Pretty simple question I thought, until I looked into it. 2004 manual 0-60 is 5.7, 2009 R3 is 6.3 or 6.2 depending on the site you go to, so I was wondering, what for sure, no doubt, is the fastest trim level/year for the RX8.

 

i would think a s1 base sport because its the lightest but every engine is different so theres not going to be a solid answer

 

Find a Sport MT that has the best compression engine with new ignition and new sensors, and no vacuum leaks and you will have found your answer.

Any other trim will add weight, and anything other than perfect health will kill power. Poor ignition alone can cut 14% of your power out, compression loss can do something similar. And the health of one RX-8 to another can vary so wildly that it is very nearly an impossible comparison.

 

Nordic Green is Fastest...

 

It doesn't matter unless you are a professional driver.

 

9K is right...

But, if you are thinking of the track.. The sun roof hurts head room. And the leather seats are slippery. I lowered the power seat and installed a 4 point harness.

Althought, I can feel the difference in losing a couple of hundered pounds in the car when the instructor falls out...

 

That can't be true because Velocity Red has got the word 'velocity' in it ..... which means ............FAST !

 

Nothings faster than LIGHTNING!
(Yellow).
Plus there's no mica in the paint, so it's lighter.

 

Umm, Winning Blue seems self explanatory to me? Who doesnt want to "win"?

 

Bugger .......... good points . Except for 04Green , he is screwed .............nothing about Nordic says 'fast' .

 

Just wait. Mazda will release the next unicorn with a color of "Fastest Unicorn Mica", and deprive the next forum with decades of friendly debate.


(It will be white of course)

 

With the new rotary hovercraft option.

 

Nope,

Green. The rest is PR...

besides, why do you think they painted moonshine cars green....

 

Nope,

Green. The rest is PR...

besides, why do you think they painted moonshine cars green....

 

Green just leads to double posting ......that's all . LOL

 

LOL...

wonder how that happened... Fixed...

 

You cannot beat SUNLIGHT silver, after all nothing moves faster than the speed of light!

 

Brilliant Black is the fastest.
wait.
FAWK
that doesn't even make sense.


damn you Mazda for giving us such a stupid (non-fast) name for the best color RX-8 out there.

 

 

 

Sunlight can be blocked by a wimpy cloud, nothing stops Lightning!

 

Except rubber.

 

Interesting, I guess the rubber tires keep me from getting fried.

 

What about the Shinka? It's just extra weight isn't it?

 

Crystal White Pearl is definitely the fastest... Not sure why but it just is.