DARKMAZ8

I doubt it would be a huge difference. It's the same motor and same power.

edoc on 23

its a few tenths of a second difference i believe in the 06 eclipse. ive heard the autostick is terrible. why anyone buying ANY sports car above 25k would get an automatic is pretty confusing.

i probably could have taken the automatic Eclipse.

chrism

is that necessary?.....if you read a little closer i said supposedly.....i have never run 6mt so i cant compare but i did run the autostick

JeRKy 8 Owner

Seriously, I think the Eclipse and the RX-8 are a close match from a dead stop when both are launched properly. I'm not going to comment any further about this.

You are right that the RX-8 is clearly slower in all other straight line accelerations (street start, 30-60, 60-90, etc.), but I'd obviously rather own the car that is slightly slower than the one that is slightly hideous. Otherwise I'd clearly be driving an STi or Evo...now wouldn't I?

280RX-8

Magazines almost always shave off the 2 or 3 tenths of a second it takes to get the car rolling from a complete stop. I believe car company marketers do as well, just like they post the inflated horsepower numbers fom engine dynos instead of real hp #'s. I've seen the mitsu and 8 .2 seconds apart on 0-60, and the 8 DEFINITELY handles better, I mean the mitsu's front-wheel-torque-steering drive for cryin' out loud. MIVEC schmivec. trim some weight off that 3580 lb. ***.

280RX-8

Maybe not huge, but power stealing planetary gears and about 50 clutches, combined with garbage ratios usually makes a signifigant difference. Autos are good for bracket racing though.