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Originally Posted by snizzle
I miss my RX8 too. Handled on rails. Mazdaspeed bodykit. Bright red got me a few tickets. The Camaro though is much more fun to drive on normal public roads. I honestly think the Honda Accord of the day could beat the RX8 off the line.
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Camaro and Corvette have a lot more torque, which makes it fun(in a different way) and easy to drive daily.
Accords have a turbocharged engine nowadays so no surprise here. Just about any family car would be torquier than an RX-8 off the line, but if you are willing to rev the rotary, that's where the fun comes in.
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Originally Posted by SirJangle
I loved my RX-8 too! Although, I had an engine replacement after 3 years due to the carbon lock-up issue they were known for. Very fun car!
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The early S1 RX-8s had some issues with not injecting enough oil into the combustion chamber so that might have something to do with it as well. It's just what happens when you have to consider emissions and also try to squeeze power out of a small rotary engine.
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