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I test driven My friend's Mazda RX8 but forgot to review it
My Friend bought a Mazda Rx8 in black. Completely Stock, no modifications what so ever.
About the Car - Features and what is included
-Car comes with Black Interior and Black Leather Trim with Orange/Red interior lights for the dash.
- 18" Alloy wheels wrapped in Pirelli rubber from Factory ( Japan Import)
- Sunroof
- Bose Audio System
- Suicide / Butterfly doors
- 4 Seat 4 door car ( but it seems to be a coupe)
- Projector headlamps and fog lamps
- Dual factory exhausts
- Altezza rear lights
Spec sheet attached in the image.
Review:
Unlike most of the sports cars, this car has always left a different impression in people's mind.
As a Japanese car enthusiast myself, I don't expect any luxury rides in any sports cars. However, this particular model of RX series is comfortable then its previous generation RX7. The car has a very smooth ride. You still get the feeling of being in a sporty car when you look at the view. This car sits pretty low. The 6 speed manual transmission has a small shifter that keeps reminding you that it is a sports car. The car has a beautifully designed interior and comes with handheld controls on the steering wheel. Airbags for the safety. Despite of the compact size it still accommodates 4 people.
The ride in RX8 is not as bumpy as you would think for a lowered sports car. This car had a really good grip with the rubber and stock suspension did not miss a beat.
Engine wise I can say without any doubt that it red lines with NA engine.
0-100KMPH run is quiet impressive which lies just under 6 seconds. The car pulls right away in 2nd and 3rd gear . I have taken the car in second gear upto 90 and 3rd over 100. Faster acceleration means we need some sort of braking too ? Right ?
Well RX8 has some serious braking, the car stood still after applying brakes at 100kmph with a very little stopping distance.
Not to forget, this car has a very small (Rotary )engine weight distributed making it have more power to weight ratios.
So these were the good things , lets move on to the bad things.
1. Mazda RX8 comes with a Rotary Engine. Every 100K kms the engine needs major fixes. This includes changing valves and small components that moves twice has hard as normal engines due to a rotary engine. Hence More Money to Fix
2. Expensive parts
3. The car is much lower however the engine setup is bit odd that they had to let the drive train go all the way from inside the cabin to rear wheels. You can see a big bump in the interior that separates the compartment.
4. Fuel Economy on these 2 cylinder cars are worst. These are weekend cars because you wouldn't afford to drive it everyday . It takes over 14 litres for 100 Kilometers when driven with care.
I still think this is an awesome car to own for a bit.
I'd let you decide on what your thoughts are.
Feel free to ask any questions
I test driven My friend's Mazda RX8 but forgot to review it
My Friend bought a Mazda Rx8 in black. Completely Stock, no modifications what so ever.
About the Car - Features and what is included
-Car comes with Black Interior and Black Leather Trim with Orange/Red interior lights for the dash.
- 18" Alloy wheels wrapped in Pirelli rubber from Factory ( Japan Import)
- Sunroof
- Bose Audio System
- Suicide / Butterfly doors
- 4 Seat 4 door car ( but it seems to be a coupe)
- Projector headlamps and fog lamps
- Dual factory exhausts
- Altezza rear lights
Spec sheet attached in the image.
Review:
Unlike most of the sports cars, this car has always left a different impression in people's mind.
As a Japanese car enthusiast myself, I don't expect any luxury rides in any sports cars. However, this particular model of RX series is comfortable then its previous generation RX7. The car has a very smooth ride. You still get the feeling of being in a sporty car when you look at the view. This car sits pretty low. The 6 speed manual transmission has a small shifter that keeps reminding you that it is a sports car. The car has a beautifully designed interior and comes with handheld controls on the steering wheel. Airbags for the safety. Despite of the compact size it still accommodates 4 people.
The ride in RX8 is not as bumpy as you would think for a lowered sports car. This car had a really good grip with the rubber and stock suspension did not miss a beat.
Engine wise I can say without any doubt that it red lines with NA engine.
0-100KMPH run is quiet impressive which lies just under 6 seconds. The car pulls right away in 2nd and 3rd gear . I have taken the car in second gear upto 90 and 3rd over 100. Faster acceleration means we need some sort of braking too ? Right ?
Well RX8 has some serious braking, the car stood still after applying brakes at 100kmph with a very little stopping distance.
Not to forget, this car has a very small (Rotary )engine weight distributed making it have more power to weight ratios.
So these were the good things , lets move on to the bad things.
1. Mazda RX8 comes with a Rotary Engine. Every 100K kms the engine needs major fixes. This includes changing valves and small components that moves twice has hard as normal engines due to a rotary engine. Hence More Money to Fix
2. Expensive parts
3. The car is much lower however the engine setup is bit odd that they had to let the drive train go all the way from inside the cabin to rear wheels. You can see a big bump in the interior that separates the compartment.
4. Fuel Economy on these 2 cylinder cars are worst. These are weekend cars because you wouldn't afford to drive it everyday . It takes over 14 litres for 100 Kilometers when driven with care.
I still think this is an awesome car to own for a bit.
I'd let you decide on what your thoughts are.
Feel free to ask any questions
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