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The Top Gear team put the Mazda RX8 through its paces in this exciting auto and speed racing game from BBC Worldwide.

Channel: Autos & Vehicles
Uploaded: February 9, 2007 at 9:40 am
Author: BBCWorldwide

Length: 00:05:26
Rating: 4.76
Views: 1604202

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aaronUSAF (December 4, 2008 at 6:37 pm)
Wrong....SORTA. Both the Civic and the 8 share very near the same in torque numbers, so their quarter mile times are close since these races are based completly on acceleration. 15.0 to the mazda and 15.1 to the si Stock to stock. However the advantage goes to the Mazda which handily trounces the honda on a road course. Road holding, breaking and lane changes are all better in the mazda. Don't get me wrong its not a perfect car, but it is faster than a civic si.
aaronUSAF (December 4, 2008 at 6:26 pm)
Yeah the b series trucks are an American market truck only. They may export the truck to other areas where truch sales are high but the truck isnt really a mazda at all.

Mazda Cars on the other hand (this inclueds the modified 6 structure that underpins the cx7 and 9 and the ford edge) are developed by mazda. Borrowing rubber hoses and the likes does not mean enough ford boringness has bled into the cars. The RX8 was never meant to be an economy car, just mazdas own uniqe sports car.
Charlie819boy (December 4, 2008 at 3:10 pm)
LOL. you really should do some research instead of what you hear. stock s2000 hit high 13's on the quarter. The civic Si Low 14's. The Rx-8 in the 15's! LOL. keep talking out your ass MR. "CTS-v is the fastest 4-door". tard....
Charlie819boy (December 4, 2008 at 2:53 pm)
i have. Dam. it seems as though your pride is overshadowing your judgment there. i know that the the rx-8 is a mazda thing developed by mazda and made soley by mazda. what i am saying is that the minor parts like hoses and other "soft parts" comes from from ford. seriously do you really think that if ford had something to do with it's engineering, do you really think the rx series would have come this far? the rotary engine would have been extinct if ford had taken over over the rx.
wasp010 (December 4, 2008 at 11:04 am)
The RX8 is extremely reliable and share NO parts with Ford. 99% of the parts come from Japan, and 100% of the RX8 is assembled there as well. Ford owns 33% of Mazda's shares. Thats it. Idk where everyone comes off thinking Ford builds the RX8. And uhhh...the RX8 is every inch of door to door with an S2000 till around 100 mph. Are you saying a Civic Si is as fast as an S2000?
alamrisa (December 4, 2008 at 10:30 am)
it looks awsome
sometimes jeremy doesn't make sense
allstarhs (December 4, 2008 at 3:46 am)
very powerful indeed...198bhp 4speed for the automatic
hadid490 (December 3, 2008 at 5:13 am)
Charlie research before you talk buddy
Charlie819boy (December 2, 2008 at 7:11 pm)
i think the problem with me was that a lot of my friends that have purchased one boasted so much about it, i think i was expecting too much. granted their cars have been suped up beyond belief but still... come on... slower than a freaggin' civic?
Charlie819boy (December 2, 2008 at 7:04 pm)
i have and it was disappointing. not enough torque for me. i like that break neck off the line launch which this car doesn't have. Hell the car is slower than a CIVIC SI stock for stock. come on now. not to mention reliability issues. when your engine rev's that high (not that there is anything wrong with that) the parts on your car wear that much quicker and when your putting in some ford parts on top of that...well you know. people want cars that have better reliability.