get one of these. Practical, handsome and with a decent chassis and enough pep to get yourself into trouble on a Sunday.
4. Aston DB9
5. Skoda Fabia vRS !

p 190 - Specific output stars

1. RX8 - 176 Bhp/Litre
2. Maserati Ghibli Cup
3. Caterham R500
4. Honda S2000
5. Merc CL65 AMG

AnilS.

 

Guess they havnt doubled it to a 2.6l then :D

Fuel consumption Guess:

1. Merc CL65 AMG
2. Maserati Ghibli Cup
3. RX8 - 176 Bhp/Litre
4. Honda S2000
5. Caterham R500

 

Nice, just not sure I like the Sunday drivers reference.

rael

 

But its exactly what it should be.

A usable, 4 seater daily driver, comfortable and reliable.

Then at weekends enough performance to be fun.

Its a hard balance to get right - and if I was interested in running 2 cars a balance I wouldnt need to think about.