26-05-2004, 04:42
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Mazda RX-8
OO I like this car a lot:
Mazda RX-8
2.6L rotary engine
238 hp @ 8,500 rpm
159 lb-ft torque @ 5,500 rpm
But, at 14,800 pounds (new) it is unaffordable for me at this time.  *sigh*
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26-05-2004, 09:02
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Re: Mazda RX-8
Good choice Jerrek, my best mate has a black one and it is mad,
only a 1.3 litre engine though! being a ****el it's hard to compare capacity though, the HP speaks for itself!
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26-05-2004, 09:10
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Re: Mazda RX-8
One of my colleagues has the old shape one of those. It is very fast 
....and the insurance is cheap 'cos it's only a 1.3 
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26-05-2004, 09:31
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Re: Mazda RX-8
I so want this car too..... I might ask my dad to trade in my Audi A3 1.8 for one of these ??
EDIT: What engine sizes are available ?
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26-05-2004, 09:53
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Re: Mazda RX-8
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Originally Posted by tkiely
Good choice Jerrek, my best mate has a black one and it is mad,
only a 1.3 litre engine though! being a ****el it's hard to compare capacity though, the HP speaks for itself!
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gotta love the all-purpose swear filter there 
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26-05-2004, 10:20
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Re: Mazda RX-8
My mate has one as his company car, 1.3L, fast as anything, handles like a dream (that said my mate still managed to spin it on a roundabout). Though it absolutely gulps down oil and petrol
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26-05-2004, 10:27
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Re: Mazda RX-8
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Originally Posted by Ramrod
One of my colleagues has the old shape one of those. It is very fast
....and the insurance is cheap 'cos it's only a 1.3 |
it wouldn't be that cheap surely, its a group 16 
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26-05-2004, 10:45
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Re: Mazda RX-8
must admit i didnt know it came in a 1.3L
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26-05-2004, 10:50
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Re: Mazda RX-8
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must admit i didnt know it came in a 1.3L
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Yeah but it has a roatary engine, so a it can't be compared to a normal 1.3. It gives out 280 odd BHP
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26-05-2004, 10:56
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Re: Mazda RX-8
gazzae, surely ur sig should be changed :pp, they do have a title this year.
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26-05-2004, 10:57
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Re: Mazda RX-8
The 1.3l is about 200bhp i think and yes its mpg aint to hot, though the rx8 is markidly better than what its replacing.
Strange that the americans / canadians get a 2.6 though and we dont :-( Though they dont get much more power at all,
Also insurance companies will know its a rotorary engine no discount there, shame its not abit smaller though so you could get cheap road tax
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edit - just done a hunt for it and these are the specs i've found
http://www.mazdarx8.co.uk/upclose/specs/specs2.asp
strange we get two different power outputs avaliable, both 1.3l but one has more power but less torque and revs to 9000rpm whilst the other revs to 7000rpm.
and oh they'll set you back £20k for the baseline, £22k for the upped engine baseline
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26-05-2004, 11:04
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Re: Mazda RX-8
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gazzae, surely ur sig should be changed :pp, they do have a title this year.
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Thats not what the chant refers to. It refers to the 1999 FA cup semi-final replay, where it was a errant pass by Vieira that Giggs intercepted and then proceeded to weave his way through the Arsenal defense. Thus knocking Arsenal out of the cup and leave them winning **** all. :pp
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26-05-2004, 11:04
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Re: Mazda RX-8
Also cost 20,000 pound plus in the uk and not 14,800 as quoted by jerrek
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26-05-2004, 11:06
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Re: Mazda RX-8
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Originally Posted by gazzae
Yeah but it has a roatary engine, so a it can't be compared to a normal 1.3. It gives out 280 odd BHP
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ahh gotcha, its 650cc and has twin rotors so 1300cc.
yeah 19mpg NICE!!!
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26-05-2004, 11:14
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Re: Mazda RX-8
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Strange that the americans / canadians get a 2.6 though and we dont :-(
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According to Madza's USA site they only offer a 1.3 version. Maybe Jerrek got it wrong.
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