whats RX8 top speed in 6th gear?
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Originally Posted by 1.3L
I believe Mazda states the 6 speed manual tranny model is electronically (governor) limited to 148 MPH. I've seen this figure published in several popular car magazine reviews also. Car and Driver states slightly less in their long-term test of the RX-8. Also, I think whatever the top speed happens to be, it is reached in 5th gear.
http://www.caranddriver.com/article....&page_number=4
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http://www.caranddriver.com/article....&page_number=4
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I've gotten mine in perfect conditions to 167 at night. slight downhill, slight tailwind.. cold 2am at night. straight line. 5th topped out at 154 . after 140+ it was crawling.. maybe 1 mph per 2-3 seconds... now figure you are going 200-250 feet a second. it took nearly a mile to go from 150 to 160.
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I did 159, but on the long stretch of unpopulated highway. some tailights up in the distance was coming up really fast so I started backing down from my climb. when I started to creap up to those rear lights at around 75 mph, crap, to my surprise it was a Tx.state trooper but what really shocked my world (and he had to have seen me coming up on him mighty fast)was he was tailing another vehicle,I presume for some distance back. anyways ,he popped on his lights to pull that person over as I casually came on around them . Gave them some distance an punched my 8 back to life......but 159 is going to be that,I figure why try to top that,hell I never been 159 and to go beyond that, even when the friggin tach said "HEY BUD,WE AIN'T THERE YET" seems pointless. all I know was when they say the road in front starts to close in from the sides, they were not lying
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Originally Posted by Q-chan
Hm, out of curiosity....
Anybody knows what the top speed of a chasing police cruiser is?
Living here for fife years now, but still missing the Autobahn... In particular
since I have my RX-8....
Anybody knows what the top speed of a chasing police cruiser is?
Living here for fife years now, but still missing the Autobahn... In particular
since I have my RX-8....
the radios all go 186,000 miles/sec, though....
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Originally Posted by Glyphon
top speed is reached in 5th, but there isn't an electronic governor on the 6mt, and your link contradicts your claim. it says "drag limited" next to the top speeds
And please note, I didn't claim the MT RX-8 would go 148 MPH; I just stated that it was electronically limited to 148 MPH.
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Originally Posted by Q-chan
Hm, out of curiosity....
Anybody knows what the top speed of a chasing police cruiser is?
Anybody knows what the top speed of a chasing police cruiser is?
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Alright, I am prepared for the replies that tell me to shut up and what not, but here goes.
Those of you who are doing 150 on ANY public road, no matter the time or the condtions are putting other peoples lives at risk. No better than driving drunk at 60 mph. Find a track day and have some fun that way.
Just one driver's opinion.
Those of you who are doing 150 on ANY public road, no matter the time or the condtions are putting other peoples lives at risk. No better than driving drunk at 60 mph. Find a track day and have some fun that way.
Just one driver's opinion.
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Originally Posted by mamccubbin
Alright, I am prepared for the replies that tell me to shut up and what not, but here goes.
Those of you who are doing 150 on ANY public road, no matter the time or the condtions are putting other peoples lives at risk. No better than driving drunk at 60 mph. Find a track day and have some fun that way.
Just one driver's opinion.
Those of you who are doing 150 on ANY public road, no matter the time or the condtions are putting other peoples lives at risk. No better than driving drunk at 60 mph. Find a track day and have some fun that way.
Just one driver's opinion.
If a solo driver decides to go warp snot in their 8 on a desolate road with no one around for miles, one can conclude that no one else's lives are being placed at risk.
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Originally Posted by HIX8
I'm not quite following your logic here.
If a solo driver decides to go warp snot in their 8 on a desolate road with no one around for miles, one can conclude that no one else's lives are being placed at risk.
If a solo driver decides to go warp snot in their 8 on a desolate road with no one around for miles, one can conclude that no one else's lives are being placed at risk.
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Originally Posted by Glyphon
police cruisers
crown vic: 0-60 in 8.7 top end 129.
impala: 0-60 in 9.2 top end 124
intrepid: 0-60 in 8.7 top end 135
camaro: 0-60 in 5.7 top end 159
but remember, they are likely better drivers than you, there are more of them than you, you can't out run radio, and there always the helicopter. so don't go getting any bright idea. and by bright idea, i mean extremely stupid. :p :D
crown vic: 0-60 in 8.7 top end 129.
impala: 0-60 in 9.2 top end 124
intrepid: 0-60 in 8.7 top end 135
camaro: 0-60 in 5.7 top end 159
but remember, they are likely better drivers than you, there are more of them than you, you can't out run radio, and there always the helicopter. so don't go getting any bright idea. and by bright idea, i mean extremely stupid. :p :D
lets' say this... back in my sales days we blew by a trooper going 127 ( in a 55... ) in a expedition that was tricked out.. by the time he even turned on the lights we were a good mile up the road.. by the time he pulled out we couldn't see him anymore.. We talked the driver into just pulling over, since we knew he was going to either eventually catch us or radio up ahead. it took a good 3 minutes for him to come blowing right past us and he almost went out of sight before he realized he had past us. He would never have caught us if we had kept speed. He had to go well over 130 mph just to catch up... ( if he went 130 he'd be miles behind us forever ). The diffrence is there's always a road block for you, they have lights and sirens and people usually tend to get out of the way.. although here that's not always the case.
On a good side the cop walked up to the window, said "slow down andretti" and walked back to his car and left.. best traffic stop i've ever experienced....
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Originally Posted by mamccubbin
If you are doing 150 even on a straight highway, you can creep up on other cars a lot quicker than you might think. Day or night. And other cars or pedestrians aren't usually on the lookout for a car going more than double the speed limit.
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Originally Posted by Aseras
anything over 120 is scary... especially at night. have any idea what any kind of critter will do to a car at 100 mph++? you can see the cars you are coming up on, it's what you don't see that bites you in the ***.
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Originally Posted by Brice-RX8
What kind of cruising gas mileage do you get at that speed? LOL
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Those of you who've had their RX-8's up to 140-150mph on the road, how did the car handle at those speeds? Was it stable? Did it feel light? I know a lot depends on road surface and presence of side winds etc., but I'm just curious to hear generally how well the (stock version) car handles those speeds.
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Originally Posted by Aseras
anything over 120 is scary... especially at night. have any idea what any kind of critter will do to a car at 100 mph++? you can see the cars you are coming up on, it's what you don't see that bites you in the ***.
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I have a new Theory. I shall name it the Top Speed Moral Morph Theory or TSMMT.
A thread will morph into a lecture on the evils of going fast iff (if and only if) the thread has "Top Speed" in the thread title.
Do a search. in every top speed thread is somebodys Moms educating us that speed is bad.
A thread will morph into a lecture on the evils of going fast iff (if and only if) the thread has "Top Speed" in the thread title.
Do a search. in every top speed thread is somebodys Moms educating us that speed is bad.
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Originally Posted by rex
Those of you who've had their RX-8's up to 140-150mph on the road, how did the car handle at those speeds? Was it stable? Did it feel light? I know a lot depends on road surface and presence of side winds etc., but I'm just curious to hear generally how well the (stock version) car handles those speeds.
Hard braking can be a bit taxing above 130 mph, since the car has quite a tendency to tramline and at that point almost pulls the wheel out of your hands if the road isn't perfect.
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Originally Posted by AQA101
It handles very good. Pretty much glued to the road by downforce at top speed, but side winds can get scary. You can basically say that the cars roadhold improves at higher speed.
Hard braking can be a bit taxing above 130 mph, since the car has quite a tendency to tramline and at that point almost pulls the wheel out of your hands if the road isn't perfect.
Hard braking can be a bit taxing above 130 mph, since the car has quite a tendency to tramline and at that point almost pulls the wheel out of your hands if the road isn't perfect.
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Originally Posted by HIX8
What do you mean by 'tramline'?
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Originally Posted by carbonRX8
I have a new Theory. I shall name it the Top Speed Moral Morph Theory or TSMMT.
A thread will morph into a lecture on the evils of going fast iff (if and only if) the thread has "Top Speed" in the thread title.
Do a search. in every top speed thread is somebodys Moms educating us that speed is bad.
A thread will morph into a lecture on the evils of going fast iff (if and only if) the thread has "Top Speed" in the thread title.
Do a search. in every top speed thread is somebodys Moms educating us that speed is bad.
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Originally Posted by mamccubbin
I'm not acting like somebody's mom, I'm acting like a responsible adult. So let's leave the insults out of it.
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We can probably find common ground here in everyone agreeing that 120+ driving is far more risky than driving the speed limit.
It could be good to have a thread where we hear from those who have gone really fast in the 8 and experienced problems. (Assuming they survived to tell about it.)
It could be good to have a thread where we hear from those who have gone really fast in the 8 and experienced problems. (Assuming they survived to tell about it.)