Automobile Article - Courtesy StephenF!
03-03-2003, 08:58 PM
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Just adding the values for Page 5, as it's a toughie to read:
RX-8
0-60: 6.2 seconds
0-100: 16.7 seconds
1/4 mile: 14.8 seconds
30-70mph: 21.1 seconds
Peak Accel.: .65g
Top Speed 150mph
70-0mph: 153 feet
Peak Braking: 1.12g
Cornering l/r: .95/.93
BMW 330i
0-60: 6.5 seconds
0-100: 17.4 seconds
1/4 mile: 15.1 seconds
30-70mph: 16.9 seconds
Peak Accel.: .65g
Top Speed 128mph
70-0mph: 157 feet
Peak Braking: 1.12g
Cornering l/r: .92/.91
350Z
0-60: 5.6 seconds
0-100: 14.4 seconds
1/4 mile: 14.2 seconds
30-70mph: 16.8 seconds
Peak Accel.: .66g
Top Speed 155mph
70-0mph: 176 feet
Peak Braking: 1.17g
Cornering l/r: .99/.96
RX-8
0-60: 6.2 seconds
0-100: 16.7 seconds
1/4 mile: 14.8 seconds
30-70mph: 21.1 seconds
Peak Accel.: .65g
Top Speed 150mph
70-0mph: 153 feet
Peak Braking: 1.12g
Cornering l/r: .95/.93
BMW 330i
0-60: 6.5 seconds
0-100: 17.4 seconds
1/4 mile: 15.1 seconds
30-70mph: 16.9 seconds
Peak Accel.: .65g
Top Speed 128mph
70-0mph: 157 feet
Peak Braking: 1.12g
Cornering l/r: .92/.91
350Z
0-60: 5.6 seconds
0-100: 14.4 seconds
1/4 mile: 14.2 seconds
30-70mph: 16.8 seconds
Peak Accel.: .66g
Top Speed 155mph
70-0mph: 176 feet
Peak Braking: 1.17g
Cornering l/r: .99/.96
03-03-2003, 09:13 PM
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It's still hard to know what to make of the whole concept of a four-door sports car. If the RX-8 were a simple 2+2 that required circus-caliber acrobatics to climb into the rear seat, no one would say a word. But it offers real-world rear-seat accomodation, only not like a BMW. It delivers true sports car performance, only not like a Nissan Z-car. It's simply not like anything else, much like the rotary engine itself. Certain kinds of drivers will make their way to this car, and they won't be like Porsche, Nissan, or BMW drivers. They'll be after something else.
03-03-2003, 10:08 PM
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03-03-2003, 11:26 PM
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Hahahaha!!! If you guys think that Z people are ********, wait until the BMW camp gets ahold of this! They're going to riot! 
330i drivers know better than to punk up on a Z, but you guys are going to be picking on them! Bravo!
IMO, this is the best article yet that outlines in succinct fashion exactly what the RX-8 is built to do... ZOOM ZOOM!
330i drivers know better than to punk up on a Z, but you guys are going to be picking on them! Bravo!IMO, this is the best article yet that outlines in succinct fashion exactly what the RX-8 is built to do... ZOOM ZOOM!
03-03-2003, 11:36 PM
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Hahahaha!!! If you guys think that Z people are ********, wait until the BMW camp gets ahold of this! They're going to riot! 330i drivers know better than to punk up on a Z, but you guys are going to be picking on them! Bravo!
IMO, this is the best article yet that outlines in succinct fashion exactly what the RX-8 is built to do... ZOOM ZOOM!
Hahahaha!!! If you guys think that Z people are ********, wait until the BMW camp gets ahold of this! They're going to riot!
330i drivers know better than to punk up on a Z, but you guys are going to be picking on them! Bravo!IMO, this is the best article yet that outlines in succinct fashion exactly what the RX-8 is built to do... ZOOM ZOOM!
03-03-2003, 11:38 PM
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Originally posted by Hercules
Having been a frequent visitor and participant of Bimmerfest.com, I've found that most BMW fans are generally liking the RX-8
Having been a frequent visitor and participant of Bimmerfest.com, I've found that most BMW fans are generally liking the RX-8
03-04-2003, 03:23 AM
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Great article, balanced and thoughtful. Enough obsessing over whose got the better stat in this or that category. As far as I'm concerned, it's the whole package that counts in the end, and it seems the new RX does double duty with considerable grace. Favorite read so far. I think Mazda has another Miata in its hands. And I hope once these are on the streets, the buzz will help get the sales of the 6 moving.
Thanks StephenF and Herc!
Thanks StephenF and Herc!
03-04-2003, 10:11 AM
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Great article -- just as I thought:
The RX-8 is more versatile than the Z (read here the current fav in reasonably priced sports cars) and more of a sports car than the 330i (read here the cream of the sports sedan crop). The best of both worlds in a package that is unique and provides just as much driving fun/excitment (in its own way) as anything on the road.
Now when Mazda takes the handcuffs off the Renesis (280 to 300 hp) we will see how the 8 will shine.:D Even though I want it now I understand their dire need to prove the reliability of the Renesis and hit a certain price point.
The RX-8 is more versatile than the Z (read here the current fav in reasonably priced sports cars) and more of a sports car than the 330i (read here the cream of the sports sedan crop). The best of both worlds in a package that is unique and provides just as much driving fun/excitment (in its own way) as anything on the road.
Now when Mazda takes the handcuffs off the Renesis (280 to 300 hp) we will see how the 8 will shine.:D Even though I want it now I understand their dire need to prove the reliability of the Renesis and hit a certain price point.
03-04-2003, 11:05 AM
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Once you rev the rotary to its 8500-rpm power peak, you'll never give a second thought to the passengers again.
...the twin rotor...produces only two power pulses per engine revolution...
And I'm suprised peak accel is the same on all. With the lower torque of the RX-8, I'd've thought that it'd have less butt dyno accel. Is it because low torque plus high revs and more gearing (RX-8) gets same torque to the rear wheels as more torque with lower revs and less gearing (BMW & Z)?
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03-04-2003, 11:29 AM
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I believe the rotors turn at 1/3 the speed of the eccentric shaft, so with 1 side of each of 2 rotors "igniting" that would make 2 power pulses per eccentric shaft revolution. Corrections???