Top Gear RX8 gets 30th out of 152
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Top Gear RX8 gets 30th out of 152
http://www.topgear.com/content/carsu...006/mazda/rx8/ 30th overall. S2000 got 1st place http://www.topgear.com/content/carsu...6/honda/s2000/
The RX-8 lost points on reliability(3/5) and ownership costs (3/5)
All the Mazdas were in the top 40 (323 39th, RX-8 30th, 6 22nd, 3 21st, MX5 9th)
couple other cars of interest
350Z 36th place
EVO 87th place (OUCH!! got 1star on ownership costs? wonder why, the 4G63 is almost bullet proof....well accept for the bad batch of blocks that crankwalked in DSMs)
Z4 62nd place
Boxter 43 place
Imprezza 38th
Audi TT 49th
The RX-8 lost points on reliability(3/5) and ownership costs (3/5)
All the Mazdas were in the top 40 (323 39th, RX-8 30th, 6 22nd, 3 21st, MX5 9th)
couple other cars of interest
350Z 36th place
EVO 87th place (OUCH!! got 1star on ownership costs? wonder why, the 4G63 is almost bullet proof....well accept for the bad batch of blocks that crankwalked in DSMs)
Z4 62nd place
Boxter 43 place
Imprezza 38th
Audi TT 49th
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The 8 made top 3 in best in class
"Sports
The Honda S2000 canters to victory in the sports car category, closely pushed by a pair of Mazdas (the MX5 and RX8) and brace of Toyotas (the MR2 and Celica)"
"Sports
The Honda S2000 canters to victory in the sports car category, closely pushed by a pair of Mazdas (the MX5 and RX8) and brace of Toyotas (the MR2 and Celica)"
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Originally Posted by jasondhsd
http://www.topgear.com/content/carsu...006/mazda/rx8/ 30th overall. S2000 got 1st place http://www.topgear.com/content/carsu...6/honda/s2000/
The RX-8 lost points on reliability(3/5) and ownership costs (3/5)
All the Mazdas were in the top 40 (323 39th, RX-8 30th, 6 22nd, 3 21st, MX5 9th)
couple other cars of interest
350Z 36th place
EVO 87th place (OUCH!! got 1star on ownership costs? wonder why, the 4G63 is almost bullet proof....well accept for the bad batch of blocks that crankwalked in DSMs)
Z4 62nd place
Boxter 43 place
Imprezza 38th
Audi TT 49th
The RX-8 lost points on reliability(3/5) and ownership costs (3/5)
All the Mazdas were in the top 40 (323 39th, RX-8 30th, 6 22nd, 3 21st, MX5 9th)
couple other cars of interest
350Z 36th place
EVO 87th place (OUCH!! got 1star on ownership costs? wonder why, the 4G63 is almost bullet proof....well accept for the bad batch of blocks that crankwalked in DSMs)
Z4 62nd place
Boxter 43 place
Imprezza 38th
Audi TT 49th
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one of the problems is the UK has some of the highest running costs (espeacially as we're taxed twice on fuel) so its not really suprising the EVO was that low and the s2000 that high. and i suppose there are more s2000 owners (probably due to chavs in their saxos and corsas harassing the EVO owners ) so any bad deults wont be as noticeable
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Originally Posted by Ike
The ownership costs on the Evo are high since it requires premium fuel, more expensive lubes, brake pads, and most likely more scheduled maintenance than a lot of cars on the list. Though it's a little deceiving, sure I could buy the OEM pads from the dealer for almost $500 or I could get better pads for $200. Then there's the fact that it's one of the most expensive non exotic cars to insure. When I insured mine they told me the only car more expensive to insure would have been a Boxster S. Thank god I'm old and have a clean record :p
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craftmanship better on the s2000? i saw the inside of that thing and it is UGLY.
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I like the design of the s2000 interior. It's simple and effective. It doesn't try to be pretty, it try's to be functional. Fitting of sports car, IMO.
I think many of the new interiors on cars are neat. I'm always entertained by all the new gadgets, however, for a sports car I'm only interested in driving. I look at the layout of my Type-R's interior and it just works. It's not pretty, there's no gadgets or toys, but there's a tach, speedo, some climate controls, and a radio. It does everything it needs to do and I think anything else would take away from the simplicity and rawness of the design.
I think many of the new interiors on cars are neat. I'm always entertained by all the new gadgets, however, for a sports car I'm only interested in driving. I look at the layout of my Type-R's interior and it just works. It's not pretty, there's no gadgets or toys, but there's a tach, speedo, some climate controls, and a radio. It does everything it needs to do and I think anything else would take away from the simplicity and rawness of the design.
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30th / 152....not too shabby considerin some of the bad press this car gets from time to time.
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Originally Posted by RX8Maine
Craftsmanship and design are two different things. Ugly or not, the s2k interior does not rattle despite a stiffer suspension and presumably less rigid body structure than our beloved 8.
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Originally Posted by RX8Maine
Craftsmanship and design are two different things. Ugly or not, the s2k interior does not rattle despite a stiffer suspension and presumably less rigid body structure than our beloved 8.
I do not get the wow factor of that car. It doesn't fit anyone but a midget or 120lb guy that would put a rainbow sticker in the rear window, rattles and creaks like a Camero, and fit and finish are average at best. Heck it doesn't even have a lined convertible top. I thought unlined convertible tops went out back in the 80's.
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Originally Posted by Icemark
Hmm, on every s2k I have driven it has more rattles and creaks in the Del Sol inspired dash and interior than most 10 year old american cars I have driven.
I do not get the wow factor of that car. It doesn't fit anyone but a midget or 120lb guy that would put a rainbow sticker in the rear window, rattles and creaks like a Camero, and fit and finish are average at best. Heck it doesn't even have a lined convertible top. I thought unlined convertible tops went out back in the 80's.
I do not get the wow factor of that car. It doesn't fit anyone but a midget or 120lb guy that would put a rainbow sticker in the rear window, rattles and creaks like a Camero, and fit and finish are average at best. Heck it doesn't even have a lined convertible top. I thought unlined convertible tops went out back in the 80's.
Jokes asside the s2000 has proven itself as a performance car mostly through handling, without the handling you have no s2000.
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Hey man, I'm 125lbs but wouldn't put a rainbow sticker up!
Jokes asside the s2000 has proven itself as a performance car mostly through handling, without the handling you have no s2000.
Jokes asside the s2000 has proven itself as a performance car mostly through handling, without the handling you have no s2000.
and to the poster above, my buddy's 5 11 and 190 pounds, he fits in there just fine with the hardtop.
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I agree...Honda cars after a few years creak and sqeak like a mouse that is about to die. This is coming from a guy owned a 94 prelude Si, and two civics. And Honda brakes suck, way to soft....
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I agree...Honda cars after a few years creak and sqeak like a mouse that is about to die. This is coming from a guy owned a 94 prelude Si, and two civics. And Honda brakes suck, way to soft....
Also why is 1/2 of this thread an S2K bash??? How defensive are you guys if you need to bag a voted #1 car ?? sheesh, it did win for a reason.
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Originally Posted by DailyDriver2k5
I agree...Honda cars after a few years creak and sqeak like a mouse that is about to die. This is coming from a guy owned a 94 prelude Si, and two civics. And Honda brakes suck, way to soft....
If you think the S2000 has bad brakes or doesn't stop short enough you are 100% wrong. The S2000 has a great braking system.
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My current 2005 Integra Type-S is rattle free. But rattles in the Rx8 was one of the main reasons I sold it. Clearly generalizing rattles with car brand is pretty lame.
Also why is 1/2 of this thread an S2K bash??? How defensive are you guys if you need to bag a voted #1 car ?? sheesh, it did win for a reason.
Also why is 1/2 of this thread an S2K bash??? How defensive are you guys if you need to bag a voted #1 car ?? sheesh, it did win for a reason.
Cool link though.