Hi, does anyone kn wats the fuel consumtion on the 07 6sp auto RX8.....told by dealer tat it will be better than the 4sp auto..is it true..

 

Yes, it is acclaimed to be more efficient than the 4AT by 15% +/- in terms of fuel consumption.

 

it all still come to how is ur drving habits....
my darling INXS still can get 400 ++++ with his 4at..
correct?

 

Its nothing uncommon to hit 420km for 55 litres.. even though mines supercharged..

 

bro,

u never tell him yr secret??

and that is your XXXL GT wing. the one that can add 30HP and can fly u to heaven.

Your ride stop liao, the wing still flying! and that's how u get 400+++ with 55L

and the super wide "Viper" stripes that add another 30HP and when you stop liao

your VIPER stripes still hissing! or is that your tyre punctured???

 

depends on driving style and type of roads you are normally on.......even manual 6sp can get less than 350 km........i would say 6at is with a 6-port rotary engine....the rest is up to you ........dun believe those salesman....they will tell you anything to get you to buy .........just be prepared to pay more on petrol if you get this car.

my 2 cents

 

supercharged??????????

 

dun believe those salesman...i like this line...
is that toking abt mi??hahahahahaa

 

Were told tat it will be ard 12km/L...wil it be true .....wat abt u guys driving the 4sp auto..wats ur car consumtion rate, is it below 9km/L??

 

Mine (4AT) is 7.2km per litre (my very first tank). I'm still running in my RX8. I'm expecting a 8-8.5km per litre.

As for 6AT, i think the best it can go is 10km per litre (which i think is very good).
Anyway, when you buy this car, you are going for the looks and power, FC is not a concern.

 

Hi all, I am new here and my 6AT will be here next month ! Hopefully ! - anyway i am totally agree with mucleman we go for look & power if you decided to buy RX8, just think about it where got sportscar which is economy in FC ? just to share some xperience with all....

I started driving in 1989, My1st car RX-7 Savanna=5km/litre, 2.) Levin=7km/litre, 3.)VR4=7km/litre, 4.)silvia=6.5km/litre and people tell me I should buy Honda FC very good ! but i am no-fren of integral, so I brought a CR-V in 2003 and i got 8km/litre, so until now i really dont know what car out there i like which is good in FC ? if the new 6AT RX8 can get 8-10km it would be my best x'mas gift !

but I got some good news for those who care about the 6AT FC, recently I checked with some Japanese car franatic working associates in Japan regarding the 6AT - according to them the emphasis of the new 6AT is what we want to hear ....a better Fuel Consumption ! wah song leow lah this time.....

 

I get 9.0km/l on my 4AT. Its all in your right foot. Not the middle one. =p

 

Wah!! 12km/L?? If the 6MT can hit 13km/L, then I will believe that the 6AT is able to hit 12km/L.

 

no offence intended, bro....i only meant those hard-pushing sales who do anything to get a deal without knowing their stuffs...i encountered quite a few. anyway i do not think having a 6-pot AT will improve much in terms of FC, since my friend driving a 6MT told me he is having a worst FC than my 4AT. bottomline: still depends on driver....nowadays i drive with a lighter foot, i can get about 380 km. compared to last few months which i cheong alot, i get about 330 km.
cheers

 

It may depend on the right foot of the driver, but the car specs do play a big part in FC too. Coz if u were the one driving the 6MT, you may hit 420km. Which is an improvement, just that the driver is the problem. Mazda can guarantee that the car have better fuel efficiency, but cannot guarantee that their customers are light footed.

 

HI guys, interesting topic you got here. Is the FC the only main difference with the 6 and 4 speed AT?

 

How do you manage to get 9?? best i managed to get is 8.5, about once or twice... nomally is 8.

 

if i'm not wrong, if you have 2 totally identical cars (assuming all other human, driving pattern and technical factors the same except for the different no of gears)... the one with the high no of gears will always achieve better FC due to the gear ratio?

 

that is true , that is true
too bad mine is 4AT....cannot wait for so long
got to get rid of my previous ride ......freaking 1.6 corolla drinking like nobody's business ....420 for a tank

 

The Altis is a gd car.. good for handbrake drifting.. tested and witness by members of the PuiPui supper club. (Must be red)

 

Hi All, just got my 6AT last week, currently on my 2 tank, my first gave me approx. 7.8km/l. Still have not run in yet. Cheers.

 

7.8km/l??? I only got 7.1km/l for my 1st tank (6AT).

 

no, the one with high no of gears will always drinks more due to the closer gear ratio. Closer gear ratio means easier to rev higher, rev higher will drinks more.

Closer gear ratio also means that u will be running higher RPM at a constant speed e.g 100km/h compare to longer gear ratio.

take Evo for example. There are 6MT GSR and 5MT RS/GT. FC for 6MT was report as 18/24 MPG; 5MT was 20/27 MPG.

 

You sure or not??

your 1st statement is true only when your right foot do not adjust to the closer ratio. Example, if 5MT need 30% throttle to hit 4k rpm, you do not 30% throttle on the 6MT, but instead 25% throttle.

your 2nd statement is

 

Oh... I get it.... your 2nd statement is derived from cars changing their transmission to close ratio. This will only happen if you change to close ratio without increasing the number of gears. The 6MT will always have a better power distribution thru the gears than the 5MT, which will result in better fuel efficiency.