How fast is a RX8?

**fatboyz39** · 01-11-2007 12:05 PM

Originally Posted by BlitZ

hahah i was waiting for this.. Jimmy's 1.3ltr is a rotor.. ahhaha..

LOL noo my secrets out

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I was talking to a rx-8 onwer at the track, bigggest downfall tracking the rx-8 is petrol. he said its like 1km track = 1litre...

**aaronng** · 01-11-2007 12:20 PM

Originally Posted by fatboyz39

LOL noo my secrets out

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I was talking to a rx-8 onwer at the track, bigggest downfall tracking the rx-8 is petrol. he said its like 1km track = 1litre...

Not true, Euro77 has an RX-8 and goes to Winton regularly. He says he sees just above 30L/100km. Your 100L/100km figure is close to a Bugatti Veyron's 112L/100km consumption when trying for 400+km/h top speed!

**fatboyz39** · 01-11-2007 12:35 PM

Originally Posted by aaronng

Not true, Euro77 has an RX-8 and goes to Winton regularly. He says he sees just above 30L/100km. Your 100L/100km figure is close to a Bugatti Veyron's 112L/100km consumption when trying for 400+km/h top speed!

Those were the figures that guy told me. He has tested this a few times and yeah pretty close to 1l per 1km. 30L/100km? Doesn't type R get those mileage at the track....

**aaronng** · 01-11-2007 12:47 PM

Originally Posted by fatboyz39

Those were the figures that guy told me. He has tested this a few times and yeah pretty close to 1l per 1km. 30L/100km? Doesn't type R get those mileage at the track....

Yup, same as the Type R. We'll be going to winton next week, so I'll calculate his consumption on the track myself.

Edit: Just checked the RX-8 forums, yes, it's 30-32L/100km during their track days here in Aus.

**ginganggooly** · 01-11-2007 02:51 PM

Originally Posted by aaronng

Edit: Just checked the RX-8 forums, yes, it's 30-32L/100km during their track days here in Aus.

And 29.9l/100km in daily driving

**aaronng** · 01-11-2007 03:00 PM

Originally Posted by ginganggooly

And 29.9l/100km in daily driving

They get a best of 10L/100km in pure highway cruising at 100-110km/h. That's crazy. Even a 6.0L SS does less than that on the highway...

Was reading through and they usually get about 400-500km out of a tank on the highway. In comparison, my Euro gets over 800km out of a tank when I did Sydney to Melb.

**dsp26** · 01-11-2007 04:40 PM

Originally Posted by PP Sports sedan

and seriously if you think that a Dc2r , or a lancer mrcoupe, are sports cars ...you truely have never driven a true sports car .

thats probably true.. but a more accepted definition of a "Sports Car" is MR layout which most of the exotics are anyway... SW20 MR2 yes... MR2 spyder... no...

Thats why all jap 2 door 'performance car's will always be called that or 'Sports Coupe' coz of chassis design... even HSV V8 supercars aren't called sports cars... the awd performance cars are generally rally orientated... or in the case of the liberty B4s.. a 'sports sedan'

***EDIT***
oh and GTRs are still considered a sports coupe.

Sports Car is an inappropriately overused term similar to saying you have the flu when you have a cold or fever..

THEREFORE.. RX8 is a sporty car but it aint no sports car

**aaronng** · 01-11-2007 05:02 PM

In my opinion, sports cars are cars that sacrifice something practical in exchange for more speed, handling and/or grip.

So yes, RX-8 does qualify as much as an S2000 does.

**dsp26** · 01-11-2007 05:05 PM

Originally Posted by aaronng

In my opinion, sports cars are cars that sacrifice something practical in exchange for more speed, handling and/or grip.

So yes, RX-8 does qualify as much as an S2000 does.

i can sorta see where your coming from but if i was too use an EG/EK for example and make said sacrifice.. at the end of the day its still a sporty hatch... or in todays lingo.. "Hot Hatch"?

Their just sports orientated... had you said NSX.. then.. yeah...

**dsp26** · 01-11-2007 05:06 PM

just for kicks (coz of validity of wiki):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_car

but it does agree with your point regarding s2k

lol

***EDIT***
fEk!! surprisingly that article was quite informative

**aaronng** · 01-11-2007 05:19 PM

Originally Posted by dsp26

i can sorta see where your coming from but if i was too use an EG/EK for example and make said sacrifice.. at the end of the day its still a sporty hatch... or in todays lingo.. "Hot Hatch"?

Their just sports orientated... had you said NSX.. then.. yeah...

To me, the standard EG and EK (VTIR included) are sporty hatches and not sports cars. But when you put a B18C into them, remove A/C and/or for weight reduction, then yes, I consider them sports cars.