EvolutionQuest

I don't think anyone is directly whining here. If the car had more high end performance I don't think people would care about the gas mileage, but this still is a low performance vehicle that slowly gets to 150mph over a extremely long stretch road. I should know I have already done so in Montana. The other points identified about staling is a perfect example of the poor workmanship. When I got my vehicle and it was discovered the battery took a dive I found four other people that had the same problem shortly after they bought the vehicle. Yes, its covered by warranty, but who wants to spend the time watching their vehicle in a shop when they could be driving it.

As for the tires, it is unknown to the average and not highly technical folks who buy the car that in the snow it will only move one inch. That 50,60, or 70 year old bought the vehicle for fun although I am sure several of them regretted the purchase after trying to get out.

The look of the vehicle is excellent and people always turn their heads when one drives by, but even the older porches got better gas mileage than this car. I know because I have a neighbor down the street who rebuilt one.

If I bought a Corvette I would expect poor gas mileage, and also know that 400 hp is right in front of me. This 240 or so hp with a joke of torque is nothing to brag about. Sure you can keep up with some of the BMWs, but getting to those speeds takes a heck of a lot of effort compared to the other high performance vehicles.

I declare that the gas mileage is a false advertisement of its true capability. Since that is suppose to be an average rating they need to reduce it by 4. I drive conservative some days and agressive the others. I get about the same gas mileage either way. Going 200 miles on a tank in the city is a joke, but worse getting 15-16 on the hwy is down right wrong.

So, while some of us complain about the gas mileage you should be glad, because if enough voices speak future versions of your "car" will be enhanced. As I mentioned the next car will be different for me, but in the meantime I will use, abuse, and hopefully run it into the ground once I am done.

rjenk

I am getting 20 around town and have hit 28 on a trip to the beach. As for the tires, no problems so far. I have 5,000 miles and can honestly say that I have not had any problems with the car (which is much more than I can say for the 8).

Not really here to trash the 8, just presenting my experience. I really wanted to like the car, but I just did not have a very good ownership experience with the vehicle or the dealership.

G8rboy

The RX8 is 'low performance'?? it's not the fastest car, but it's far from being in the bottom tier of performance. And just how many cars get to 150mph faster? That cost the same or less? not many. I'm not even going to ask what the point of getting to 150mph super fast is for. Do you have an automatic by any chance?

I assume by "staling" you mean stalling... which I don't know of anybody who has had their 8 simply stall on them. How is a bad battery poor workmanship? Are there Mazda engineers assembling them in Hiroshima right now? I didn't think so.

Yeah, they're called ultra high performance summer tires... not a real technical issue. Pretty much standard issue on sports and performance cars... not a Mazda issue. Why would Mazda outfit a car with incredible handling with all season tires?

Again... at what price range are you comparing vehicles? If it has such a joke for torque, why did you ever buy it?

SDB

I am not sure I understand this comment. Is this some type of age discrimination issue?