If mazda builts a 3 rotor renesis rx-8 with at least 300 real hp and get decent gas milage for $30,000 to $32,000 would you buy it?

 

no

 

as long as the ECU is not a PITA like the current one.

 

well we have finally started to develop flashes and understanding the ecu, I think mazda is in a position right now to offer a more reliable rotary equip car

 

I'd like to swap that engine into my current RX-8 as I already have the suspension upgraded. But if for whatever strange reason I couldn't do that, then I would make a trade.

 

same here

 

uh, hell freaking yeah

 

I would if it wouldn't weigh 100 lbs more and get 5mpg worse fuel economy then our engine... but it more then likely would

 

^^let's say mazda makes it 2950 lbs?

 

hmm are you getting somewhere RC :P

 

maybe

 

can i get a flux capacitor while we are at it?

 

if you can pay for it

they only need to loose a couple of things, well ok lets say 3100 lbs

 

if youve got the 1.21 gigawats

 

So for the same cost of an Rx-8 now, would I buy an Rx8 with 300hp and gets good gas mileage?

Of course I wouldn't.

 

lets say they make it a base rx-8 28,000 plus and engine upgrade 5,000

 

Hell, why not make it 400hp and 2700lbs with 40mpg and the ability to cure cancer and stop world hunger for 22,000.

 

A new base rx8 is about 27k. Go with FI, you'll be spending a total of about $32-34k. In this case, you get a 3 rotor (somehow passing emissions) for a +70 hp bump from the current rating. I think (or maybe, I hope), $32-33k would be realistic.

 

and peace on earth.

 

nope that's what the evo does


j/k

 

Hell yes...in a heartbeat

 

I spent 31k for my current rx-8, so this is a no brainer. But given the resale value of the RX-8, there's no way I'd be selling my car to get the new version.

 

even with 300hp and a warranty?

 

I already have 300 hp. The warranty doesn't bother me. The loss of the cost of turbo + accessories and depreciation on the rx-8 would be far too great to offset getting the new model when it makes the similar hp.

 

I'd like a snowcone machine in my $30,000 3 rotor RX-8 please.