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Mazda RX-8 is a multi award-winning RENESIS rotary engine. We have invested over 40 years of development in smart technology. The result: the album is really good, even at faster speeds.
It all adds up to a sports car that looks like a good vehicle performance. It is. The Mazda RX-8 is not a pretender – this is the real deal. Not surprisingly, the Mazda RX-8 won the “Engine of the Year” twice and Coupe Car of the Year Award for two consecutive years.
It all adds up to the sports car the Which feels like a proper vehicle performance. And it is. The Mazda RX-8 is not a Pretender – If this is the real deal. No wonder then That the Mazda RX-8 has won “Engine of the Year ‘twice and What’s Coupe Car of the Year award two years running.
I have test driven quite a few different cars over the years, as it has become a fun weekend activity. It is nice to see how different companies tackle the same problem - How do we get the average consumer to part with lots of money for one of our cars? The thought process that lead up to my test drive of the RX-8 was simply "Is there a car that blends my 2007 Nissan Altima with my 1998 Porsche Boxster?" It has to seat 4, handle really well, and make the driver enjoy driving it. It took about a day to put a list of cars together, and the RX-8 was the first one to look at. It was the best of the bunch, too. I test drove every version of the RX-8 that was available to me. The R3, the Grand Touring with automatic, the Grand Touring with manual, and finally the Sport with manual. I eventually chose the Sport with Manual, because I wanted the more comfortable seats that it provides over the R3, but doesn't have headroom stolen away due to the sunroof in the Grand Touring. If I could piece the three cars together, I would take the rims, suspension and seat color scheme of the R3, combine it with the leather seats, Stability and Traction Control from the Grand Touring, and put it all in the Sport. Plus, it has to be a manual transmission. Driving the car is where the car stands out. If you live in an area with nothing but straight roads, you really shouldn't even bother considering this car. You need to live someplace with curves. The more curves, the better. If you have mountain curves, canyons, and passes, even better. I live in Colorado, so I have an unfair abundance of these. I feel sorry for you people who are stuck in Florida, as I stole your share of the curvy roads. I'm not sorry about this, however. What can the car use more of? Fuel Economy is #1 on that list. I've been averaging between 16 and 19 in the first 3k miles I have driven mine. 2 inches more rear legroom would also be a nice addition. A trailer hitch option here in the US would suit my needs too. Why can the UK have a hitch, but not the US? More hp isn't really needed in this light weight car, but I wouldn't say no. Anywhere between 275 and 350 would drive everyone crazy about this car. But like I said, it's not really needed. I don't feel bad about trading in my Boxster and Altima for the RX-8, with the sole exception of the lost fuel economy. It really is a great blend of the two cars. It puts a smile on my face when I take it for a fun drive in the mountains that doesn't go away for hours. Also, it is very light on it's feet in comparison to the Boxster's heavier, very well planted feel. Sort of like comparing a heavyweight boxer vs a ballerina. BC.
Since its launch, the Mazda RX8 has been the subject of scrutiny amateurs. There is a high level of attention only because of the excellent driving dynamics of the car but, in part to the first reports on the performance of weaker than expected. To be more precise: power to the wheel position on the chassis dynamometer offers a variety of leading to much lower values than expected 17% ~ 20% transmission of parasitic losses. And a quarter mile race from anywhere between 0.5 and 1.5 seconds of those produced by the magazine on pre-production vehicles suspected.
Under the rated RX8: marketing material original Mazda North America (NAO) has announced the RX8 manual transmission 6-speed 247hp @ 8500 rpm. Assuming that the loss of parasite transmission between 17% -20% for common-modern rear wheel drive vehicles, RX8 stock should measure between 205 ~ 197 rear wheel horsepower (rwhp)-depending on altitude, barometric pressure, the temperature, and correction factors applied. Instead, the chassis dyno results show stock RX8 works ranging from mid-height ~ 160 to ~ 185rwhp. Such readings would represent a loss of parasite transmission over 25%. In saying this, it is unacceptable to test this level of loss by the chain of “sports car” with a carbon fiber driveshaft, among other things, it is not enough.
To further doubts about the genesis of the power output of new real, many owners are able to reproduce mid-low 14 passes in the quarter-mile second as is well known automotive magazines published by States USA. Low speed trap another clue to the apparent lack of power.
Shortly thereafter, several discussions on online forums and discussion boards into a keen interest in the heated debates on what caused the poor “performance in a straight line.” Many owners of old and IATA to recall previous “evil” in Mazda history, when the manufacturer admits overestimate horsepower figures were redesigned Mazda IATA.
After some months, came forward and explained that the NAO has distorted the output power of Genesis. The revised amount is now 238hp @ 8500 rpm, but according to the NAO, this amendment does not change the results previously obtained performance monitoring.
Speculation on the reasons for the sudden loss of output power are numerous. However, there are currently two schools of thought:
* The first supports the idea that the RX-8 engine control unit (ECU), in collaboration with a number of “nanny” features such as ABS and TCS-not-allowed to obtain a accurate reading of the dynamometer. For simplicity, when the car is running on a chassis dynamometer, the drive wheels are turning. The RX-8 ECU drive an abnormal situation detection and delay the schedule and implement other security measures to keep either the “pilot” or the “engine” or both damage-cons (read: state sideslip or a car passes the road.)
* The second believes that the NAO is forced to rethink the engine control software that runs even before the first batch of the RX-8 to reach the U.S. coast, because of federal regulations on emissions that are pending. I read one in particular, the catalytic converter that requires a lifetime of ~ 100,000 miles. The number one enemy of catalytic converters on vehicles in the heat (and heat is the number one attribute of the exhaust of the rotary engine is.)
No offers two options for those who have ordered advance RX-8, or did not buy the end of September 2003:
* They buy the car, no questions asked.
* They offer free scheduled maintenance for the duration of the warranty, as well as 500 “gift card” dollar for those who choose to keep the car.
Mazda RX-8
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