Mazda RX-8, is it a correct car for the inexperienced?
01-15-2009, 12:20 AM
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In areas of basic performance you are correct...a double wishbone configuration is a better suspension design...allowing more dynamic camber and more precise manufacturer dial-in. When you look at the way BMW has tuned it's strut design, its hard to find any real problems with it...it is not a liability to the handling performance at all. It would be nice to see the front suspension design on par with its rear multilink design though.
Edit: The suspension design, geometry and components are not the same, but having owned and driven both on the edge I can say that the end result in terms of handling characteristics is very similar.
Edit: The suspension design, geometry and components are not the same, but having owned and driven both on the edge I can say that the end result in terms of handling characteristics is very similar.
01-16-2009, 02:53 PM
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If I can handle the RX8, you can. It's a lot of fun, but not too fast. I just worry about the cold U.P. winters, and the damage it might be doing.
01-16-2009, 03:18 PM
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Yeah...Turbos are kind of a new thing for them. They're a little slow on the uptake...Lol I have been seriously looking at the ESS Supercharger lately...kind of expensive though.
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01-16-2009, 03:40 PM
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All this talk and no one mentioned MPG? 
Great rwd car to start out on. Handling is predictable. After test driving a GTI, GTO and Cooper S, I felt more connected with the 8. If you want to wring the benefits from this car, I would suggest the manual as well. If you want a looker A-to-B car, get the automatic and don't entertain the civic next to you at a light.
Good luck with your purchase
Great rwd car to start out on. Handling is predictable. After test driving a GTI, GTO and Cooper S, I felt more connected with the 8. If you want to wring the benefits from this car, I would suggest the manual as well. If you want a looker A-to-B car, get the automatic and don't entertain the civic next to you at a light.
Good luck with your purchase
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