Car and Driver - RX8 WINS!!!!!
04-29-2007, 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by altspace
Little more HP would be nice, but if it was possible to get more torque, now that would really help.
05-02-2007, 07:19 AM
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as i had suspected, the RX8 only had 835 miles on the odometer (per C&D's posted data sheet). In C&D's long term tester, the car ran about a 15 sec quarter mile when brand new and then ran a 14.6 after 20,000 miles.
...too bad they weren't supplied a broken in car to run
...too bad they weren't supplied a broken in car to run
05-02-2007, 08:48 AM
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The article to me is a decathalon test so to speak. Overall the 8 sqeaks out the rating but not in the event most people care about. Lane changing, braking, street driving all important, just not important to most drivers.
05-02-2007, 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by r0tor
as i had suspected, the RX8 only had 835 miles on the odometer (per C&D's posted data sheet). In C&D's long term tester, the car ran about a 15 sec quarter mile when brand new and then ran a 14.6 after 20,000 miles.
...too bad they weren't supplied a broken in car to run
...too bad they weren't supplied a broken in car to run
05-08-2007, 09:38 PM
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Damn, I gotta get a C&D subscription. I'll have to send a copy of this to a buddy of mine whose a VP over at Ford. 
05-08-2007, 09:49 PM
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05-08-2007, 09:51 PM
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05-10-2007, 06:26 PM
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I just read the article and have to say congrats to the RX-8. As others have stated what really suprised me was the new TT. The new TT's weight, straight line speed, handling/road course times, and breaking is damn impressive. I was expecting it to be a glorified GTI. I would like to see what a chipped TT could do.
06-12-2007, 05:39 PM
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Depends on the person. Great handling with a nice ride are high on many people
s lists.
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