RotaryP7

What? No. The RX-8 is the worst car ever made!!

23109VC

i recently drove a 350Z and was very UN-impressed. cheapy interior, not all that fast...and the motor felt rough as it revved.... and the engine noise frominside the car sounded lame. i always thought the Zs and Gs sounded cool as I would hear them from the outside...but now having a change to drive one..the sound inside stinks.

the RX8 is a much more fun car to drive. sounds better too.

if i had to buy an 8 or a Z....i'd take the RX8.

a mustang.. ha. what a POS. i am so SICK of all the retro crap.


if mazda would just boost thepower of the 8 they wouuld have such a kick A$$ car. the reason i doubt they will do it just yet is that the mazda philosophy has always been to build fun to drive cars that wren't too expensive. i had an Rx8 back in high school..and older first gen...those cars were great. back then i test drove a 280ZX...which was faster...but once again, it felt cheapy and crappy. the RX7 was more fun, more of a pure sports car, and the Z felt like a wanna be Camaro/Vette. didn't like it. the miata was a raging success - small, cheap, fun to drive. the RX7 started out that way, and as it morphed into a high $$$$ high perofrmance hardcore performer, sales dropped.

peoplewho are going to spend 50k+ are going to buy a more name brand car. boxsters, used 911s, Vettes.... in the high 20s, low 30s the RX is competitive.

if Mazda could keep the price the same, but more about 50-100 more hp....they'd have a car that would sell like hotcakes.

anyway..back to the topic at hand... given that i've been wanting to get an RX8..and given that you don't see much about them in the car mags, press, etc.... it was nice to see it on the cover, then flip to the article and see it WIN.

Brettus

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VERY

Forget to take your drugs today Ike ?

Detrich

the rx-8 is the best all-around bang for the buck.

we rock

OzarkMania

Very Cool! Nice to have even more validation as if we really need it.

Now all Mazda has to do is give us more HP while improving fuel consumption. Do they employ engineers or Zen Masters?

Shinka-Dono

Many a car critic have agreed with C&D on this.

CamelJockey

Ha!

kartweb

Having driven lots of cars including the ones on the CD test, I chose the RX8, with no regrets.

Better yet for Mazda, I ended up buying a CX7, and my wife a Mazda5 as a result. My daughter will be getting a Mazda3 next year, although we'll buy it used.

My wife traded out of an Altima for the 5. She considered a 2006 CRV (too much like a Jeep) and a BMW 3 series (too much money for what you get). The 5 is a tad underpowered but she loves it. Drives like a sports car, it's hard to believe until you drive it.

I was considering a Z car and a Murano.

Mazda builds a better product for the money in my opinion.

CyprusRX8

Is this test posted at all on the net for us who cant get the mag? Which issue is it?

filterban

I test drove an '06 Shinka and an '06 Mustang GT on the same day. The RX is a million times better; here are a couple reasons:

1) The Mustang has a nice engine, but the RX's is so much more fun to drive. 9000 RPM and no vibration... ridiculous.
2) The Mustang has one of the cheesiest interiors I've ever seen in a factory car. Seriously, WTF was Ford thinking? They have a gorgeous exterior on that car and then totally choke on the interior. Even a sixteen year old would think that.
3) I know this isn't a big deal to some people, but the back seat of the Mustang is completely pointless. You might as well remove it and then not even pretend that someone can actually sit back there.
4) Handling, handling, handling. The Mustang is fun in a straight line, and is better than you would think in a turn, but it's no match for the RX.

The Z is a great car; one of my best friends owned one and absolutely loved it. But, he had to sell it when he had his first kid; if he owned an RX he never would have needed to do that.

dillsrotary

I'm gonna get a couple magnets and put the pages on my frig just like when your kid gets honor roll on their report card.

tajabaho1

fine fine..........what ever, I for one own an rx-8 also

Stavesacre21

i must say i'm rather surprised hearing this from C&D. Although it was high time to move out of the top 10 ranks, I'd actually thought that they almost signed off on anything RX-8 until the 2nd gen comes about.

At any rate, i sure hope this issue makes it to my house! I've a suspicion that since january a few R&T here and there as well as a few C&D here and there arn't just a coincidence...

Go gettum 8

Dinhx8

if this doesn't deserve a "good job", i dont know what does.

tajabaho1

^ how bout winning 10mil lotto

TheKDog

Seems like all these cars are pretty good, it's a matter of personal preference.

-C&D likes the RX8 best.
-Edmunds picked Mustang first, then RX8, then 350z.
-Road and Track didn't even put the RX8 in 12 best under $30k, while the 350z and Mustang were in there.

mysql101

The reason the rx8 is excluded is it isn't as mainstream as the other two.

Which is a good thing.


If the RX-8 came from the factory with 300 whp, it would dominate.

tajabaho1

what the hell? the 350z is under 30k?

mysql101

the basic can be.. but soon as you give it the same options you get on the 8 standard... look out

pdxhak

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Is this the June Car and Driver?

TheKDog

-Also Top Gear likes RX8 better than the 350z.

Shinka-Dono

Edmund's results seem strange. They seemed quite happy with the Mustang's handling. I thought it handled like a slob compared to the other two. Eh. I suppose there is some personal preference in there.

Ever Hernandez

Getting butterflies all over again. This is good news, however I'm one of those may lucky RX8 owners who've found the ***PERFECT***car. period.

playdoh43

nice, looking forward to reading it

Ike

On the show they might, but after the first RX-8 review aired the mag named the 350Z car of the year.