Anyone have any idea about what kind of mileage this ride is gonna get? Considering what the FD gets, and that this is a far newer and more technically advanced engine, I'd expect something >25mpg, but you never know.

Also wondering if it'll be a LEV vehicle (maybe even ULEV?)...

 

30mpg would be real nice, don't you all agree?

 

Well you have to sacrifice power for gas mileage, and this is a sports car not an econo box

econo*box (ee-kahn-oh-bah-ks)see: HONDA

 

You know, that's not entirely true...first off, with 255 hp in the 3rd gen RX-7 and it averages around 20-25 mpg or so. Since 1995 (the last year they were imported here) it's been 7 years, and with that a lot of technological advances have been made, not the least of which is the Renesis engine, which makes 250bhp *normally aspirated*, which is most certainly cleaner burning than the turbocharged FD.

Anyway, the point is moot...I'm not saying I won't buy it, I'm just saying that it *is* possible to have lots of HP and decent mileage.

 

yes it is possible, but i wouldnt be suprised if it wasnt though

 

Hey, first post. I luckily stumbled upon this site as a link over at http://www.miata.net if any of you are Miata lovers as well.

Anyway, on this topic, I had read awhile back that the RENESIS was 40% more fuel efficient at idle than the 13B twin turbo of the FD3S. While I understand idle and everyday driving are not necessarily the same (we probably can't expect a 40% increase in overall mileage), I would guess that there should be a substantial jump in overall mileage from the FD engine.

Seems rotaries have a bad rap for being gas guzzlers. To them I say they aren't any worse than comparable pistons that put out the same power, and if you can show me a 1.3L that puts out 250 horses I'd be surprised. Most 250+ V6's will probably get worse mileage.

Anyway, nice to be here.

 

Mazda has done a lot of work to improve gas mileage on the rotary engine per an interview with Mark Fields. Reliability, Fuel Economy, Oil consumption and emissions were targeted by Mazda's engineers for improvement over the 3rd Gen RX7. I suspect Mazda needed to improve MPG so as not to screw up their CAFE number.

 

...You can't blame the innocent, they are always guiltless. All you can do is control them or eliminate them. Innocence is a kind of insanity.
Graham Green, *The Quiet American*

 

I say RX-8 is far from frugal. It gets worse gas mileage than some of the V8s like LS1 & LS2 (corvette). I average around 18mpg with half city and half highway driving (when i am not driving fast).

06 VW GTI with DSG, I average around 31mpg highway and 26mpg city. Yeah, it's possible to achieve high power and decent mileage. Just not rotary engines.

 

What the ****? Why bump a 5 year old thread?

 

Why indeed?

 

A good sign for you to be questioning yourself

 

Time will explain it all. He is a talker, and needs no questioning before he speaks.
Euripides (484 BC - 406 BC), Aeolus

 

 

i read the topic to this thread and was like omg not again....i was all ready to enleash fury on the newbie askin such an idiot Q but reading the date i was like o nvm

 

Holy thread resurrection batman!

 

It's pretty simple, so I won't spoil your fun in figuring it out. "Explanation separates us from astonishment, which is the only gateway to the incomprehensible. "
Eugene Ionesco

 

"No more thread necromancy please, kthxkissesbai"
Raptor2k

 

did someone get a book of quotes for christmas?

 

Was it that obvious?

What's wrong with the undead? I find them hi-larious.

 

I heard they're gonna PRODUCE the RX Evolv concept!!!!!!! And they're gonna call it the "RX8"

Isn't that crazy?

 

 

EPA ratings for the RX8 (2004) are; 24 MPG Highway, 18 MPG City. Your RX8 mileage will very likely be different. Guess which way.

1.3L

 

How many pickup trucks get better gas mileage than our 8's?

 

Does better than an SUV....
Does better than a 1950 Buick
Does not do as well as an 15 year old Mazda 323 - but then it doesn't hold 2 hay bales either!