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Originally Posted by 03accordacs
i have a 03 accord v-6 auto and im thinkin of buying a rx-8. wats the 0-60 time on a new rx-8 manual?
If you're looking for a really fast, straight line car, you might want to look somewhere else (like an FD ).
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Exerpt from Car & Driver
http://www.caranddriver.com/article....&page_number=5
With the help of an 8000-rpm clutch drop and the engine buzzing like a flock of angry hornets, the RX-8 scooted to 60 mph in 5.9 seconds and through the quarter-mile in 14.5 seconds at 96 mph. But that performance falls off considerably without a tire-frying launch. In our street-start test from 5 to 60 mph, the RX-8 needed 7.5 seconds—1.6 seconds longer than the hard-launch time,
http://www.caranddriver.com/article....&page_number=5
With the help of an 8000-rpm clutch drop and the engine buzzing like a flock of angry hornets, the RX-8 scooted to 60 mph in 5.9 seconds and through the quarter-mile in 14.5 seconds at 96 mph. But that performance falls off considerably without a tire-frying launch. In our street-start test from 5 to 60 mph, the RX-8 needed 7.5 seconds—1.6 seconds longer than the hard-launch time,
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Read the link I posted - in full.
Then go out and drive one.
Then go out and drive one.
Originally Posted by 03accordacs
well my acord goes to 60 in soemthin like 6.5 so the rx-8 is faster. how does the car handle? hows does the suspension feel compaered to seom other cars?
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Originally Posted by 03accordacs
well my acord goes to 60 in soemthin like 6.5 so the rx-8 is faster. how does the car handle? hows does the suspension feel compaered to seom other cars?
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Originally Posted by 03accordacs
well my acord goes to 60 in soemthin like 6.5 so the rx-8 is faster. how does the car handle? hows does the suspension feel compaered to seom other cars?
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