The Top Gear team put the Mazda RX8 through its paces in this exciting auto and speed racing game from BBC Worldwide.
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Mazda October 7th 2009
October 22nd, 2009 at 5:22 pm
“it may go like stink but if it looks like poo i still wont drive one.” Did anyone ask you to drive one?
October 23rd, 2009 at 10:05 pm
Economical?
October 24th, 2009 at 11:54 am
I believe he drove it on both dry and wet. When he spun out, it was wet but, when he was drifting the car a little bit, it was dry.
October 26th, 2009 at 8:36 am
If you watch it again you’ll notice that Jeremy drove it on a dry track, all the wet parts were filmed just to show off the car while he narrates, probably a crew member driving it.
October 28th, 2009 at 9:17 pm
Did I not see wetness before Jezza retracted his feelings?
October 29th, 2009 at 8:06 pm
its not for everyone
October 31st, 2009 at 3:28 pm
worst looking car in its segment…pontiac aztek of sport sedans. i used to own a generation 2 rx-7…it would be awesome to get one of these power plants into one of those bodies. it may go like stink but if it looks like poo i still wont drive one.
November 3rd, 2009 at 2:32 pm
true, they are different. They both pump air but, just in different ways. Rpms are relative. The 8 spins the eccentric shaft at 9k+ rpms but, the rotors are going 1/3 that speed so it depends. This is why people, who ignorantly say this car has no tq, need to understand that at 3k rpms, the rotary has 90% tq to the wheels. To put into perspective, the rotors are going only 1k rpms. The rotary has more power than people think. Key is leverage.
November 5th, 2009 at 11:12 pm
but your comparing it with a cylinder were as it has a rotary engine. Because it spins instead of pumping, it can handle more rpms than your average v4 or v6
November 9th, 2009 at 3:23 am
that would be why it is shitty. Power available at a given rpm, weight, gearing, and Cd are the major factors in mpg. Where the power is, is yet another factor. Most of the power of the rotary is in the higher rpms
November 9th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
this is definetely a fun car to play with, my dad just bought one last year.
November 11th, 2009 at 11:11 am
The new Mazda RX 8 R3 is an awesome car for the money. Yeah, its not the best fuel economy, but if your that bothered about it, your better off buying one of the dime a dozen chav\boy racer hot hatches, or maybe even a diesel.
November 12th, 2009 at 8:19 pm
It really depends on how you drive it. I can get 20 or so with hwy driving. Most of the time I’m getting around 14. I really drive the opposite of efficient, though.
November 14th, 2009 at 9:53 pm
Highway miles? Ugh. I’ve always loved rotaries, but my shitty v6 is more economic than this
November 15th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
If anyone wants to watch all Top Gear episodes for free from seasons 1-13 just PM me I’ll send you the link
Thanks