The Stig gets same track time from RX-8 as BMW M3
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Originally Posted by Ryan13b
The laps they do are edited clips of different runs put together for the show.
The actual time is his best lap out of multiple.
The actual time is his best lap out of multiple.
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Originally Posted by BlueEyes
Sorry bud, Top Gear is for entertainment only. The laps are full of mistakes, the conditions vary drastically, and we don't know if they use the same driver all the time.
In a more fair test by Sport Auto (similar conditions, multiple laps to get a good time, but not perfect by any means)
Hockenheim test times
Mazda Rx8 1,19,8 min
Mazda Rx8 Auto 1,23,1 min
BMW M3 1,17,6 min
BMW M3 SMG 1,18,4 min
The fact is, you're dillusional.
In a more fair test by Sport Auto (similar conditions, multiple laps to get a good time, but not perfect by any means)
Hockenheim test times
Mazda Rx8 1,19,8 min
Mazda Rx8 Auto 1,23,1 min
BMW M3 1,17,6 min
BMW M3 SMG 1,18,4 min
The fact is, you're dillusional.
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Given that 8 is about 300 lbs lighter than the M3, and that they both have 50/50 weight distributions (actually a rare attribute for any car), the closeness of the lap times should not come as a surprise.
Top Gear had some of the most glowing language I've ever heard regarding the 8's handling and chassis. In fact, at one point, Clarkston called it the "best car" he had tested all year.
Top Gear had some of the most glowing language I've ever heard regarding the 8's handling and chassis. In fact, at one point, Clarkston called it the "best car" he had tested all year.
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This stupid argument has been done so many times. There are quite a few cars out there with 50/50 weight distribution, it doesn't mean it's going to handle any better than a car with 60/40.
Besides, I just heard some big news, they're going to allow women to vote!
Besides, I just heard some big news, they're going to allow women to vote!
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Originally Posted by Ike
This stupid argument has been done so many times. There are quite a few cars out there with 50/50 weight distribution, it doesn't mean it's going to handle any better than a car with 60/40.
Besides, I just heard some big news, they're going to allow women to vote!
Besides, I just heard some big news, they're going to allow women to vote!
(P.S. - Russia put monkeys into space)
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Guys, here is another example where Ike and BlueEyes carefully select their "facts".
In other threads this week they presented stats from some guy at another site with a timeslip as "proof" that some car was way faster than the 8. Great proof guys!
Yet they question any source that shows the 8 as being fast.
It seems like this "Top Gear" conclusion is no different than others. Car and Driver showed an 8 keeping up with a 390HP SVT Cobra on a track. Other real comparison tests showed comparable times to more powerful G35 coupes, S2000 and 350Z's.
The problem is neither of them have any real racing experience, so it doesn't click in their heads how a less powerfull car can keep up. The real attributes of an 8; high corner speed, low center of gravity, light weight, linear power delivery, quick reflexes, 50/50 distribution, late braking, transitional control and predictability, etc. can easily make up the difference to a heavier, more powerfull car. Look back in history to cars like the original Cooper S, Lotus Super 7, etc. to see that lesson.
Schmucks!
In other threads this week they presented stats from some guy at another site with a timeslip as "proof" that some car was way faster than the 8. Great proof guys!
Yet they question any source that shows the 8 as being fast.
It seems like this "Top Gear" conclusion is no different than others. Car and Driver showed an 8 keeping up with a 390HP SVT Cobra on a track. Other real comparison tests showed comparable times to more powerful G35 coupes, S2000 and 350Z's.
The problem is neither of them have any real racing experience, so it doesn't click in their heads how a less powerfull car can keep up. The real attributes of an 8; high corner speed, low center of gravity, light weight, linear power delivery, quick reflexes, 50/50 distribution, late braking, transitional control and predictability, etc. can easily make up the difference to a heavier, more powerfull car. Look back in history to cars like the original Cooper S, Lotus Super 7, etc. to see that lesson.
Schmucks!
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What do you know about my racing experience?
What happened to this stance?
which is what I was saying in this thread.
What happened to this stance?
Originally Posted by 9291150
....usually citing stats from different models in different magazines tested on different days by different drivers in different conditions etc, etc. EVERY TIME, NEVER FAILS. This isn’t so normal. :
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Originally Posted by BlueEyes
What do you know about my racing experience?
What happened to this stance?
which is what I was saying in this thread.
What happened to this stance?
which is what I was saying in this thread.
Two things;
1. Playing with hot wheels doesn't count as racing experience.
2. I do agree with that stance. But I'm playing by your rules (and Ikes)
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Originally Posted by RotoRocket
Ike and BlueEyes, I'm just asking a simple question:
Since you claim the Top Gear results are somehow flawed, are you claiming that an RX-8 is not in the same handling league as a BMW M3?
Since you claim the Top Gear results are somehow flawed, are you claiming that an RX-8 is not in the same handling league as a BMW M3?
I'm saying, just like 90210 says, that tests on different days, in different conditions, by different drivers, with the quality of lap questionable, you cannot draw conclusions.
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Originally Posted by 9291150
Two things;
1. Playing with hot wheels doesn't count as racing experience.
2. I do agree with that stance. But I'm playing by your rules (and Ikes)
1. Playing with hot wheels doesn't count as racing experience.
2. I do agree with that stance. But I'm playing by your rules (and Ikes)
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Originally Posted by 9291150
Guys, here is another example where Ike and BlueEyes carefully select their "facts".
In other threads this week they presented stats from some guy at another site with a timeslip as "proof" that some car was way faster than the 8. Great proof guys!
Yet they question any source that shows the 8 as being fast.
It seems like this "Top Gear" conclusion is no different than others. Car and Driver showed an 8 keeping up with a 390HP SVT Cobra on a track. Other real comparison tests showed comparable times to more powerful G35 coupes, S2000 and 350Z's.
The problem is neither of them have any real racing experience, so it doesn't click in their heads how a less powerfull car can keep up. The real attributes of an 8; high corner speed, low center of gravity, light weight, linear power delivery, quick reflexes, 50/50 distribution, late braking, transitional control and predictability, etc. can easily make up the difference to a heavier, more powerfull car. Look back in history to cars like the original Cooper S, Lotus Super 7, etc. to see that lesson.
Schmucks!
In other threads this week they presented stats from some guy at another site with a timeslip as "proof" that some car was way faster than the 8. Great proof guys!
Yet they question any source that shows the 8 as being fast.
It seems like this "Top Gear" conclusion is no different than others. Car and Driver showed an 8 keeping up with a 390HP SVT Cobra on a track. Other real comparison tests showed comparable times to more powerful G35 coupes, S2000 and 350Z's.
The problem is neither of them have any real racing experience, so it doesn't click in their heads how a less powerfull car can keep up. The real attributes of an 8; high corner speed, low center of gravity, light weight, linear power delivery, quick reflexes, 50/50 distribution, late braking, transitional control and predictability, etc. can easily make up the difference to a heavier, more powerfull car. Look back in history to cars like the original Cooper S, Lotus Super 7, etc. to see that lesson.
Schmucks!
As for my racing experience, I grew up racing karts, later graduating to shifter karts that would make both mine and your car look silly around a track. My first trackday was in an E30 M3, later my DSM and a E36 M3, autox, rallyx throughout the years as well. How bout you smartguy, what's your "real racing" experience like? I don't even like the E46 M3 much, but one thing I do know is that it's faster around a track than an RX-8.
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