spwolf

Ok brits, Autoexpress.co.uk has a story about RX-8 costing 26k pounds, in the league with BMW 325i Coupe and Peugot 406 V6 Coupe. Thats a lot of dough. They still think it cheap but it is far away from $26k base price that R&T keeps telling us (BMW costs $30k in US market, and both BMW and Peugot cost around $35k in my market).

To illustrate the difference better, high end RX-5 (miata) costs 17k pounds in UK.

sucky

JGard18

ugh, that's equal to $37k US dollars. Let's hope it doesn't convert over directly...

spwolf

Brit prices are usually higher than anywhere else, but not that much...usually 15%-30$%, which still doesnt put the car under $30k..

Johnny

If the Rx-8 is going to sell for 37k here in the u.s, it will sell worse than the FD and we'll never see another rotary powered car here or possibly anywhere ever again mazda is so stupid sometimes....

veloceracing

Well I just did some math. If things cost 15- 30 percent more over in the UK. Then figure roughly 25% more over there so that means a price of 27,000 dollars roughly over here. Does anyone know if thats the base price or as tested?

spwolf

Example:

Mazda MX-5 (1.8 Sport)

Germany - 25.390,00 Euro
UK - 28,609.38 Euro
USA - 25,500 Euro

Price difference is 11%

RX-8
Uk - 42,543.82 Euro
USA (11%) - 37,900 Euro

which is around $33,000.

Additionally, BMW 325 Coupe costs around that price in USA (and Brit journalists were comparing RX-8's pricing to it in UK).

sucky I say...

spwolf

that was a base price...

Johnny

Ouch! What is mazda/ford thinking??? If its going to be anywhere over 24k base here i am not buying one, its a "mazda" for crying out loud! it shouldn't be anywhere near the price range of a BMW or Mercedes, mazda is screwing up once again...

FritzMan

Think that's bad? Canadian have to at least cough up another 10K over USD! The more I think about it, the more I get uneasy about the potential release price of the RX-8... I'm guessing the price of entry (based on R&T's 26K base price) is going to be more like high $30's for Canadians (much like the Inifinity G35 starting at $29K)...

For $40K, I don't want to buy a base car of any type, and we haven't even talked about options yet.

RX - 8

the most i will pay..out-the-door price for the car with the options that i want + tax..is going to be around 32-33K MAX..and that also i would have to think about..if its more than that then forget it

spwolf

Johnny,

I doubt you can get 250 hp 4 seat sports car for 24k... I wish but I dont think so

Johnny

The Rx-8 is not a sports car, 4 doors + 4 seats=sports car....i don't think so, its a sports sedan aka. family car, i can get a 255hp maxima for less than 24k

Evolv

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I would like to think that R&T has a good handle on the future price of the RX-8 but if they don't and the cost is comparible with the BMW 325 series then the Canadian dollar price would be between $38,900 and $42,000.

This may be pricy but worth every penny to hear that Rotary Engine Humm.........

Makaveli

Come on guys, if it's like the BMW325 then it's not that bad. I mean compare the two and I'd rather have the rx-8. If it was the 330xi, then it'd be a different story, but it's not

DANNER

I have feeling that the US$26k figures being thrown around are too good to be true. The RX8 is a sweet vehicle...Mazda is gonna make us pay.

DANNER

It NOT a family sedan. You really can't compare it to the Maxima. It may not be a sports car, but just because it has 4 doors doensn't make it a family sedan.

I think Mazda is really trying to make a new market by building a sort of hybrid sedan/sports car. Since there's nothing like it, I think many people will be willing to put down a pretty penny to buy it.

Johnny

Any vehicle with 4 doors and 4 seats is a family car period, and the maxima is alot sportier than the Rx-8, the Rx-8 is not in any way related to the mazda sports cars (Rx-7 and miata) its just another mazda family car with a rotary.

veloceracing

4 doors 4 seats= Sports Sedan (i.e. 3 Series and Audi A4's) The mazda is hard to classify.

The class it does fit into in my budget is too expensive. I dont want all the options. But I dont want a stripped car.

At NYIAS, the MINI caught my eye. Go Kart Loaded to the hilt. For 26,500. Thats every option. Including the Parking meter. If the RX-8 costs that much. Consider me sold to the MINI.

Makaveli

Name another car that's got the suicide doors? How in the world is the Maxima more sportier then the rx-8???

RX-8 is sportier outside with its design, lower center of gravity and nicer wheels, as well as inside (look at pics).

What other family car will rev up to 10k rpm's?


Mini will actually weigh 2550 pounds, so it will be quick, but not that light. I got no clue why it's so heavy for such a small car...

veloceracing

its bigger than previous mini's and it has a bigger motor and its made by bimmer and its loaded with standard features.

JGard18

do you also have a mullet and go to monster truck shows? do you think nascar and drag racing is the end-all/be-all for racing?

Ugh...try not to be so close minded.

Johnny

Well then i guess my cavalier is a sports car since its a two door and has 4 seats....whooohooo i own two sports cars now

DANNER

Dude, I don't think anybody here said the RX8 is strictly a sports car, but it isn't a family sedan either. So no your cavalier isn't a sport car.

Anyways this whole argument about what class the RX8 is in is pointless, but if I had to classify it, I'd say the RX8 is a hybrid sedan/sport car...that's one of the things that makes the RX8 appealing to me.

JGard18

and avoid any more comparisons for a Maxima or Cavalier. There's no such thing as a FWD sports car, plain and simple. You will not win in an arguement against that...

So at least the RX-8 is RWD...which puts it in another class.

aco

I thought the RSX Type-S was FWD. How would you classify that?

I really don't care how anyone classifies the RX-8, except maybe for insurance purposes. As long as the car performs like I hope it will, I will be happy driving it to work on the weekdays and on the track on the weekends.