How fast is a RX8?

[silver_screen]

an eg wouldnt beat an rx8.. the power difference is too great, eg's dont rev hard or high enough, and neither does an ek.. a DC2R would be an appropiate sparring partner for straight line performance.. they both do 0-100 in the mid to low 6's eg's take forever and eks take even longer

[d15z1SUX]

your talking about gli eg's and ek's arent you?

[dundas]

a h22a in a ek would do alright though :d

[IRI]

At the end of the day, an RX8 is a sports car, and a civic is a shopping trolley...

[aaronng]

At the end of the day, an RX8 is a sports car, and a civic is a shopping trolley...

Last I checked, the Civic could carry 5 people in addition to your groceries over a range of over 400km. Doesn't sound like a shopping trolley to me.

[silver_screen]

your talking about gli eg's and ek's arent you?

no.. no im not... those take even longer and i wouldnt even bother mentioning them against any car..

[d15z1SUX]

an ek isnt that much slower than a type r i thought? dc2r does 0 - 400m in mid 14's to high 14's. ek vtir does the quarter in low 15's? so that would translate to a low 7 second 0 - 100kph?

[Barge Ass]

RX7 was aimed at Porsche, whilst RX8 at Integras, 200SX's etc

[BlitZ]

It makes that much power because its an almost continuous firing cycle much like the 2 stroke (Also why the fuel consumption is high as well) unlike a four stroke...

Four Stroke
1. Compression (Upward)
2. Firing (Downard) - Power Stroke
3. Exhaust (Upward)
4. Intake (Downard)

Two Stroke
1. Compression + Intake (at the same time)
2. Firing - Power Stroke
3. Exhaust + Filling of cylinder with fresh charge...

Rotary
1. Intake + Compression + Exhaust + Power stroke all at the same time...LOL

ahahh and also
Rotary
2. round and round and not up and down

[IRI]

Last I checked, the Civic could carry 5 people in addition to your groceries over a range of over 400km. Doesn't sound like a shopping trolley to me.

That sounds exactly like a shopping trolley

[Omotesando]

EK VTiR do the 0-400m around 7.7 to 7.8s.

Nothing to brag about. I have driven the EK4s completely stock and modded. EK4 stock is slow as. If you don't launch it properly it'll do around 8.0s (timed using accelerometer). Very underpowered stock EKs it feels like its not moving.

Mod it however it turns into a beast. Even with I/H/E it feels much faster especially at higher revs. Very good rolling speed but at the same time, still a very ordinary launching speed. A stock Lancer 1.8L will still beat a modded EK4 time after time, yet, race on a roll and the EK would kill the lancer by miles. Just different torque distribution curve really.

Anyway, stock RX-8s are definitely much faster than stock EKs but against modded EK, I would say RX-8 launches better but rolling start, both similar enough.

By the way like YFIN said the GTRs are always underquoted. And even if it wasn't, it has AWD launch plus Turbo. Turbo torque distribution means it has more area under the curve so even if both cars were 206KW, the one with more torque will always accelerate faster. 2ndly AWD gives it better 0-60ft time so again it goes faster again.

Not sure if ppl realise but a 5s 0-100km/h FWD vs a 5s 0-100km/h RWD vs a 5s 0-100km/h AWD will actually still have speed differences. It depends how much distance they need to obtain 0-100km/h. So if you think the 0-100km/h is all that matters then pls remember, i.e. an AWD at 6.0s probably sounds slow but it will actually still beat most other 5.5 or 5.8s 0-100km/h cars. Rolling start is another matter but if you race from the lights at drag strip the time shown and who reaches line first will differ.

Anyway, the RX-8s are OVER-QUOTED. Had a lawsuit and recall in the US due to that matter lol.

[aaronng]

That sounds exactly like a shopping trolley

Wow, the M5 is a shopping trolley too!