ASH8

3 Great Mazda's in a 3 way comparison.....and the winner is....me!

http://www.windingroad.com/articles/...11-mazda-rx-8/

BlackRX82006

iTrader: (1)

Cool story bro

YaXMaN

alz0rz

iTrader: (41)

Winner?

Roidz

Ahh, you're gonna make me read the article?

Okay, this made reading the article worth while (that sounded really lazy): "I’ll just come right out and say that this is my favorite Mazda ever." Great find.

monchie

Cool...

zoom44

funny dang line

Speed3 is more fun than a trip to an amusement park with a bottle of whiskey and the Jessica Alba Look-Alike Contest runner up

MattMPS

i LOVE mx-5....is the perfect car for some roads in Tuscany that i know so well....

"full time top down"

ManyRX

iTrader: (5)

Interesting article although for some reason they thought the mx5 had a 1.8L(wtf on that one) Clearly the 8 is the best of the 3 even when they wanted to bitch about the torque and "how long it takes the engine to get up to speed" I bet that if that mx5 was renesis powered they would jizz...in their..pants! I also had a problem with how they downright downplayed the MS3's handling

ASH8

MS3 is FWD..that is the issue, a FWD will never handle as well as a RWD that is set up correct which the 5 and 8 is.

But hate to spoil your fun, an MX-5 out handles an RX-8...I own both.
They are two very distinctly different but very much the same, if that makes any sense...the 5 is much lighter and sweeter..handling wise.

Mazda made a HUGE error in not offering a rotary version of this platform, but, I can see their thinking.

alnielsen

iTrader: (4)

Ash, I will believe that statement when it comes to autocross. The MX5 is lighter and has a shorter wheelbase. I do have a problem with that statement when you put them on the racetrack.

ASH8

I am talking as a direct comparison AL, not any modded car for racing.

I don't drive on racetrack...but I totally agree, I think, but then again much depends on "the type" of RX-8 racing...

alnielsen

iTrader: (4)

I was not referring to modded cars either. It's just that the 8 has a longer wheelbase for stability on the longer radius/ high speed corners and possibly a more rigid chassis due to it having a roof.
I have driven both the 8 & 5 on an autocross course. Only my 8 during lapping days.