Mazda have spoke to Clarkson/Top Gear re the comments about wet weather handling, and have issued the following statement:

Full details can be read here:

http://www.rx8ownersclub.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=181&highlight=

Good. Some facts for a change!

We all know Clarkson can't drive as well as he'd like to think he can, don't we? Remember the episode with the Lotus, where he couldn't make it go sideways at all (cause it had been made more numpty friendly) - and the designer had to show him how it's done?

Good to hear they've not crashed one though!

Sean