Anyone come from an RX8 ?

Yetamedi · 06-21-2013, 01:07 PM

I had an RX-8 (2004 model I think) and now own a 370Z NISMO. Some of things I do not miss about the RX-8 was the low power, the fact that it would seem to get 15 mpg no matter how I drove it, the heat from the footwells and center console (god forbid you put a cold drink there, cause it wouldn't be in short order).

I did enjoy how light it was and how I could throw it around corners. I also appreciated the suicide doors and back seat (no matter how small it was). Now that I own a Z (having just came from a 2011 5.0 mustang), I feel like I have the fun parts of the RX-8 minus a lot of the drawbacks (the back doors and seats being the only difference really).

I feel like I have 90% of the power of the mustang (I know performance wise its very comperable, but it still feels just a smidge slower which I would equate to the torque difference more than the HP) with the fun to drive part of the RX-8. The Z handles waaaay better than the 5.0 did and I get a hell of a lot more compliments on the Z than I did with either the RX or stang.

06-21-2013, 01:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
Yetamedi Base Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 5 Drives: 2012 370Z Nismo Rep Power: 14	I had an RX-8 (2004 model I think) and now own a 370Z NISMO. Some of things I do not miss about the RX-8 was the low power, the fact that it would seem to get 15 mpg no matter how I drove it, the heat from the footwells and center console (god forbid you put a cold drink there, cause it wouldn't be in short order). I did enjoy how light it was and how I could throw it around corners. I also appreciated the suicide doors and back seat (no matter how small it was). Now that I own a Z (having just came from a 2011 5.0 mustang), I feel like I have the fun parts of the RX-8 minus a lot of the drawbacks (the back doors and seats being the only difference really). I feel like I have 90% of the power of the mustang (I know performance wise its very comperable, but it still feels just a smidge slower which I would equate to the torque difference more than the HP) with the fun to drive part of the RX-8. The Z handles waaaay better than the 5.0 did and I get a hell of a lot more compliments on the Z than I did with either the RX or stang.