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Originally Posted by Allch Chcar
Well the balance between the two is what was a failure, IMHO. They made it bigger with suicide doors to make it a legitimate 4 seater and gave it a thirsty high output but small(relatively) N/A engine. The power was good when it was introduced, the 350z and BMW 3 made a bit more power and were slightly heavier, but the RX-8 had a long life cycle.
Then again the RX-8 is cheaper than any BMW let alone a Porsche.  |
Yep. The numbers never really worked out well for the 8 because its real meal ticket wasn't its grip or even its engine, but its chassis. And in that reality a comparison between the RX-8 and a 350Z typically ends with the Z understeering into a wall.