wantan8

Torque being overrated is just an opinion. Yeah I think most people get that torque and horsepower are related. It isn't completely asinine at all actually. Sometimes people like to just watch their rpms shoot up without being pressed to their seats from the plethora of torque. I have 302 pounds in my audi, and don't really feel it has some "fun to drive" advantage over no-torque revvers. In fact, you're hatred of these "not torued" cars obviously isn't shared by the editors of the number one car magazine Car and Driver. The RX8 won its comparison test and so did the RXS Type-S. It will usually be the case that lighter body frames with small displaced engines will have less torque. You may have your opinion but I'm not quite aure asinine is the right word.

jayk

Thats because your audi weighs 4000 pounds. It wouldn't be much fun driving a dump truck either even though it has over 1000 lbs-ft torque.

Put a torquey engine in a light car and it would be a much different experience.

In fact you could probably tune the renesis to have more power down low which is what most people mean when they talk about torque. Of course you'd sacrifice the power higher in the rpm's.

I personally enjoy both torquey engines and screamers they both have their benefits.

sti_eric

It is obivously pointless trying to argue with you if this is what passes as logic for you. I could just as easily say that the Inifiniti G35 won it's comparo against the Acura TL, Audi A4 3.0, BMW 325i, Jaguar X-Type 3.0, Lexus IS300, and Saab 9-3 Arc (also notice that it won over more than 1 car like the RX-8 did) because it had the most torque out of any of those cars.

That's got to be one of the stupidest things I have ever heard. The only people I can think of who would rather watch the tachometer needle move than be pushed back in their seat wear helmets all day and ride the short bus.

Are you going to acknowledge jayk's point that you say that in order to have torque you have to sacrifice weight and balance?

se3pInterceptor

i just got my 8 about 1 1/2 months ago and sold my 93 r1 model to get it. i do miss the turbo feel, but i also love the super smooth high revving of the 8. The handleing is 95% as good, the 8 feels just awsome on twisty roads, the only place ive noticed the difference is in long sweeping higher speed turns, such as freeway onramps, where the 7 just felt more planted and stable. the 8 is a much easier car to drive, i love going on long drives at night taking all teh twisty backroads i can, but the 7 just drained you when driving it, after 30 min of driving the 7 through the twistys at a brisk pace i would feel tired. but the 8 is much easier to drive and control. honestly i dont think you would be dissapointed with an rx8 but another option you may want to consider is a s2000, if you arnt worried about having a back seat or if your not determined to have another rotary. i was actually looking for a s2000 after selling my 7 but a great deal on a rx8 fell into my lap and i loved the car so i went with the 8 instead. and as for the torque issue, its got enough. no it isnt a real powerhouse but its got plenty of power to make it a blast to drive.