i just got in from cruising in the z... i havnt took it out for about a week... so im on rt 17... and a rx8 in yellow (looked nice)... comes beside me and i hear him downshift... so after watching speed early in the day and watching the z getting humilated by the rx8.. i decide to do the same thing and downshift...he guns it first and then i go rite ahead and do the same thing...after like a second lol... im next to him... NO CARS WERE AHEAD....LOL i just smile and floor it and gain on him easily.... i was at 110 and shut down... he was a full car and a half behind me.. so when i slow down .. he lowers the window and gives me the thumbs up.. (older guy)...well the point of the story is that.. i dont understand how the 8 is car of the year in all these shows.. saying how its good for track use and everything... the z murders it in basically everyway... i just had a smile on my face when he saw my rear lol...it was fun though... it had a nice set of HIDS.. lol thats all i could say .. :

 

cause their car seats 4. and that is all that REALLY matters in a performance car.

isnt it?

 

He gave you a thumbs up? That's good sportsmanship!

 

lol very good sportsmanship.. i mean i dont want to bash the rx8 but seriously i expected something a little more challenging

 

Because it seats four, and because it is "cheaper" as they say. Although they do not factor in the base Z is only $26,XXX. They say the RX8 is cheaper at 28k..

Saw a test between the porsche boxster and Z4. The boxster won in almost every single catagory and scored the most points. The they Z4 got first place because of price! Stupid.. Almost the same situation here..

 

Hah

Same argument is proposed when comparing the Z and G35. I'm not going to buy a sports car to haul people around in ... 2 seater for life!

 

still in shock... cant believe how hard i pulled on him... i mean i hear that engine .. and it was nothing for me... ..i have 12k on my z... and moves like hell!

 

the rotary engine will never be good NA.. if they release a turbo version we are fooked... there will be 500+ hp 8's all over the place in no time

 

... getting 8 mpg

 

But how reliable will it be?

 

It also got recommended for car of the year because of the new design of the rotary engine...which we all know after the 3rd gen rx7...nothing can quite save that car

 

Guess its a good thing a Turbo'd Renesis RX8 will never be legal because of emissions

 

Rarely does any competition rate cars on straightline performance. Straightline comparos are uniquely an american thing...go to any domestic forum and see how they compare their V8's to imports.

Although track times (I mean a real track, not a drag strip) may be similar tween the two, i've heard this over and over again, apparently the RX-8 feels more like a driver's car...tossable, responsive, requiring more driver feedback...basically more fun and rewarding.

I just can't get beyond the fugly bigger MX-3 look of the RX-8.

 

It does cost less. AT models start at 25180 and MT's are 26680. I can get the MT starting at 24633, but its no Z-car!! Hopefully i'll have my base model by May.

 

i like the z more, i was just saying that some turboed rx-8s are going to have higher potential than our vq35..

legality is not an issue.. my car is far from legal..

 

I understand about the track part... but seriously the rx8 i thought should have been a little more challenging... i wasnt even pushing the gas all the way when i was next to him .. AND I KNOW THE MAN WAS TRYING.....once i floored it and switched gears ...I WAS GONE!

 

the rx-8 isnt an all around sports car, what can you say. Its nice inside, but i think it would have been nicer and more roomy for us bigger guys if it only had two seats, but then the RX-8 would lose all of its selling potential.