rx8 vs dc2r? i'd say they're both pretty even.
rx8 mid to low 14's stock, and at the recent track event my mate got a 1:16(wakefield) with just coilovers. so i'd say pretty much same performance.
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rx8 vs dc2r? i'd say they're both pretty even.
rx8 mid to low 14's stock, and at the recent track event my mate got a 1:16(wakefield) with just coilovers. so i'd say pretty much same performance.
DC2Rs can do 1:16 without coilovers.Quote:
Originally Posted by mqt55s
rx8 is easier 2 go fast.. but not faster...
I was suprise it did 1.16. Awesome time. that was his frist time out too i tihnk.
All in all, the RX-8 has more power, a chassis that is easier to drive hard and is RWD, giving it more traction under power so you can apply throttle earlier at the apex rather than having to wait until it is almost straight.
But, all the above sounds like a good street sports car. The DC2R is the opposite. You have to work for your power, you have knife-edged steering response, the car sits flat when at 10/10 on the track and all the luxuries like climate control, sound deadening and cruise control are absent to save weight.The DC2R may not have outright speed, but it is a hell of a daily drivable track car. That was what the Type R philisophy was about. A hard edged track car that you could drive to and from the track, as well as be a daily driver.
theres more in it. semi's, swaybars and correct damper settings.Quote:
Originally Posted by fatboyz39
awesome car. i'd choose it over the dc2r. luxury, looks good, stock- goes fast enough for me.
so as mazda. if you want a fast straight line mazda "sports" car, dont pick the RX8.Quote:
Originally Posted by |N|
FD RX7 would be your best friend.
yes, and yesQuote:
Originally Posted by vti_ek9
redline at around 9250rpm.....Quote:
Originally Posted by vti_ek9
depends on how you drive it.... if you are lead footed, expect to visit the servo more often. alot of rx8 owners have gave up checking on the km's....Quote:
Originally Posted by joey99
right.... so you have never checked the engine oild or topping up the engine oil? :pQuote:
Originally Posted by joey99
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Originally Posted by Zilli
if you read joey99's later post, he has already corrected himself....Quote:
Originally Posted by 350G
each to their own. im sure alot of the rx8 owners would think an EK is piece of shit...Quote:
Originally Posted by zco
seriously, do you think the rx8 owners would even bother to "race" an ek....Quote:
Originally Posted by zco
thats exactly what i was thinking...... good call vinnie.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vinnie
at the end of the day, an rx8 is pretty okay for what it is... and i still dont know why ppl would compare it with the FD RX7... they are both aimed at different markets... (rx8 = older/mature generation, rx7 = younger, wanna-go-faster generation)
unfortunately... you lose a couple of inch of head room with the sunroom.....Quote:
Originally Posted by ROLLED
you can not use the tech you use for a b20 to drive an rx8..... anyway, each to their own.Quote:
Originally Posted by flipstar
there is nothing wrong with that....Quote:
Originally Posted by EuroAccord13
i like hondas.
thats because they dont look all that "aerodynamic" like most of other high powered sports cars :pQuote:
Originally Posted by .::F[L]Y::.
hate to bring this up million years later.. but umm that just annoyed me a bit.. 177kw an 1350kg doesnt equal low 5's... so im assuming that 206kw and 1560kg doesnt equal sub 5's to 100 either???Quote:
Originally Posted by xtercii
On paper it doesnt look right.. but in the real world?? The gtr has 206kw, and massive weight... but clocks 100 in 4.7secs???
and b4 everyone starts with the 4wd crap and blah blah blah... the rx8 doesnt cop much wheelspin (if any) off the line. They dont do mid 5's anyway, and having driven a dc2r... i must say that handling wise.. its fkn perfect for a fwd and the rotary is a menace in the 7k rpm+ id say the dc is quicker in the long range..
on paper my car is 960kg and 141kw ~ probably gets to 100 in around 5.5 but who cares ?
Lets keep the discussion about the 1.3's.
IE the gti and RX8's lol
You picked the wrong example. Try an example that isnt underquoting to abide with the gentlemans agreement to stick with 206kw in Japan.Quote:
Originally Posted by silver_screen
The RX8 is not underquoted.
yes they would, they think it's gonna be an easy kill and teach the kid a lesson, then they get shitted on the face and cops a golden shower...Quote:
Originally Posted by EZZY
Yes as yfin said gtr is under quoted on power, and more important you can launch these thing at 7000 or even 8000 and it just sling shots off the line, something which the rx8 can never do.Quote:
Originally Posted by silver_screen