IMO it kinda does...I don't mind that it gets 16mpg, but for 238HP, I do. My '93 FD got similar mileage, but was way more powerful. Hell, my Viper was 450HP and got similar mileage to my buddies Rx-8.

So, I think it MPG does matter in a sports car....if it was directionaly proportional to the HP output.

 

This is not even close to accurate. The car has an impressive and bespoke chassis and it has damn good suspension.

I can see how the design is a love/ hate thing but it is certainly a sports car with extra doors more than it is a sedan that is trying to be sporty.

 

Say what you want about a RX8, I stick with the ecomobox statement, my guess it is about as fast as a WRX in every metric and that really is just a speedy econobox. The S2000 is just a different vehicle, 2 seats, ragtop, pretty, like I said fried chicken and a shovel, and me likee fried chicken.

 

I'm eager to see how well the 16X engine Mazda is making fares...

 

In SCCA SoloII competition, RX-8 is the car to have in BStock, whereas the WRX isn't competitive in the slower DStock class.

And regardless of speed potential, in my experience (I've driven both, and instructed students in both), the RX-8 is a sports car, the WRX is a speedy econobox, in my estimation.

 

[Inigo Montoya] You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. [/Inigo Montoya]

 

[QUOTE=Saki GT,Jul 15 2010, 12:34 PM] The RX-8 is a fun car to drive.

 

Here's an example of my "P.S." statement. Give him about 20 more years and his brains will have developed into a proper size.

So all cars with 4 seats, fixed roofs, and "goofy" looks (subjective) are econoboxes? The only first-hand experience this guy has had with an RX8 is looking at one drive by. NOTHING ELSE!!!

 

Didn't some FD RX7s and 911's come with a "back seat" ?