EVO 8 MR (singapore)
anyone knows the price and fuel comsumption of EVO 8 MR in singapore? thanks!
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Hi ray,
From the aas site: Displacement: 1997 Max Power (BHP): 280 Max Torque (Nm/rpm): 392 Top Speed (KPH): 253 0-100 KPH (SECS): 5.3 Price ARF ($): 159,988 Doesn't list the fuel consumption. Spend $20k more than the 8 to shave 0.8 secs off the 0-100 KPH time....but can also hit 253 if can find a place around here to do so :eek: |
u know something, my 8 is actually an auto, and its 0-100km/h is around 9 sec. far from what is being advertise in car mag. i know 6.4s is for manual, but auto couldnt be of such big difference right? anyone here can post their 0-100km/h timings?
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or mabye its just my car. it has got this vibration when i stop with my gears at D. and also it has this high idling speed or around 2000rpm when i just start a cold engine. slowly it drops till about 800rpm. does anyone else experience the same thing?
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Is it 6.4 secs for the high power MT 8 in Sing since it's the Euro S? Road & Track on the NA model say it's 6.1 secs.
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Hmmmmm.. ray
u thinking of changing to Evo 8? very diff beast. Have not tried 0 to 100 yet, car onli few days old hahaha. The ride is fantastic and the stick is no longer so stiff. Car is quite wide so be careful when reverse parking. My mate fix the reverse sensor on the number plate frame from Pin Liang so no ugly drilling on the bumper. Can't wait to drive everyday... even wife get jealous. |
so how much does the sensor and everything in cost?
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Think around $400 including new car plates and GST. Need to change the original car plate becos there are 2 screw holes there unless u are not too particular and use back the original plate but does not look very nice.
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Maybe can fix a camera instead of reverse sensor :) Haha...can also serve as a display screen to watch DVD. Park your car somewhere cool at night, get a coke and popcorns. Voila..... your very own "drive in" show.
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hi Ray,
I drive the AT myself . the engine does rev up on starting when cold but does return to normal quite fast. anyway as for the evo, you'll be getting a whole lot more torque n acceleration from that beast....also wif simple mods like an ECU change, u will be seeing 300 + hp, the only prob is that your fuel consumption can get real bad with the evo....about 6km / l... hope that helps davester |
thanks davester. i am tinking of modifying my 8 but i dont know where to start or what kind of different mod are there? any suggestions? anyone?
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thanks for the update EBS.
Manwe i wouldnt want to risk having croaches in the car. As for the pickup for auto that is reallllly sad..... i thought that it wouldnt be much of a difference compared to MT maybe at least 8+ but 9.... |
i certainly hope that something is wrong with my timing. can anyone else driving auto confirm this?
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Sorry, but that's the price for the convenience of the auto box. Every magazine and every review I read advised to stay clear of the auto. Okay.. I'm exagerating, not every one of them mentioned about the auto but those that did reported disappointing performance. To each his own... I'm sure there are many auto 8 owners who are perfectly happy.
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looks like have to careful of tuscani from now on. thought i could fleece the "poser" when i get my car.
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Originally Posted by rayshaw23
i certainly hope that something is wrong with my timing. can anyone else driving auto confirm this?
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Originally Posted by sgrenesis
looks like have to careful of tuscani from now on. thought i could fleece the "poser" when i get my car.
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Originally Posted by rayshaw23
i certainly hope that something is wrong with my timing. can anyone else driving auto confirm this?
mazda made the auto version more bias to 'drivin pleasure' instead of 'sports'... even the 5MTs is usin a stronger 1st gear then the autos.auto's shift fr 1st-2nd is kinda 'open' too,hence,many precious nano-secs r lost over here again... |
is the tuscani THAT bad?
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even the papers also call it "more poser than racer"
as 'zapp branigan' would call - "it sickens me" |
It is a look good car... for a reasonably affordable price. Though reports always say that koreans are almost catching up with the japanese, they are....still catching up after all.
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wonder would the mazda 2 or 2gts or 3 come close to the 8. wouldnt look nice to have my ass whooped by them in a straight line.
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Sat in a friend's RX8 today (manual gear). The way he floored the accelerator, no way any 2 or 3 can catch up. I am veri sure.
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Originally Posted by cuscorex
hey rayshaw,
mazda made the auto version more bias to 'drivin pleasure' instead of 'sports'... even the 5MTs is usin a stronger 1st gear then the autos.auto's shift fr 1st-2nd is kinda 'open' too,hence,many precious nano-secs r lost over here again... |
Originally Posted by rayshaw23
hm....anyone drive both auto and manual? can describe the difference in pick up? thanks.
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