Jaisin

I kept seeing people say that otherswere mistaking the 8 for a Viper and I couldn't believe that people actually did that. I've only had it mistaken for a Miata since it is a Mazda of course. Anyway, it happened to me today. I was pumping gas and a guy yelled across from another pump, "What is that!?". I told him it was a RX-8... Mazda RX-8. He said he thought it was some type of Viper. Then we went on to go through the checklist of typical questions.

Is it manual? Yes.
It's fast, huh? Ya.
Hmm, Is it a 5 speed? No it's 6. :D
Hmm, Whats the top speed? Somewhere Around 150. :D
Hmm, Is it a V6 or a V8? Rotary. :D

Then he got confused and said, "Oh I see, Well its nice," and then he walked back to his car.

I don't know about you guys, but it scares the crap out of me sometimes when people come up and start walking around the car. It makes me nervous because I think they are going to do something. Lots of robberies around here. How many other people have gotten the Viper comment? Just curious.

GeTcRuNk

YAH i was really confuzed why it would be mistaken for a viper...my cousin always tells me that it looks like a viper...crazy kids at least its better than mistaking it for an S2000

Jaisin

Heh... S2000 are kinda cool though.

RXE16T

Goes to show how ignorant people are these days.
How the f*** do you mistaken this for this?

I mean you might mistaken a Corvette for a Viper, but an Rx8?

Someone pass the pipe so I can see things just as clear. :D

Jaisin

When I saw the new Corvette commercials, I thought it was an 8 sinc they changes the headlights. I felt dumb.

GeTcRuNk

the new vette looks more like a ferrari from the front because of the headlights...thats just my opinion

Jaisin

Oh, God. I just looked at the Corvette. It looks so good. If only it wasn't a 2 seater.

rev-2-9k

Wait a minute I thought my rx-8 was a viper! My salesman lied to me grrrrrrrr

VelociRedBeast

AAAACCCccctually, I think if you stand directly in front of the Rx-8 and sit on one knee, it kinda does look like a viper....

Ike

If there were more Vipers on the road there would be no confusion. It's people that don't know jack about cars that are confusing it with a Viper, hence the V6, V8 comments. The 8 looks great, the Viper looks great, but it's pretty damn tough to confuse them if you've ever spent any time looking at or listening to either car.

Johnnyma45

If anything, at some angles the 8 looks like a baby Vanquish...

HottRx8Girl

A friend of mine has a 98 Viper, and his nephew told me my car looked like a mini viper...ha I wish

Ike

Don't see that one either...

truemagellen

ha! girl on the street said it looked like a mini-viper too

no I did not get her number :p she was cute though

RXE16T

Puff puff, give........someone better pass me the pipe, cause I still don't see any resemblance. :D

Jaisin

Someone told me that the 8 looks like an Opel Speedster or GT. Whatever Opels new sportscar is. It is similar, but I don't buy the fact that Mazda copied the Opel.

bureau13

After getting a ride last weekend in an 800 horsepower supercharged Viper, I have to say it didn't FEEL like my RX-8 either.

FWIW, I did get the "Check out that Viper" comment about my FD once.

jds

rx8wannahave

LOL

I agree, how do you see a Viper in an 8? Well...I guess they both have headlights, a hood, a windshield...LOL...some people are just car blind that's all.

rx8wannahave

Ahh, the VIPER...my first love...my reason for becomming a car guy...how sweet that baby is! I wish they did make a baby Viper...I would be first in line. (If it came as a 2+2...heck, I take that back...I'd probably would not care)

How about a baby viper lke this:

Dodge Venom
3.5L V-10 350HP
3000 Pounds
RWD

Ohhh mama....

w0rm

I've had one that made me laugh:

"dood look its a third gen mazda" - civic at the light next to me

Chrisbert

I had a decent conversation the other day at the gas pump with a guy in a Miata. His looked pretty nice. It does make me a bit nervous though when someone gets too close and wants to look inside.

foxman

People still regularly want to look and talk about the car, my sister made the viper comment first time she saw it, at quick glance the corvette looks similar from the front because of the lights.

Rupes

I don't know, esp because the Viper comes with a hot, middle-aged girlfriend. :p

-Rupes

RXE16T

Whereas with the 8 you couldn't picture all the young girlfriends in the one photo since it wouldn't be politically correct.

boyer_tom

I had a guy at a stop light yell over to me asking if my 8 was a viper. Ah, the stupid rednecks that I get to interact with in south Georgia. I've also had the engine question.

moron: What kind of engine does that have?

me: It's got a rotary.

moron: Is that a 6 or 8 cylinder

Me: It's a rotary

moron: Oh, ok (looks all confused)

me: (laughing on the inside)