Wheels Sept - Turbo RX8 in Australia
Not sure if this is a repost - the September 05 issue of Wheels mag features a turbocharged RX8, developed by Mazda Australia special projects team.
No mention of power/torque, but they did some acceleration runs.
Best time achieved for 0-100kmh (62mph) was 5.4 seconds and quarter mile of 13.9 secs (terminal speed of 105+ mph). They felt the car could have gone faster but didnt want to fry the standard clutch.
More interesting is the comparative in-gear times:
80kmh - 120kmh (50mph - 75 mph)
Gear / Turbo / Standard
3rd 3 secs / 4.6secs
4th 4 secs / 7.2 secs
5th 5 secs / 9 secs
6th 6.4 secs / 11.1 secs
Uses a Garrett GT30 turbo and a Chiptorque-modified (?) engine management system.
Pity they have no plans of building this car for sale.
No mention of power/torque, but they did some acceleration runs.
Best time achieved for 0-100kmh (62mph) was 5.4 seconds and quarter mile of 13.9 secs (terminal speed of 105+ mph). They felt the car could have gone faster but didnt want to fry the standard clutch.
More interesting is the comparative in-gear times:
80kmh - 120kmh (50mph - 75 mph)
Gear / Turbo / Standard
3rd 3 secs / 4.6secs
4th 4 secs / 7.2 secs
5th 5 secs / 9 secs
6th 6.4 secs / 11.1 secs
Uses a Garrett GT30 turbo and a Chiptorque-modified (?) engine management system.
Pity they have no plans of building this car for sale.
thats okay... its only been reposted once in the aussie forum :D
https://www.rx8club.com/australia-new-zealand-forum-37/%2A%2Awheels-magazine%2A%2A-turbo-rx8-70052/
https://www.rx8club.com/australia-new-zealand-forum-37/%2A%2Awheels-magazine%2A%2A-turbo-rx8-70052/
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