Let's put it simple, if you ain't a bitch. The Miata is not made for you.

 

[QUOTE=i_heart_my_DB8,Aug 13 2005, 04:55 PM]

No.

 

Maybe one day you will get your dream car, when you get tired of your S2000.

 

OK, Suki.

 

While I'm not going to state my opinion on this, it was never brought into question by me. You brought it up.... why? Because you thought you could change my mind? Or you thought I was unaware of Mazda's involvement in racing? You can't, and I am. But that still doesn't explain why you decided to bring an irrelevant point into play... read my first post c a r e f u l l y. I did not question Mazda's racing ability, nor did I question the Miata's history or heritage.

Yes. I too cannot believe that people confuse the first generation Miata for the second generation Miata. But then again, not everybody obsesses about cars. Funny how that works, huh? Also, the most noticable difference between the two Miatas is the headlights and the taillights. Most people wouldn't call that totally different. But then again, I am not most people, and I have long since learned that everyone is different, and does their own thing. Think about it.

What facts have I thrown out? Sheesh. I think you have a difficult time seeing through your Miata colored glasses, where if anyone doesn't buy a Miata, you have no choice but to bash their decision. Why? I don't know, that's for you, Mrs. JLB, and your shrink to figure out. But why do you insist on shoving your opinion down everyone's throat? Aside from my insight about the rotary engine, I have not been "spouting facts" at all, simply my observations and opinions. Hence, you trying to "point out the flaws" in my facts, in reality is you turning my opinions INTO fact, and then arguing about them 'til you're blue in the face.

Is it beyond your grasp that someone else could have a different dream car than you?

There you go with words in my mouth again. No. What I said was that while technically the RX-8 Rotary displaces 1.3L, it is simpleton to compare HP/L between two fundamentally different engine variations.

Why all the animosity JLB? You know, not everything is an argument.

 

I pulled this off another forum but if I'm correct this is the reaosn the rx-8 can't hold the title of the most hp/l

Due to the different nature of both engines you can't directly compare them as a 2.0 vs a 1.3 and make that call. If you were to compare them you'd double the volume of the rotary to get the closest real world comparison you can get.

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In order to interpolate the cycles and volume displaced by a rotary engine vs. a 4 piston engine, we can use the following logic:

* A piston engine takes 720

 

You're not making a very good case for the previous claim that you're not a troll.

 

No, we do know, and it sounds like the number of wins is zero.

 

True car enthusiasts appreciate all cars, because all cars have their positive and negatives. It says enthusiast under your username, so JLB please act like one. We are here to enjoy our cars, so let's spend less time bickering, and more time driving.

 

Oh, and the power efficiency claims of the RX8 engine is the biggest load of crap I've seen on the internet in weeks.

It doesn't take a genius to point out 20mpg through 1.3L of displacement and turn it around and call the RX8 engine the least efficient in the world.

Of course, engineers have always known that an engine's mechanical displacement doesn't mean much compared to its airflow CFM.