flatso

better then an analog one? I like it for two reasons, it takes up less space then an analog one and I can glance at it and quickly know "exactly" how fast I am going.

RobDickinson

I love it. Took some getting used to but I like its accuracy.

Now I'm not doing 'somewhere between 30 and 35 , I'm doing 33mph!

Psylence

I love it. I got used to digital speedos on a Porsche Boxster. Now my RX-8 and Honda RC-51 both have them. Forget analog!

KKMmaniac

I thought I'd hate it, but I kinda like it. It's transparent when I don't need it, but quickly readable when I do.

Xystas

The digital speedometer on the RX8 is actually not that bad... and I do like it... but I'm still a purist and prefer analog ones...

Mazda did a great job in designing the instument cluster... I remember going to a mall last summer and they had an RX8 and when I looked inside, I was like HOLY CRAP!!!! This car is awesome!!!! :D

loco4rx8

I really like it. Thought I wouldn't but I think I actually prefer it. It wasn't any adjustment at all, but I think going back to analog would be more of an adjustment now.

Rx-Appreci-8

I especially like it when I'm using cruise control.

Each time I press the increase / decrease speed button on the steering wheel, the speedo changes by exactly one MPH. I can rapidly press the button several times and the speedo changes by the same count - very cool.

Deslock

I like it. I check engine RPM more often than vehicle speed and when I do want to know my vehicle speed, it's faster to refer to the digital readout inside the tach than to have to look at an additional analog readout next to the tach.

mysql101

I wouldn't want it any other way.

pelucidor

I absolutely hated it until I actually used it. Makes a lot of sense, especially with the big clear white digits inside the tach. Ended up loving it.

flatso

another thing I like is as I get older its harder to see the tiny lines on the analog gauge but with the digital the big numbers are easy to see.

guy321

I don't like the digital spedometer!!


I can't see it when I'm driving with my eyes closed!!

mmmdowning

I like it a lot! I just can't stand the speedo when I drive my wife Sequoia.

Love the 8.

blue flash

after getting use to it i love it and mazda should keep it

flatso

anyone ever drive one of those cars I think it was Maxima that would project the digital speedo on the windshield? How was that?

c2k4-8

I really like it!

Mikelikes2drive

my gf's pontiac SUV has the digital speedo on the windshield... i ono the name of the car but its that ugly big one. aztec? i ono but its really convenient on the windshield. You dont have to look down when you want to check your speed.

anyways... yeah i love the digital analog and just like manual once i got used to it, its hard to have it any other way :D

Senseny

I like the digital just fine, but honestly I prefer the analog speedometer in my other cars. Maybe I am a traditionalist. I will say that I like the 8 guage cluster better than my other cars and obviously an analog speedo would ruin the setup, so I hope Mazda doesn't change the speedometer.

rxeightr

Not only do I like the digital display, the engineers placement was perfect.

The wife has no idea how fast I'm going, as she cannot see it from the passenger's seat.

kwolfman

At first I didn't like the digital speedo. In my peripheral vision, I kept seeing the number change and I would momentarilly look down to see what idiot light just winked. However, after a few days, I got used to it and it doesn't bother me at all. I love the accuracy and I like the fact that it is so compact and easy to read. I've come to prefer it now.

beachdog

The digital speedo is great. Mazda does a great job on dash boards. My 84 626 had the optional electronic dash which included digital/analog tachometer. It was a graphic representation of the engine's power curve that lit in green, orange and red as you passed through the normal rpm range to near red-line to red-line.

flatso

I just hope it doesn't cost $3K to replace if it ever goes bad:D

bureau13

I really expected to not like it, but I was pleasantly surprised to find that I do. I don't think I would want a digital tach however. That's the one I pay most attention to anyway.

jds

Mikelikes2drive

how true! haha

Aratinga

rxeightr beat me to it -- I love the digital speedo b/c passengers can't see it. I did have to get used to it, and learn to stop glancing down every time the numbers changed.

And yes, it's the butt-ugly Aztek that has the heads-up display.