RX-8 Fuel Consumption
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RX-8 Fuel Consumption
Here's a tricky one. According to MazdaUsa.com the new renesis will be 40% more fuel efficient then the current rotary engine.
Here's their exact words:
"When idling, the RENESIS consumes 40% less fuel than the latest production rotary engine."
That being the case, can anyone provide an aproximate mpg or L/100km for us non-imperial do-gooders.
thanks
p.s. I'm ordering a black one, with the personalized plate "EVOLV"..
However a plate that says "3M TA3" would be funnier :D
Here's their exact words:
"When idling, the RENESIS consumes 40% less fuel than the latest production rotary engine."
That being the case, can anyone provide an aproximate mpg or L/100km for us non-imperial do-gooders.
thanks
p.s. I'm ordering a black one, with the personalized plate "EVOLV"..
However a plate that says "3M TA3" would be funnier :D
Last edited by Evolv; 10-18-2002 at 08:31 PM.
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I'm not sure about the 40%, I read 30% and that was it. But if they're improving on mileage, I'll be even happier with the car. Just keep the performance as good or better than we now expect it to be.
Mileage around 30 mpg on the highway would be like a dream.
Mileage around 30 mpg on the highway would be like a dream.
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Figure the RX-7 used to get 19/23 or something like that, so an improvement will be great, figure maybe 22/28, which for me is fine.
My Millenia has been getting TERRIBLE gas mileage but today I replaced the air filter so hopefully that is the culprit
My Millenia has been getting TERRIBLE gas mileage but today I replaced the air filter so hopefully that is the culprit
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Mazda says, "When idling, the RENESIS consumes 40% less fuel than the latest production rotary engine." If you spend all of your time idling, you will realize about 40% better fuel economy than your 3rd Gen RX-7. For accelerating and cruising, even a 10 - 20% improvement over the RX-7 would be significant.
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yes, but the idling fuel savings will drastically improve the city MPG rating, which is the one that really moves cars out the door, 'cause the highway rating is pretty high for any vehicle, and how many people acutally cruise at part throttle exactly on the speed limit, with no hills, no traffic, most of the time anyways?? exactly, not SO many as driving in the city... but the RENESIS's biggest economy gains are where you'd spend most of your time in stop-and-go commuting traffic, and at stoplights... real world driving.
anyhoo, this engine's only gotta outclass (really) the VQ, and i'm sure that'd be enough to take care of at least a few competitors as people shop around... whatever they might be.
then of course when they drive it... :D
anyhoo, this engine's only gotta outclass (really) the VQ, and i'm sure that'd be enough to take care of at least a few competitors as people shop around... whatever they might be.
then of course when they drive it... :D
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Originally posted by wakeech
yes, but the idling fuel savings will drastically improve the city MPG rating, which is the one that really moves cars out the door, 'cause the highway rating is pretty high for any vehicle, and how many people acutally cruise at part throttle exactly on the speed limit, with no hills, no traffic, most of the time anyways?? exactly, not SO many as driving in the city... but the RENESIS's biggest economy gains are where you'd spend most of your time in stop-and-go commuting traffic, and at stoplights... real world driving.
anyhoo, this engine's only gotta outclass (really) the VQ, and i'm sure that'd be enough to take care of at least a few competitors as people shop around... whatever they might be.
then of course when they drive it... :D
yes, but the idling fuel savings will drastically improve the city MPG rating, which is the one that really moves cars out the door, 'cause the highway rating is pretty high for any vehicle, and how many people acutally cruise at part throttle exactly on the speed limit, with no hills, no traffic, most of the time anyways?? exactly, not SO many as driving in the city... but the RENESIS's biggest economy gains are where you'd spend most of your time in stop-and-go commuting traffic, and at stoplights... real world driving.
anyhoo, this engine's only gotta outclass (really) the VQ, and i'm sure that'd be enough to take care of at least a few competitors as people shop around... whatever they might be.
then of course when they drive it... :D
Rotary rules
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I am very happy to see prices announced in today's NAIAS press release, but I don't see any new info on fuel economy. Has anyone found anything more recent/reliable on this?
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Previous rx-7s were EPA rated at 17/25. This includes the twin-turbo 3rd gen.
I previously estimated the rx-8 to be around 19/27 EPA mpg. I haven't found the official Mazda specs yet. The EPA #s will probably take awhile to come out.
Brian
I previously estimated the rx-8 to be around 19/27 EPA mpg. I haven't found the official Mazda specs yet. The EPA #s will probably take awhile to come out.
Brian
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Originally posted by Beemer
At least somebody who posts in liter/km
I couldn't see the forest between the trees anymore with al those mpg this and mpg that...
At least somebody who posts in liter/km
I couldn't see the forest between the trees anymore with al those mpg this and mpg that...
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Originally posted by sheylen
Yes! And horses pull their cars as they still calculate with hp instead of the scientific KW?:
Yes! And horses pull their cars as they still calculate with hp instead of the scientific KW?:
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Originally posted by sheylen
Yes! And horses pull their cars as they still calculate with hp instead of the scientific KW?:
Yes! And horses pull their cars as they still calculate with hp instead of the scientific KW?:
Don't know what those kw's are anyway
The € conversion is hard enough for me :D
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Originally posted by Quick_lude
Metric rules! :D
Metric rules! :D
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