Has anyone thought about this yet???

04-13-2003, 07:05 PM

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Yves C.

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Has anyone thought about this yet???

Now I don't know if anyone has asked this yet bbut I was just curious. Whats the top end speed on the RX-8??? Does anybody know???

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04-13-2003, 07:11 PM

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I believe it was around 148 MPH according to C&D. I'm not positive though.

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04-15-2003, 09:30 AM

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Didn't Buger also run some numbers? It's been a while since I've seen those though-

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04-15-2003, 09:54 AM

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I'm sure I read that it was 155 (electronically limited) in 5th gear. 148 is probably the 6th gear limit (aerodynamically limited).

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04-22-2003, 05:03 PM

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road&track tested the RX-8 of getting an electronically-limited top speed of 148mph in 6th gear

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04-22-2003, 05:45 PM

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road&track tested the RX-8 of getting an electronically-limited top speed of 148mph in 6th gear

Actually, I rather suspect that it's 240km/h, which would be a whisker over 149mph.

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04-23-2003, 12:17 AM

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Again, Swiss Rx-8 prospect says 240 and 230 for 240/192 HP resp. manual transmission. Is this such a difference whether it is 148 or 149 mp/h

Anyhow, if it is proper breaked in and driven over the time it will get faster

Know German autobahns? :D

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