I just got a little magazine/sales brochure in the mail for the RX-8. Special Series, Guide ot the Mazda RX-8
Pretty darned cool. Talks to some of the mazda guys, one of them says that "And as with the suspension, those who want more of that head=snapping power will be able to customize the car in their own way, whether that be in the form of a turbocharger or supercharger kit" That was from Noboru Katabuchi, the RX-8 Program manager. Someone from Mazda talking about a supercharger or turbo kit? Awesome! The stats as I'm sure you all know 0-60: 5.9sec Quarter Mile: 14.5 @ 96.6mph Road and track got 19mpg out of the car driving it around., did the slalom at 65.4 mph and got a top speed of 148 which is an electronic limit not physical. They also noted that the car requires a delciate touch to prvent the tail from coming around in transitions, but not so in the skidpad where it was nailed down. They also showed off the Mazdaspeed RX-8, said the car handled great with four adults in the car and generally had one hell of a time with the car. Also did a fairly close up look at the engine, it's got a new seal next to the main oil sweep seals to keep exahust gas from getting out unburned I think. The engine looks to have an extra port from the factor controlled by a shutter valve a la the 2nd gen 13b. Pretty durned cool stuff |
It prevents unburned exhaust gas from coming out? So no more tail pipe BBQs?
Also it did the slalom at only 65 mph? That's pretty sad.I would've thought it would've had a much better time? Bad driver maybe? |
Test drive one! The slalom numbers don't mean **** https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.png
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that is pretty damn good for a n/a car https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.png
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Eh....
I drove by 2 Mazda Dealers last night. One had 3 the other had 2 sitting in the front. I am really wanting to go test drive one. I still havent seen one on the street though. |
My friend Alex here in STL just got one. I need to go take a ride in it. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.png
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