The March 2005 issue of Money magazine lists the RX-8 as the runner-up best sports car value. It also said it should retain 42% of its value after 5 years. The Corvette took first place honors. No mention of the judging criteria used, so their ranking is obviously quite subjective. But hey, I always like to see our car get kudos in print.

You got to be a member to access the article, which I am not. Any way of copying and pasting it here in full?

No mention of the judging criteria used, so their ranking is obviously quite subjective.

I guess fuel consumption wasn't part of their criteria :rolleyes:

I agree with their opinion...

#1 Vette
#2 RX8

Money Mag has better opinions than some auto mag's....

Also note that there was very few vehicles in any of the categories that had 42% value after 5 yrs. I'm not sure how they know what the 8 will be worth, but I figure they are going on RX-7 history. With the rotary, there is no reason to think the 8 would be any different.

You got to be a member to access the article, which I am not. Any way of copying and pasting it here in full?

I only have access to the print version. The actual article isn't really geared towards an RX-8 enthusiat that visits this site. It's more geared towards personal finance and how to select a vehicle. The 2nd place finish and the 42% retained value is literally the only RX-8-specific information in the article. Only cars that received first place finishes received any serious verbiage.

I only have access to the print version. The actual article isn't really geared towards an RX-8 enthusiat that visits this site. It's more geared towards personal finance and how to select a vehicle. The 2nd place finish and the 42% retained value is literally the only RX-8-specific information in the article. Only cars that received first place finishes received any serious verbiage.


Thanks Cap.

http://money.cnn.com/news/specials/best_car_values/index.html?cnn=yes

This is the CNN site's teaser. It typically has a lot less content than the print articles, but its here if you want to see it. The only thing it says about the 8 (on the sports car page, obviously):

RUNNER-UP: Mazda RX-8

...so don't go there expecting anything more.

Neu

Thanks for the link. Some interesting articles.

i definitely love the car tis a fun thing