What happened to the fuel economy?
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Actually, Herc they got 18 MPG for the G35, but I agree with you there. 
Redlining on every shift will kill your gas mileage. Over the long-run, most drivers won't drive their car like C&D did(though a lot will have spurts where they do!).
The Mazda site now says 20/30, but I don't think its official yet.
Redlining on every shift will kill your gas mileage. Over the long-run, most drivers won't drive their car like C&D did(though a lot will have spurts where they do!).The Mazda site now says 20/30, but I don't think its official yet.
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Hercules
By beating the crap out of it, and never letting off the gas. Just the way I expected them to test it
Isn't that the way they treat all the cars they test? And still several cars, that were tested using the same methods attained better MPG numbers. Okay, maybe they wouldn't treat a Honda CRV the same way they would a 330i. But the RX-8's MPG numbers can be used in comparison to the other performance cars that they tested because they drive the hell out of all the performance cars that comes into their (C&D) hands.
By beating the crap out of it, and never letting off the gas. Just the way I expected them to test it
Isn't that the way they treat all the cars they test? And still several cars, that were tested using the same methods attained better MPG numbers. Okay, maybe they wouldn't treat a Honda CRV the same way they would a 330i. But the RX-8's MPG numbers can be used in comparison to the other performance cars that they tested because they drive the hell out of all the performance cars that comes into their (C&D) hands.
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Originally posted by melvincat03
Car and Driver recently tested the RX8, and they observed a staggering worst-than-SUV fuel mileage of 15mpg. How can this new Renesis Rotary engine make this poor mileage?
Car and Driver recently tested the RX8, and they observed a staggering worst-than-SUV fuel mileage of 15mpg. How can this new Renesis Rotary engine make this poor mileage?
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Originally posted by chenpin
Very interesting. Thanks Wakeech! I thought of this when I was doing some reading on rotary porting. Seems to me that very dramatic ports like Bridge or J ports offer good power but Poor drivability, fuel consumption, not to mention short life span. It would be interesting to see some variable ports that can can dramtically change port size and shape giving u in effect, a virtual J port when ur really gunning the thing. Do you think it would be possible?
Very interesting. Thanks Wakeech! I thought of this when I was doing some reading on rotary porting. Seems to me that very dramatic ports like Bridge or J ports offer good power but Poor drivability, fuel consumption, not to mention short life span. It would be interesting to see some variable ports that can can dramtically change port size and shape giving u in effect, a virtual J port when ur really gunning the thing. Do you think it would be possible?
... also, i was thinking along the lines of having side port exhausts, and a perhipheral intake port which could be actuated via butterfly valve (or act as the main, with the side ports as the controllables...)?? :D
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Spoonie
Good point. They must have floored the cars all the time. But all 3 cars should have been driven the same ways. There aren't that many methods to test cars. 0-30, 0-60, 0-100, Emergency lane change, braking, lateral grip, etc. So if the RX8 got 15mpg with the same way the G35 got tested and got 18mpg, in real day driving, the G35 might be getting 20-23mpg, while the RX8 could only get 18-20mpg. Well! Don't know! RX8's fuel economy isn't that optimisstic.
Originally posted by Hercules
By beating the crap out of it, and never letting off the gas. Just the way I expected them to test it
Isn't that the way they treat all the cars they test? And still several cars, that were tested using the same methods attained better MPG numbers. Okay, maybe they wouldn't treat a Honda CRV the same way they would a 330i. But the RX-8's MPG numbers can be used in comparison to the other performance cars that they tested because they drive the hell out of all the performance cars that comes into their (C&D) hands.
By beating the crap out of it, and never letting off the gas. Just the way I expected them to test it
Isn't that the way they treat all the cars they test? And still several cars, that were tested using the same methods attained better MPG numbers. Okay, maybe they wouldn't treat a Honda CRV the same way they would a 330i. But the RX-8's MPG numbers can be used in comparison to the other performance cars that they tested because they drive the hell out of all the performance cars that comes into their (C&D) hands.
Good point. They must have floored the cars all the time. But all 3 cars should have been driven the same ways. There aren't that many methods to test cars. 0-30, 0-60, 0-100, Emergency lane change, braking, lateral grip, etc. So if the RX8 got 15mpg with the same way the G35 got tested and got 18mpg, in real day driving, the G35 might be getting 20-23mpg, while the RX8 could only get 18-20mpg. Well! Don't know! RX8's fuel economy isn't that optimisstic.
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