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RX-8 - Handles like a Lotus, but seats four! 2009 Mazda RX-8 Pros and Cons Member5306 V8? V6? inline-four? Nope, forget about cylinders, the RX-8 is one of the few cars on the road with a rotary engine. Able to do more with less, the RX-8's mill displaces just 1.3 liters yet produces 232 horsepower. That does come at a stratospheric 8,500 rpm - redline is... |
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The best 4 seat sports car ever built 2004 Mazda RX-8 Pros and Cons Member5783 Fabulous engine and transmission that gives a great driving experience |
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Mazda Rx8 2004 Mazda RX-8 Pros and Cons Member5737 It doesn't have as much power as you would want for a sports car, but it has a buttery smooth power delivery. As you rev the engine up to its 9k rpm redline, you feel like it's going to just keep on climbing. Then as you shift into the next... |
2004 Mazda RX-8 Pros and Cons Member5277 Revs, revs, revs, this car absolutely lives and dies by the high revs that the engine loves. Unlike a conventional engine, the rotary has no durability issues from maintaining high revs or for that matter suffers much in the gas mileage department. |
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2004 Mazda RX-8 Pros and Cons Member5277 Revs, revs, revs, this car absolutely lives and dies by the high revs that the engine loves. Unlike a conventional engine, the rotary has no durability issues from maintaining high revs or for that matter suffers much in the gas mileage department. |
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2010 Mazda RX-8 Pros and Cons Member4826 Rotary provides a nearly flat tourque range to 9K rpm, although a bit under powered -- gotta keep the revs very high -- but that is fun! |
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2004 Mazda RX-8 Pros and Cons Member3972 The rotary engine in the RX8 is astoundingly smooth and plenty powerful. It sounds great and makes every trip a joyful experience. |
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2005 Mazda RX-8 Pros and Cons Anonymous weak for the price, similar sports cars have more power |
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2009 Mazda RX-8 Pros and Cons Member3462 Extremely smooth, high-revving engine. A near perfect 6-speed gearbox. |
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2004 Mazda RX-8 Pros and Cons Member3372 I love rotary engines for their sound and top-end power. |
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2007 Mazda RX-8 Pros and Cons Member3128 Very smooth and expensive feel to the engine. The response is like a turbocharged turbine with a gentle cuttoff at redline. The six speed auto is very quick to respond to manual or automatic shifts, quiet and has good intelligence. |
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2006 Mazda RX-8 Pros and Cons A member in Sweden Really love high reving N/A Engines and the wankel is on the top. Smooth power delivery. |
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2004 Mazda RX-8 Pros and Cons Member2216 Awesome visceral sound & acceleration. Extremely responsive engine & transmission. |
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2005 Mazda RX-8 Pros and Cons Member2575 The rotory engine provides incredibly smooth power delivery, and plenty of power to move it around without being so much power that it becomes a bear to control or changes to suspension/ride quality to help keep it under control. |
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2005 Mazda RX-8 Pros and Cons Anonymous Rotary engine smoothness |
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2006 Mazda RX-8 Pros and Cons A member in New Jersey, United States Very smooth torque curve of the rotary engine, which easily revs up to 9,000 rpms. |
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2005 Mazda RX-8 Pros and Cons Member633 Unusual powertrain with the rotary engine. Very little low-end torque, however power builds in a very linear fashion and is reminiscent of a turbo. Despite the lack of torque, speed builds very quickly. Engine is extremely smooth. |