RX8 demands.

1. Auto climate control (it may sound weird to have it in this car, but this is a good feature to compete against its rivals)

2. Improve fuel economy

3. Blue interior accents

 

4) chkconfig increase_torque on

 

ahahaha... that sure sounds easy enough (the fuel economy AND torque at the same time), doesn't it??

if you can think of something, i'm sure that Mazda'd buy it off of you for a hefty sum. good luck... :p

the auto climate control... do we have a consensus one way or the other on that at all yet??? and blue interior...?? well, each to their own... i guess... :S

 

no. and it's damn irritating if you ask me

 

and i was thinking about ripping out the a/c to trim some weight too heh

 

5) rpm -i supercharger.rpm
... or ...
5) rpm -i turbochargerT80.rpm

:D

 

LOL. nix heads... :D

 

The RX8 is a true sports "sedan". So it should have some luxury features. Climate could be an Option.

As for the 159lb or 164lb torque, it's a concern how "slow" the RX8 would be when seated 4 "weighty" adults.

 

Just wondering:

How many members here think of the RX-8 as a compact 'true sport sedan' like a BMW 3-series?

I still think the RX-8 is a 2+2 coupe with entry assist-suicide doors for rear passengers. I think a car designed to carry 4 full size adults should have sufficient power to get it going like melvin cat said. A supercharger will definitely help, it'll add torque without sacrificing reliability or fuel consumption. It's not that heavy either. Mazda's last superchared car had a pretty reliable engine if I remember correctly.

 

I dont think of a 3-series as a 'true sports sedan'....
It is a high quality though overpriced and under-spec'd saloon.

Maybe its a UK thing though.... If my last american hire car is anything to go by , then I guess a 3-series would seem quite sporty ! <joke ! Dont flame me ! >

 

melvincat03: Amen on the blue accents inside. Wouldn't that be nice with the Silver Metallic?

Skyline Maniac: Definitely more like a useful 2+2. The RX-8 is no sedan, no way, no how.

 

How about Titanium + blue interior, notb!

Skyline is right about the RX8 is still a 2+2 coupe. The RX8 is a combination of RX7 and BMW 3-series. Wait, it should be a new type of sports car. Don't know. Puzzling!


Should Mazda offer more metallic paints?

 

Honda did it with the new Accord. Honda added More Torque, More Horsepower, and better fuel economy with the same size engine. So it's not impossible.

My request is for more torque. 159lbft ain't nothing.

 

ah...the torque thing again, the rx-8 has a final drive ratio of 4.4 something doesn't it? what do most other cars have?

 

I do not know. Not that it matters. How much thrust do you expect to get with 159lbft of torque on a 3000lbs vehicle? Limited torque is an issue with the RX8. Whether or not people here acknowledge that fact. That's another question.

 

actually it does matter, but this horse has been beaten to death, resurrected, and beaten again so i'll just leave it at that

 

That's not a fact, that's an opinion. Yours. Whether others share your opinion or not is another question!

Regards,
Gordon

 

So if the RX-8 had only 50lbft of torque, you wouldn't consider that to be limited torque? Or would that just be an opinion?
I guess its all relative. 50lbft might be enough for one person. That doesn't mean that 50lbft isn't a low number.

 

Honda increased efficiency by increasing displacement of the Accord's I4 engine from 2.3L to 2.4L. As for the 3.0L V6, what you said is true!

159lbft torque is adequate but not sufficient for a performance car.

 

That sums it up.

 

Is the RX8's top speed high enough, even nobody can legally drive up to its current 144-148mph top speed? See C&D, R&T, and Automobile Mag April 2003 issue for details.

 

it sure has been in the past... harken back to previous rotary powered sports cars, and none have enjoyed this much low end punch, range through the middle, or top end power... it never stopped any owner of these cars from having a good time in them.
...same as goes for a Miata: how many people really bitch about how "slow" it is?? no one, 'cause they didn't care the second they sat in it. try and see with the RX-8... we're still only racing on paper, sheesh.

 

the car could be more relaible than the 7s, and i need turbo in my car!!

 

That's one thing I *don't* want in my car.

 

I’d really like to see (as an optional if it can’t be standard) a complete fully functional gage display pack that clearly and accurately shows the normal and abnormal state of things with regards to: engine temperature, voltage/battery (Hey Mazda, there's room right now for a voltage/battery gage that will fit tastefully in the dash by the oil temp gage ...and as of now it's IMHO sorely missing) and oil pressure with an analog speedometer (or some kind of digital indicator that replaces the swing of the needle- maybe some kind of horizontal bar graph underor above the digital speedometer readout screen or else a digital light ring around the edge of the tach gage)! As of now the gages that are I hope will be fully funtional ...

Or a fastback version!

:D