abcnews.com / forbes car article with RX-8
01-01-2003, 04:21 AM
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abcnews.com / forbes car article with RX-8
01-01-2003, 04:38 AM
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they say 247hp (which i'm sure is 250 ps... whatever the hell a "ps" is)
2900lb
$28 000 US...
not to mention that they called Mazda a "foreign Ford brand", and referred to doors opening as "unclipping"...
<<quiet groan>>
also, 30 mpg??? what ******' planet ARE these guys from?? jesus...
2900lb
$28 000 US...
not to mention that they called Mazda a "foreign Ford brand", and referred to doors opening as "unclipping"...
<<quiet groan>>
also, 30 mpg??? what ******' planet ARE these guys from?? jesus...
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I think they took the quote "20% improvement in fuel economy" and applied it to the Rx7's EPA highway estimate of 25.
I'm not expecting 30 MPG on the highway normally, but I wouldn't be shocked seeing some posts in the next year about people approaching that on some long highway trips (albeit driven very delicately).
I'm not expecting 30 MPG on the highway normally, but I wouldn't be shocked seeing some posts in the next year about people approaching that on some long highway trips (albeit driven very delicately).
01-01-2003, 12:56 PM
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Originally posted by revhappy
I think they took the quote "20% improvement in fuel economy" and applied it to the Rx7's EPA highway estimate of 25.
I'm not expecting 30 MPG on the highway normally, but I wouldn't be shocked seeing some posts in the next year about people approaching that on some long highway trips (albeit driven very delicately).
I think they took the quote "20% improvement in fuel economy" and applied it to the Rx7's EPA highway estimate of 25.
I'm not expecting 30 MPG on the highway normally, but I wouldn't be shocked seeing some posts in the next year about people approaching that on some long highway trips (albeit driven very delicately).
01-01-2003, 02:43 PM
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Originally posted by Spining Ncnratr
Anything can be better than 275-300 miles on 14.5 gal I'm getting with my Olds. now and thats Hiway to.
Anything can be better than 275-300 miles on 14.5 gal I'm getting with my Olds. now and thats Hiway to.
(and i'm sure it'd be less in the city!! :D)
01-02-2003, 09:24 AM
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On long highway trips, I have gotten as much as 29 mpg in my 1988 FC GTU. More typically it gets about 18-22 mpg, but if a 15 year old FC can get 29 mpg I have no doubt that an RX-8 could reach 30 mpg on a long stretch of freeway.
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