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Originally Posted by Exage
I can't recall the last time I saw a R3 on the street... You have to be a true rotary-head (perhaps a bit insane as well) to order a new one here considering the price is on par with WRX STI and EVO X.
I was mulling over on used RX-8s when I came time to replace my first car. They were a couple grand more then I wanted to spend at the time so I didn't (among a couple other reasons).
The auto magazines were going off last week about the possibility of the 16X featuring laser ignition instead of spark plugs.
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Mazda is looking at the technology of laser ignition, but they are probably not going to pull the trigger on it just yet. For obvious reasons, says a source I cant disclose.
While i agree that the WRX STI and EVOX are overall better cars than the rx8, especially at the price point. The RX series FC/FD and the rx8, SE....gives me a completely different driving experience than any sports car iv ever driven. I almost feel like my entire soul is being sucked into high heaven..and even if i was going slower than any other cars..i wouldn't know it, because i'm just in a entirely different sort of world behind the wheel of a rotary car.
Am i a fan of a rotary engine? yes! Is it a good engine? compared to a piston engine no...
But you sir are a smart man for not buying an rx8. Sometimes my friends ask me about buying an rx8..and i always recommend no. But if they go ahead and buy one despite my recommendations..massive kudos!