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Originally Posted by spin9k
What he IS saying, is that with low torque, there no huge urge to go, you have to wring out the gears to get going fast from a stop. Strange yes, but trust me, I know of what I speak. My RX-8 has 159ft-lbs of torque, and off the line, it doesn't just blast off very well with that large wave of torque you get with a large engine or turboed small engine. Thru a yellow just shift down and fly isn't a problem though...
Although I've never had a problem with intersections!?
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The difference is the Rx8 makes 200whp to the 200hp the FRS makes. So shifting into a lower gear will multiply the torque on both of them and it becomes a non issue. That gets old really quick for me though, but at least the RX8 has a long linear powerband and top end to work with. This car will not display this it will have same low end and good mid-range and choke up top, to give that fun, snappy, less time in gear feel.
At this point the RX-8 or NC MX-5 is the better car.