Got my magazine today and I haven't seen anyone mention it yet. Over all positive, still bitchin about the mielage and oil consumption. They claim to have burned through a case of extra oil (I assume they mean a 6qt case) in 13.5K miles. Which to me explains there average miealge of only 18.12mpg, i have have the mileage and have maybe gone through 2 extra quarts. I emailed them and told them there drivers must be hammering the car (not that I blame them), which explains the oil consumption as well as the mileage, thats like a quart every 2,200mi (and they have the "M" flash). They also bitch about the lack of torque [insert your own comment here], other than that they like the handling, utility and drive.

anyways, it should be on line soon, just thought people would like the heads up.

 

I would say I go through a quart every 2500-3000 miles or so. I enjoy driving but I wouldn't say that I hammer the car.

 

man i'd love to get 18mpg average. i'm a 15-16 mpger tho if i did drive almost all freeway i could be a 19er.

Actually for oil, I added about a quart at 2200 miles. I didn't get that number from you either. That's about how many miles I had on my car when I added oil in. It wasn't at the low mark but it was relatively close to it. I don't drive it hard either.

 

It sounds like the car they have is operating perfectly.

 

At least they recieved one that has been a good representation of the model...No flames or bad press from this one. I just wish more people had the same respect for our car.

 

What I don't understand is why they seem to treat the rotary's oil consumption as if it is a defect in the car rather than the nature of the beast.

And even if it had consumed a full 12-quart case, that's still well within Mazda's "quart per 1000 miles" guidelines given they have 14,000 or so miles on their test mule...

 

great point!

I love feeding my 8 oil...it means I'm enjoying her :D

 

Hell, I add 1qt every 1000 miles and get 12-13mpg.. heh.. my dealer can't find anything wrong.. so oh well

 

Seems the biggest gripe about the 8 is it's fuel and oil consumption, don't like it?
Don't buy one or if you already have one, trade it in.

 

oh, I could give two craps about the gas or oil.. I've owned a few RX-7's in the past and knew about it already. Didn't mean to come off as bitching in my previous post, was just stating what i am experiencing enjoy guys/gals

 

Wasn't referring to your post, just a general statement to all the hairdressers in the world who whinge and bitch.........

 

That's what bugs me. When a lot of these magazines bring up the oil consumption they rarely mention the engine is designed to consume oil. How about "we went through three quarts...which is normal for this type of engine"

 

what I wish is that someone in the magazine would notice how the oil consumption is directly related to gas mileage, and if there staffiers are saying that they aren't driving the car hard, then they must be lying.

I drive the car hard and have only gone through 2 quarts of royal purple. Hell, if I had a sports car that wasn't mine and I was being paid to drive it and never had to worry about the gas, I'd be redlining it all day long too.

just admit it

 

just like an orgasm a day keeps the doctor away

a redline a day (or two or more ) keeps the doctor away

 

Are the AutoWeek editors redlining at every shift? I have had my car 15 months and I've only added a splash of oil two times. Having to add a whole case of oil over a quarter is not normal, no matter if the engine is designed to consume it.

 

even with all the bitching about oil and mpg, the staff at Autoweek still can't wait to get their turn to drive the car.

an overall excellent car can make up a lot for some of its quirks

 

The update is online now:

http://autoweek.com/article.cms?articleId=101317

 

I drive my 8 through Atlanta traffic as well as some spirited driving at least once a day. I switched the oil in the car over to Lubrication Engineers 5w-30 and have seen no oil consumption.

 

brillo...THANKS for posting, I'll be waiting to take a look!