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From: Snohomish, WA
These are where I got those stats:
http://www.modernracer.com/mazdarx8.html
http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2...18/199826.html
http://www.0-60times.com/mazda.asp
Please contact them if you have any issues regarding your 0-60 performance on your RX8.
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From: N 01°21' E 103°59'
These reviewers haven't actually tried out a 0-60 run themselves, but rely on the manufacturer's published times.. On the main boards, you will find countless accounts of our car's real-life times (and mpg 
). If the best most guys ard the world can get is a mid to low 14s quarter-mile, I doubt a stock 8 could do the 60 in under 6.
If you're still sure about your facts, why not post the same thing on the main boards just for fun?
). If the best most guys ard the world can get is a mid to low 14s quarter-mile, I doubt a stock 8 could do the 60 in under 6. If you're still sure about your facts, why not post the same thing on the main boards just for fun?
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From: N 01°21' E 103°59'
According to my calculations, a stock rx8 can indeed hit 60mph in 2.734 seconds when dropped off a cliff..
Damn! That's exactly the same as an F1 car!
except the F1 car probably has less form drag..
Damn! That's exactly the same as an F1 car!
except the F1 car probably has less form drag..
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Our RX-8 is not even close to Nissan's new GT-R. Mysql101 is correct by stating that it is more of a "corvette-competitor" rather than that of an RX-8. Nissan even stated that the new GT-R's target competitors are the Corvette and Porche. The new GT-R and the RX-8 are not even on the same class. Stock to stock, the new GT-R will smoke the RX-8 without breaking a sweat. Heck, even a fully modded forced-induced well-tuned RX-8 "may not be able" take on Nissan's new monster.
Just by looking at some stats of both cars, you can easily see that the two of them are not in the same league or class:
RX-8 engine/power: 1.3 Liter RENESIS 2-rotor rotary / 232 hp @ 8,500 rpm - 159 lb-ft torque @ 5,500 rpm
GT-R engine/power: VR-series twin-turbocharged 3.8-liter V6 / 480 hp @ 6,400 rpm. - 430 lb-ft torque @ 3,200–5,200 rpm
RX-8 0-60 mph (or 0-96.6 kph) time: 5.9 sec
GT-R 0-60 mph (or 0-96.6 kph) time: 3.5 sec
RX-8 top speed: 148 mph (or 238 kph)
GT-R top speed: 193 mph (or 310 kph)
RX-8 price (US $): around $30,000
GT-R price (US $): currently estimated around $70,000
So there is really no point in comparing the two. Some may argue about the look and style (both interior and exterior) of the two cars. But that's purely subjective. When it comes to performance and price though, there is no comparison between the two.
I personally like both cars. I love the RX-8 and I own one. But the new GT-R also makes me want to drool. It's a damn beast!!
Just by looking at some stats of both cars, you can easily see that the two of them are not in the same league or class:
RX-8 engine/power: 1.3 Liter RENESIS 2-rotor rotary / 232 hp @ 8,500 rpm - 159 lb-ft torque @ 5,500 rpm
GT-R engine/power: VR-series twin-turbocharged 3.8-liter V6 / 480 hp @ 6,400 rpm. - 430 lb-ft torque @ 3,200–5,200 rpm
RX-8 0-60 mph (or 0-96.6 kph) time: 5.9 sec
GT-R 0-60 mph (or 0-96.6 kph) time: 3.5 sec
RX-8 top speed: 148 mph (or 238 kph)
GT-R top speed: 193 mph (or 310 kph)
RX-8 price (US $): around $30,000
GT-R price (US $): currently estimated around $70,000
So there is really no point in comparing the two. Some may argue about the look and style (both interior and exterior) of the two cars. But that's purely subjective. When it comes to performance and price though, there is no comparison between the two.
I personally like both cars. I love the RX-8 and I own one. But the new GT-R also makes me want to drool. It's a damn beast!!
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From: Western Canada, eh?
The top speed of the RX-8 is limited by drag (a polite way of saying lack of power), not by running out of gears. Individual 6MT's will vary due to all sorts of conditions.
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Ermm.. in my previous post, the keyword is "stock". We clock 5+s 0-100km/h (62mph) runs on modded 8s.
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