kostas*
08-08-2003, 04:36 AM
I have just picked the latest issue of 4wheel (a Greek very respectable magazine) testing the RX-8 in Italy. Everything about the car in this review was great except the following performance numbers:
0-100Km/h in 7,1 sec
0-400m in 15,2 sec
I am really disappointed at this point and really anxious to see any new performance data. (Even a civic type-r is faster than this)
Any comments?
RobDickinson
08-08-2003, 04:46 AM
Yeah, they post the conditions the test was performed under?
RPM of the launch, gear change RPM, if DSC/traction controll was off etc.
kostas*
08-08-2003, 04:52 AM
Originally posted by RobDickinson
Yeah, they post the conditions the test was performed under?
RPM of the launch, gear change RPM, if DSC/traction controll was off etc.
No there was no detail about it as this was only a pre-test but still....
The Ace
08-08-2003, 05:11 AM
There was also a test in the last DRIVE, but they didnt do any 0-100 times, or 0-400, or anything. They just posted the factory data....
However the guy who was doing the review said that the car was awesome, anyway ;)
peloponnisios
08-08-2003, 07:00 AM
They mentioned that they didn't use the vbox so let's all wait till September for a review and numbers when they test it in Megara.
simrjor
08-08-2003, 07:35 AM
This looks more like the time stated for the low power version
The Ace
08-08-2003, 10:43 AM
Originally posted by simrjor
This looks more like the time stated for the low power version
All the years that I have been reading 4TROXOI, I have NEVER known them to post a time lower than that of the manufacturer. So, since a STD-POW has a 0-100kph of 7,2", I think they must have tested the HIGH-POW. In which case, the time sounds just about right, and is ofcourse a huge disappointment......:(
Anyway, we'll just have to wait and see......