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Old 10-06-2003, 08:22 PM   #42 (permalink)
bad30th
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Originally posted by madsenj37
Its fits four people in it.
...if you like sitting in back with your feet under, yes under, the front seats....and yes thats not just if youre tall...its definitely designed that way...

Quote:
Originally posted by madsenj37
Mazda was given the"Engine of the year" award for its new rotary engine, the Renesis.
...because its new. Period. Anything new wins awards.

And as far as the realiability, rotary engines are by nature very touchy pieces of machinery. Talk to an RX-7 owner sometime about the tuning nightmares that come with a rotary engine. In other words, they are a motor dependant on balance....and once that balance gets thrown off (which it inevitably will) even just a little, it is HELL trying to get it back, and the engine is almost never the same.

Dont get me wrong, I think the RX-8 looks cool, and I do like the idea of the rotary engine, but its implementation leaves something to be desired....

190hp? for $32k or more? cmon....
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