i owned a 06 silver rx8 about 3 months ago then decided to trade it in for my 06 Z. So i have owned both cars. I like the styling of the Z better, it has better aftermarket support, its a whole lot faster and the resale value is way better. Plus its a ton better on gas. The thing i miss on the RX 8 is the 4 seater plus the 2 suicide doors. And honestly its more fun to drive as long as the road is twisty. It feels to have a better balanced suspension and it easier to drive fast in the corners. But it was a gas and oil guzzler. Plus after i got beat on the highway by a pontioac grand prix...i was like "this ios suppose to be a sports car" days later i traded it for my Z and dont regret it. But i wont bash the RX8 b/c it was fun to drive, they look nice, and it was a good all around car. It just bothered me that it took a greddy turbo ($5000) for it just to run 13.8's and no other aftermarket part would boost the HP on that rotary. But there was nothing like reving that thing up to 9200 rpms and it feeling smooth. That being said...i would like to drive an
S2000 b/c i hear is comparable in 1/4 mile times with the Z, handles great, and has a 9000 rpm redline also....but i wouldn't trade my z for it based solely on its looks.

 

I really dont care for the Rx8's at all.
FD's are dope though. I wonder how those fetch up in comparison. My friend has one and said it handles like a gocart

 

RX7 > RX8. 350z > RX8. I have test driven both cars back to back, before buying my Z. I actually almost made the mistake of buying the RX8 the day I did buy my Z. The price of a used 8 was hard to beat, but when I got to the dealership, they had already sold it. Then the dealer tried to sell me a new 8, to which I think they are over priced for their performance. He mentioned having some used 350z's, so I was hooked.

On a side note, I noticed a lot of guys here mentioning that the 8 does really good in the twisties. Isn't it ironic though that the 350z clocks in just about identical lap times at a race track as an RX8 does. So, when the 8 boy's try to justify buying the car because it handles good....350z is identical in lap times to it. 350z is more of a Car than Rx8 is, sorry to burst their bubbles.

 

ya thats right!!! and its a chic car!...gatta have some room fer the groceries and babies! 4 seater sports car indeed

 

The Z will still take the rx8 on the track. Yeh they can corner pretty well, but they still dont have the power to keep up with the Z.
Its like this...yes the M3 is quicker in the 1/4 than a Z, but the Z will take it on the track. The rx8 on the other hand is slower than the Z in the 1/4 AND loses to the Z on the track.

 

honeslty the 06-07 Zs if u seen the comparison to the s2k were comparible in terms of handeling . The newers Zs with revised shocks. the only thing was the weight but the z is a weight transfer type car when braking the car becomes more balanced as the weight transfers from the front to the back. Not to mention the awesome susp of the new nismo zs. The s2k just doesnt have the power to pull out of a turn as teh new HRs in the Zs.

BTW the rx8 is a complete dog when compared to the Z. As long as there will be exits out of turns a rx8 will never reign anywhere with a Z. Its got great handeling but....its a compelete travesty how the engine of that car is the most horrib feature of the car.


But they do very well in rolex series. Becasue they have a insane weight.

 

Nice video...

 

The Mazda is the lightest car on the track, by far, but kicks butt on not only the Z (who was run into by a Porsche), but Corvettes, Pontiacs, and a Mustang GT. These RX 8's are kicking some major butt. I would love to say that the Z is the kicker...but alas it's the kickeeeee. If you don't watch this on Speed Channel, you should.

EMCO Gears Classic
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Lexington, Ohio
Rolex Series
Rolex Race: June 24, 2007 11:00 AM









Pos No. Class Class Pos. Driver Team/Car Laps Best Lap Time In Lap Avg Speed Sponsors
1 66 GT 1 Lally/ Valentine TRG / Porsche GT3 Cup 94 1:26.161 53 84 CRG/ Maxter/ Rotax/ MBA/ NFP/ F1Air

2 70 GT 2 Tremblay/ Ham SpeedSource / Mazda RX-8 94 1:26.334 66 84 Mazda/ Mazdaspeed

3 07 GT 3 Edwards/ Collins Banner Racing / Pontiac GXP.R 94 1:25.704 93 84 Banner Engineering

4 15 GT 4 Nastasi/ James Blackforest Motorsports / Mustang GT 94 1:26.383 78 84 USG Sheetrock/ Guardian Insulation

5 74 GT 5 Lux/ Henzler Tafel Racing / Porsche GT3 Cup 94 1:27.318 11 84 Rembrandt Charms

6 06 GT 6 Reese/ Lewis Jr Banner Racing / Pontiac GXP.R 94 1:26.026 36 84 Banner Engineering

7 43 GT 7 Nonnamaker/ Nonnamaker Team Sahlen / Corvette 94 1:26.905 32 84 HRPworld.com

8 72 GT 8 Swartzbaugh/ Davis Tafel Racing / Porsche GT3 Cup 94 1:26.940 14 84 Tornos/ Dunkel Bros/ ANCA/ North South Machinery

9 96 GT 9 Robichaud/ Zacharias RJR Racing Group / Porsche GT3 Cup 94 1:26.451 30 84 RJR Racing Group

10 17 GT 10 Wilkins/ Lacey Doncaster Racing / Porsche GT3 Cup 94 1:27.106 78 84 MineStar/ Tim Hortons

11 22 GT 11 de Quesada/ Dumoulin Alegra Motorsports/ Fiorano Racing / Porsche GT3 Cup 94 1:27.078 80 84 Gatorade/ TodayMD.com

12 87 GT 12 Miller/ Werner Farnbacher Loles Motorsports / Porsche GT3 Cup 93 1:26.020 62 83 Marquis Jet/ IPC/ Recaro

13 57 GT 13 Bunting/ Cicero II Stevenson Motorsports / Corvette 93 1:26.946 41 83 Stevenson Automotive

14 56 GT 14 Beachman/ Fitzgerald Beachman Racing / Corvette 91 1:28.611 31 81 Beachman Racing/ Dynex Design

15 67 GT 15 Greenberg/ Pumpelly TRG / Porsche GT3 Cup 79 1:26.423 45 71 NETTTS/ Louis Boston

16 65 GT 16 Smith/ Dileo TRG / Porsche GT3 Cup 77 1:26.538 32 78 Maxwell Paper Products Co.

17 28 GT 17 Baas/ White At Speed Motorsports / Porsche GT3 Cup 67 1:27.298 27 86 At Speed Motorsports/ Celette/ Duraform

18 21 GT 18 Connolly/ Prewitt/ Price Matt Connolly Motorsports / 66 1:26.231 32 79 Matt Connolly Motorsports

19 69 GT 19 Assentato/ Longhi SpeedSource / Mazda RX-8 57 1:26.793 43 82 FXDD

20 03 GT 20 Holtom/ Curran Georgian Bay Motorsports / Corvette 52 1:26.905 43 82 SCADAPack

21 42 GT 21 Sahlen/ Nonnamaker Team Sahlen / Corvette 46 1:27.431 33 72 HRPworld.com

22 36 GT 22 Nick DiMeo Competition Marketing Motorsports / Pontiac GTO 39 1:32.423 34 40 Competition Marketing Motorsports

23 35 GT 23 Constantine/ Borkowski/ Murry Playboy Racing/ Unitech / Nissan 350Z 27 1:29.343 18 55 Playboy/ Vonage/ Palms

24 81 GT 24 Grant/ Grant/ Grant Synergy Racing / Porsche GT3 Cup 19 1:30.264 19 77 EMC Mechanical/ Gamewell Mechanical

25 85 GT 25 Farnbacher/ Keen Farnbacher Loles Motorsports / Porsche GT3 Cup 0 No Time - Shoes for Crews/ Recaro

26 30 GT 26 Staveley/ Pavan Racers Edge Motorsports / Pontiac GXP.R 0 No Time - Racers Edge Motorsports

 

yea but the Z there running isnt 100percent. They esitmate that 30rwhp is needed to get into the top 10 with there weight. The rx8 weight has been goverened since then but still is a issue since its lighter then anything out there. They have been doing very well but , lets face it weight is there blessing. If not they would be in lower ranks. Its a great car they just have a great setup. And tire wear on that rx8 is lesser due to lesser power tq and the way teh car is desgined. I see the Z needed a weight reduction or a revup engine or a HR to be more competent ..and of course...noone hitting it.

 

nice video

 

RX-8 is a discusting lookin car, slow, ugly, horrible, cheap quality, what else do you want me to say...

 

Well you can say that for its engine size and teh fact that it has 3 moving parts in its entire engine, ....its preety cool. Considering comparable 4 cyc have hundreds if not thousands of components. Its not the 3 rotor that we all wised for, but mazda even mercedes when they desgined the concept of the rotory couldnt find a lubricant sufficient enough to not be dissapated as quickly as oil does in the revolution process. If they could find a lubricant that can effectivly not breakdown as fast as dino oil and synth and increase gas milage. Maybey they would have a better following . right not its more of a enthusiast following. The rx8 in rolex is really a good competetor. but like i said...they need to lighten the car, engine swap to a revup or a HR. And thats about it the suspension setups in the unitech car really is dialed in as can be. Seriously. The car just needs more power. And weight reduction.

Also, in a effort not to bash the car, ....the 350z and the rx8 to me have similar interiror build quality. So i dont see the point in raggin on its build quality.