Will pedestrians bounce off our cars
 

and carry on their merry way? I have heard we have some type of soft bumpers. Can anyone shed any more light on this subject?

The RX8 was designed with the pedestrian in mind. In the event of an accident a pedestrian may fair somewhat better versus something like an SUV.

I don't think that they would just bounce off and go on their marry way, but they could survive what would be an otherwise fatal accident.

The hood on the RX-8 is designed without rigid stiffeners in it, it also has crumple space between the bottom of the hood and the engine. In the event of a collision with a pedestrian, the low front bumper sweeps them off their feet and onto the hood. The hood collapses to cushion the impact. That's the theory anyway. I'll pass on putting it to the test.

so I can finally sweep woman off their feet...but only with the bumper hmmmmm

I just wish rock chips would bounce right off too. Just Zaino'ed my 5th coat this weekend and spotted 2 little chip spots...both are like a series of 3 tiny chips in a row on the hood. Like a rock skipped off or something. Gonna look closer I'm hoping it can be Claybared off (i.e. it's not a real scratch) but the prospects look bleak.

I wonder if having like 20 coats of Zaino offers any protection from paint chips.

as soon as I hit one I'll let you know.

ps. Make this a sticky so I can find it later?

If you really want to know, fly me up to NJ and we can test it out. You can stand in the middle of the road and I'll run you over at 10 mph iterations starting at 25mph until I draw blood. I'm open next weekend so just PM me with the flight details. :)

not 20 coats of Zaino but a Clearbra will.

It seems like we have weak paint. Mine has chips too! Time to invest in the clear bra.

ooo me me aslong as you promise to pay for any hospital bill's incured i am down for it Superfan ...last time i was ran over was when i just got outta the hospital from a carwreck that put me into a coma and killed me 3 times lol ...out of all ppl it was my cousin lol and she was doing 65mph and i busted her front bumper and she ripped my jeans i jumped right up and started cussing her out im like a freaken cat lol i was still in my neckbrace lol funny shit man

You got hit at 65MPH and survived! Hard to believe man. Tell ya what. I'll fly you to FL and I will run over you at 65 and see what happens

I am sorry but the subject was just so funny sounding.

I kept imagining someone bouncing off(with the cartoon "boing") going weee!!!

but in all seriousness I hope it never happens to any of us

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I got to go for a little ride on the hood of an SUV once. Not fun. I applaud Mazda for thinking of pedestrians. Let's just hope none of us ever really put this to the test.

the actual speed limit was 65 i dunno what she was doing i know she left skid marks lol but she was doing more than 30 i know that but your choice to believe or not lol

she was prob going 35mph after laying a good amount of ashalt down on the pavement heh i freaking dont know how she ran me over but it is a woman ...sorry ladies

I'd prefer a kevlar or titanium blade to skewer large SUV's. Maybe with an explosive tip just to even up the repair costs a bit. :)

Btw, you've all seen the new grill airbags, right? No joke, they deploy upon light frontal impact.

Okay! Who's going to be the first one to test this theory out?

i will seriously offer my body but how fast are you talking about ? like too fast and i dont need more brain damage cause i just marked 6mo on the 20th from my last major brain killer heh...but i dont wanna hurt a poor 8 =(

My guess is that she was not the only one leaving skid marks!:eek:

=/ mabe dont wanna say what i said to my cousin since she was a girl i would look like an ass hey but atleast all i did was yell er i mean talk to her and not be like some physcopaths would lol lets say i have 2scars and a hurt ego and some damaged cloths and a cousin i never speak to anymore *other reason caused her this*