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Originally Posted by iShaveWithKatana
I have kept relatively accurate tabs on my fuel consumption, and I average just about 20.2 mpg with a 6MT @ 65% city/35% highway, and I do not lug my 8.
That's not great, obviously, but it's better than what many get. Mazda should have incorporated taller gearing in 6th for highway economy, because cruising at 75mph puts the 6port at about 3800rpm, which obviously wastes a lot of fuel.
I'd be all over the FT86 if 1) a factory FI option became available (i.e. warranty) and 2) it had a bigger backseat.
Number 2 above eliminates it as a possibility, unfortunately.
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That is probably the one main issue with the manual RX-8. I noticed the automatics are better geared for highway cruising at a more tolerable rpm for fuel consumption.
But for others who mention gas mileage, it really is only an issue with non-synthetic 5W20 oil. If you switch out with Royal Purple then you will notice an upsurge of MPGs, especially in the city. With Royal Purple at least on a 06 automatic RX-8 it can have highway mpg at 25 mpg.
And others mentioning issues with engine, most of this was addressed with the 09 re-design. Still the RX-8 remains to be a value at around 16K used and it has a transferable engine warranty up to 100,000 miles.