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Originally Posted by ZDan
Never seen a reported curb weight for the RX-8 less than 3000 lb., have seen them at up to 3100 lb. Weight difference vs. FR-S/BRZ is ~300 lb. as far as I can tell...
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That's why I posted.
MazdaUSA only published the loaded GT's curb weight (with sunroof, etc). The 2004 RX8 base 6MT was 2889 pounds JDM. The base 6MT USDM shouldn't have been more than 50 pounds heavier, if that (and it didn't gain much over the years).
There's been much speculation as to why MazdaUSA never released specs for the lower trims. Perhaps they knew the engine was slightly over-rated and an official lower weight would've called attention to that?
The difference between the 2011 USDM RX8 Sport and the BRZ Premium seems to be ~200 pounds (though the RX8 lacked a spare).
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Originally Posted by OrbitalEllipses
American everything is always bigger and fatter, woot!
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To be fair, the USDM BRZ isn't much heavier than a similarly equipped JDM 86.