Did the U.S. ever get a type S rx8?

i have been playing gt4 and there is an rx8 type-s with 280 ish h.p.

 

nope.

 

we got the Mazda Type RX8

 

You registered here just to ask that? Since when does the US get a Type Anything that wasn't made by Honda?

 

type s in japan is just like saying "touring package" in the states.

no version ever released had 280hp

 

thanks for the warm welcome superglue

 

Glad I could help

 

anyway what was the original "claimed hp" of the shifter car? now its 236hp right?

 

i wanna say it was 238

 

They were 238hp @ 8500RPM and are now rated at 232 after the new SAE standards took effect.

The 04 and 05 four speed automatics were 197hp @ 7500RPM and the new six speed autos are 212hp @ 7,500RPM

 

They were supposed to be 250!

Is 250 the current rating in Japan? I don't recall what happened that it was dropped here during the release. Something about the cat and emissions? Where did 280 come from, I've never heard that. Now I need to go back and play GT4...

 

yes, emissions ^

 

the type s in gt4 must be the 6 speed. in the game it is 246hp but when you go in to the dyno graph it says 280. the rx8 and rx8 "e" must be auto matics rated at 207hp , in gt4

 

Did you used to have WRX wagon? Name sounds familiar somehow.

 

yup thats me. black wrx wagon pumped up to 380ish hp. sence then i have had an s2000 yellow with nitrous. now have red hayabusa. i'm in the market for anouther sports car, and i'm really into the rx8 but need a little more power. might get it and go mazda maniac greddy upgrade.

 

The rumors from Mazda suggested that they might build a car that would make 280 at 10k rpm, this was before and during the RX-Evolv period. Next, the brochures that came out at the time of the car being officially called RX-8 suggested around 250hp. When the car came to market the published figure was 247(April 03?). Within a year Mazda provided new numbers and offered to buy cars back from few disappointed customers. The new figure was then 238. At around the time of the introduction of the 06 model Mazda complied to the new SAE methods and the car has since that time been rated at 232.

That's my rough take on the history of the rated hp of the US market RX8. If I'm not mistaken, the Japanese market version has been rated at 250ps until 09 and it is now rated at 235ps (232hp).

Seal.

 

It was more than just rumor, even Mazda's original press release had 280ps in it and believe they were telling major automotive news sources the same number prior to that. That's why the original RX-8 concept in Gran Turismo had 280hp.

 

Yeah, if the 8 just came with a little more power it would be pretty much perfect.

380hp rex huh? Was that on the stock 5spd, PPGs, or did you do the 6spd swap. I always worried about my trans just at stage 2, but nothing ever happened to it.

 

I bet he's trying to estimate his crank HP and probably had 280ish WHP and a VF series turbo. Yes, more stress, but certainly doable with the stock drivetrain, especially if you're not launching it.

 

We got the type R