RX-8 Review in the Toronto Star, Toronto Canada
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RX-8 Review in the Toronto Star, Toronto Canada
Great new review on January 18, Toronto Star
See: http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/Con...=Weekly/Wheels
See: http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/Con...=Weekly/Wheels
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Interesting:
I also like this:
For my Canadian brethren:
Hmmmm. Only 250 Mazdaspeed Protege's are slated for Canada, and I can tell you first hand it is very difficult to get a hold of one of these. I think the RX-8 will have more appeal to more people too. With just 700 coming in, that will make it very difficult to get a hold of one.
Canada will get only the "sports" suspension, with beefier settings, stiffer anti-roll bars and 18-inch wheels. The U.S. and other markets will offer a softer base set-up.
The track cars all had the optional directional stability control (DSC), which we were required to leave active, as this is a very fast car in a very unforgiving venue.
But the DSC only kicks in when you get it terribly wrong, and as soon as the intervention has brought you back to safety, it returns control to the driver.
Exactly how this should be done.
But the DSC only kicks in when you get it terribly wrong, and as soon as the intervention has brought you back to safety, it returns control to the driver.
Exactly how this should be done.
The most amazing aspect of the car is the rear seat. Adults really can be comfortable back there, provided your friends are not NBA stars, and the front seat spaces aren't too stingy with available legroom.
Mazda Canada will announce prices at the Toronto auto show in mid-February.
But based on the already-announced American price structure, some hints from Mazda Canada officials and a bit of guesswork, it looks like the 210-hp automatic RX-8 will list somewhere between $35,000 and $36,000 (which should put the fear of God into those responsible for selling the Acura RS-X Type S), while the six-speed manual 250-horse range-topper will come in under $40,000 (which should worry Nissan 350Z's marketers)....
There will be a scant 700 RX-8s available in Canada for the 2003 model year, so if you're in the market for any of the above, you had better call your Mazda dealer well before early May, when the cars start arriving in showrooms.
But based on the already-announced American price structure, some hints from Mazda Canada officials and a bit of guesswork, it looks like the 210-hp automatic RX-8 will list somewhere between $35,000 and $36,000 (which should put the fear of God into those responsible for selling the Acura RS-X Type S), while the six-speed manual 250-horse range-topper will come in under $40,000 (which should worry Nissan 350Z's marketers)....
There will be a scant 700 RX-8s available in Canada for the 2003 model year, so if you're in the market for any of the above, you had better call your Mazda dealer well before early May, when the cars start arriving in showrooms.
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hehehe sweet!
You say you prefer tail-happy oversteer? Andy, another Barber instructor, gave an amazing demonstration of how to keep a car at a 30-degree sideways angle almost all the way around the autocross circuit.
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Another article in the National Post is very +ve...gushing, in fact:
http://www.nationalpost.com/driversedge/story.html?id={0D0C3435-B18B-427C-BD84-1BEC4452CEF5}
This was posted by someone in the CDN forum of RX-7 board.
You have to use the entire url, including the stuff in brackets.
Sorry if this was posted already.
http://www.nationalpost.com/driversedge/story.html?id={0D0C3435-B18B-427C-BD84-1BEC4452CEF5}
This was posted by someone in the CDN forum of RX-7 board.
You have to use the entire url, including the stuff in brackets.
Sorry if this was posted already.
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sweeet 2:
"Of course, many sports cars can offer similar performance. But, for decades, manufacturers have been searching for the Holy Grail of an athletic roadster, with little success.
Until now."
"Of course, many sports cars can offer similar performance. But, for decades, manufacturers have been searching for the Holy Grail of an athletic roadster, with little success.
Until now."
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The high-power unit has two additional intake ports (a total of six) plus a variable intake tract system that allows better breathing at high rpm.
-Stephen
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One of the track cars had pooched second-gear synchronizers.
Maybe (gasp) even a Porsche Boxster and an in-ground swimming pool?
-Stephen
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I found it extremely odd that the torque of the Lo power engine was quoted as 164 lb ft torque, but for the Hi Power it was quoted as 159 lb ft. And yet, Kenzie states that the "maximum torque capacity of the 4 speed automatic restricts its use to the Lo power engine."
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Instead of just cutting down the rpm redline. Mazda also changed the intake system. By doing so, they increased the peak torque.
Also, I believe the "maximum torque capacity of the 4 speed automatic restricts its use to the Lo power engine." Means that the torque at the higher rpm is to high for the 4 speed.
Also, I believe the "maximum torque capacity of the 4 speed automatic restricts its use to the Lo power engine." Means that the torque at the higher rpm is to high for the 4 speed.
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