Not sure why we're getting these 40th Anniversary reviews all of a sudden, but here's another one, this time from auto123.com: http://www.auto123.com/en/mazda/rx-8/2008/review?carid=1083902803&artid=99315&pg=1

Nothing too groundbreaking. Typical praise of handling and interior space matched with criticisms about torque and gas mileage. Still, you have to wonder how much experience with high-revving engines these guys have since they could only manage a 7.8 sec (!) 0-60 time.

Nice pics, though.

How the hell did they manage to get almost 2 seconds slower to 60?

How the hell did they manage to get almost 2 seconds slower to 60?

I dont know... but it makes me loose confidence in these guys. I never expected writers who reviewed these things to be this bad at actually evaluating it. First that lady (forgot where she was from, but was about the worst review ever... complained she couldnt go buy a kitchen table because it wouldnt fit). Now these guys who are supposed to be good at doing this, and I can drive better than they do. I like to think I'm a good driver, but I've never really been taught aside from when I first learned how to work a MT.

All that being said... they gave it rather high rankings, considering (from their standpoint) the car was only doing 8 second 0-62 when it's rated for much quicker times. We need to start hearing reviews of the 2009... see how it ranks and if the critics see it as a proper face lift.