hmmmm does anyone see anything wrong with this info.....

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...6/pageId=62010

 

.....I think they got the wheelbase right....

S :D

 

i didnt know the RX8 weigh more than the V8 mustang

 

Repost!

 

It would if it was a FULLY loaded GT with everything. My Auto with the Sport package was just under 3000.

 

0-60 in 7 seconds. maybe the auto. 1/4 mile in 15.43 and 92 mph. I don't know about that

 

I'm not a fan of this article. Have you guys watched the vid? It's weak!! I don't know what the hell the guy driving the 8 was doing on the 0-60 run?? The review is full of holes.....comparing price.....you can buy a base 6speed 8 for $24k!!

Even this old guy agrees.... :D


- Irish

 

I think it makes sense to me. They go the one with 800 pounds of concrete in the trunk which would explain the 0-60 figures. But just think what the handling numbers would be like without that extra weight!

 

Looks to me like they were deliberately trying to make the '8 out as worse than it is. Makes me wonder about what money or favors were passed underneath the table... which bothers me a bit, because Edmunds is usually pretty good. I mean come ON, 3810 Lbs?!?!? BS!!!

 

From that data, one would think RX-8s should have huge brakes! Check this out:

Curb weight: 3810 lbs
Zero-to-60-mph braking: 108 ft.

... while the 3450-lb Mustang GT stops at 121 ft.

 

All those times are .5+ secs slower than they would be with good drivers, gives you an idea of what your average to poor driver would do though.

 

I think the 3810 is a simple typo, 3180. I've seen that weight listed before. As for 0-60 or 1/4 mile times, give me an 11 second drag car and i can run 14's all day long :D . I saw my first 05 Mustang about a month ago, and my first thought was, "Man, that thing is huge." I like the overall apearance and performance, but it's just too big. But maybe that comes from driving a smaller car around for a year+.

 

hmmmmmmm

 

no that 3810 isnt a typo, instead of puttting the weight of the car down, they put down the max load of the car...look on the placard inside the door with your manufacture date. It has a number for max weight on the front back and entire car. and for the entire car its 3809. If they are pulling weights from that, then they really have no credibility.

 

I too thought edmunds to be a reputable source for info. A typo, I could understand but this is crap. And can you believe that rediculous 18/24 mpg they list...oh wait, that is what MAZDA claims.

 

Yeah I read that article...It looked a little mustang-biased