p5turbo

Another fairly neutral article. At the end of the day, it's hard to compare the RX-8 to a pure sports car, and we'll have to see if the buying public likes what it really is.

I think it's a better sports-sedan than most sports-sedans, and a better sports-coupe than most sports coupes. Why aren't the magazines picking up on this???

WHAT'S HOT
· Balanced, easy to drive fast
· Comfortable and competent on rough roads
· Return of the rotary

WHAT'S NOT
· Lack of torque
· Lack of edge, at least in base form
· Four-door sports car: Future or fad?

ACRX8

Can you post the whole article?

B-Nez

That article is from the Miyoshi proving grounds late last year, not the most recent Laguna Seca runs. Pretty much all of the media felt pretty ho-hum about the car at Miyoshi.

p5turbo

Here's the link to the article.

Although the article is dated January, 2003, B-Nez is right. It was written from the test drive at Miyoshi, not after Laguna Seca...Maybe Mazda didn't have the car properly tuned yet?

http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/sedan/112_0301_rx8/

snow_tires

this has been discussed elsewhere, but basically there were two cars tested at miyoshi a red and a silver.

those who got to drive the silver were much more enthusiastic than those who drove the red. it seems the red's tuning was not nearly as sharp as the silver.