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Originally Posted by scorcherjf
Wow 9 pages of posts and not one person brought up some of the most important differences regarding handling?
RX8: Double-wishbone front and rear
FR-S: Strut front, double wishbone rear
RX8: 50/50 weight balance
FR-S: 53/47 front/rear (if I remember correctly)
Just looking at those 2 details someone would probably guess that the RX8 has more neutral handling while the FR-S will understeer at the limit. I haven't done much research but we'll have to see if this does indeed happen when it gets reviewed on a track.
As a daily driver I would pick the FR-S because of the fuel economy but as a track car, RX-8.
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I saw some figures that put the actual weight distribution of the RX-8 at 53:47 and the Miata at 52:48. Trying to remember where I saw them, so don't put to much stock in the specifics but I know that it is often said they have "near" 50:50 not exactly as much.