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Old 06-20-2012, 03:11 PM   #261
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Originally Posted by mike2100 View Post
The compromise is that the RX-8 weighs more, is softer, and has a longer wheelbase.

I said both the chassis and the damping (i.e. suspension) are stiffer in the 86.
I'm not sure a longer wheelbase is a compromise. And I don't know that being softer has anything to do with carrying people easier. How much stiffer is the frs than the rx8?
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