Mention in Wall Street Journal 4/6/05
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Mention in Wall Street Journal 4/6/05
In the "Me & My Car" column in yesterday's Wall Street Journal, the following was the columnist's response to a letter asking for a comparison of the RX-8 to the Acura RSX:
"Both cars you mention are small, powerful and relatively light, making them agile and fun to drive.
The Acura has front-wheel drive, so the way it accelerates, turns and stops feels different from the Mazda, which has rear-wheel drive. Traditional sports-car fans tend to prefer rear-wheel-drive cars because they feel more balanced.
The Mazda also has a rotary engine that makes the Acura's in-line four-cylinder motor look pretty conventional. The rotary sounds great and in this case delivers more power -- 238 horsepower for the Mazda vs. 210 in the Acura. The Mazda engine delivers its power more smoothly, but its fuel economy is poor compared with the Acura engine."
"Both cars you mention are small, powerful and relatively light, making them agile and fun to drive.
The Acura has front-wheel drive, so the way it accelerates, turns and stops feels different from the Mazda, which has rear-wheel drive. Traditional sports-car fans tend to prefer rear-wheel-drive cars because they feel more balanced.
The Mazda also has a rotary engine that makes the Acura's in-line four-cylinder motor look pretty conventional. The rotary sounds great and in this case delivers more power -- 238 horsepower for the Mazda vs. 210 in the Acura. The Mazda engine delivers its power more smoothly, but its fuel economy is poor compared with the Acura engine."
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