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GotZoom 02-14-2005 10:16 AM

Renegade Rotay? Road & Track - Check This Out!!
 
Oh my....



http://www.roadandtrack.com/article....rticle_id=1935

DreRX8 02-14-2005 10:22 AM

Yeah--this is a repost, I have that issue of Speed magazine.

GotZoom 02-14-2005 10:26 AM

Ohhhh.....ok...never mind.

rx8cited 02-14-2005 07:36 PM


Originally Posted by GotZoom
Ohhhh.....ok...never mind.

I don't remember seeing it, so thanks :) .

Interesting that they use Bridestone Potenza S-03 Pole Position tires.

Air Force RX8 02-14-2005 07:43 PM

Me likey...me want...me wait... :(

markd 02-15-2005 01:02 AM

I need to read the last thread on this "Renegade Rotary", but isn't it disappointing that it's supercharged and still only has minimal impact on the hp? The article says they estimate it at 250 hp--not a huge leap from the 238 that the manuals now allegedly have.

Labop 02-15-2005 01:12 AM

I remember the original thread. still nice to see the article again. I've got that copy of speed. I haven't seen any issues of speed since then though. I think B&N aren't carrying it.

I love that front bumper/foglight setup.

draco067 02-15-2005 06:12 AM


Originally Posted by markd
I need to read the last thread on this "Renegade Rotary", but isn't it disappointing that it's supercharged and still only has minimal impact on the hp? The article says they estimate it at 250 hp--not a huge leap from the 238 that the manuals now allegedly have.

a 12 hp bump at max power doesnt tell you ANYTHING about the rest of the power curve. What if there were a 100 hp bump at 3k rpm?

rx8wannahave 02-15-2005 09:54 AM

12HP? What type of SC is that...electric? But...draco might have a point there....

RX-Hachi 02-15-2005 11:24 AM


Originally Posted by markd
I need to read the last thread on this "Renegade Rotary", but isn't it disappointing that it's supercharged and still only has minimal impact on the hp? The article says they estimate it at 250 hp--not a huge leap from the 238 that the manuals now allegedly have.

If you read the article, it says an estimated 275 hp and 200 lbs of torque.

The specs on the last page don't jive with the article, it seems to be a cut and paste of the R&T specs for the JDM Mazdaspeed RX-8 that was featured earlier in R&T's SPEED magazine.

markd 02-15-2005 08:29 PM

Guess I should have read the article instead of letting my short attention span get the better of me. Oops :o Those numbers seem much more respectable, though I also understand draco's point and shouldn't jump the gun just looking at numbers on a screen.

mjd 02-18-2005 11:07 PM

I hope this car or something similar is produced. 275 HP and 200lbs of torque should feel good. My main issue with the current car now is the torque. I can live with the 238 hp but I just wish they could bump the torque way up. I wonder what the sticker on this car would look like. It kind of worries me, and the gas mileage...I hate to even think about that.


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