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2005 Mazda RX-8 - My good friend

LZ
Beaverton, Oregon
Overall
4.0
Value
4.0
Performance
5.0
Style
5.0
Comfort
4.0
Fuel Economy
1.0
Reliability
2.0
I love the RX heritage of cars. With what used to be the only rotary engine on the market, it differentiates itself from all other cars on the road. Sadly they stopped making the final RX a few years ago, but that's soon to change with a model coming out later this decade. The interior and exterior styling and the rotary is what drew me in initially. The detail is apparent, a ton of work and passion went into the design of this car. From the tiny triangles all over the place to represent the wankel engine, to the engine itself, pushing out over 200 horses with a 1.3l engine.
Story
Every time I go out and drive is always a blast. I drive it like I stole it. Windows down, music playing, bliss.
Pros
This car was hands down the best handling car under 30k. The RX-8 steered like it was on rails. The car's engine is behind the front axle and the gas tank is in front of the back axle, with a super light weight engine, giving the effect of having 50/50 weight distribution and superb corner-ability.
Cons
The gas and oil consumption was very high. Every other fill-up required some oil to be dispensed. If turned off while the engine is cold, it would flood the engine with oil. The cons were mainly quirks with the rotary engine itself. The torque was rather low, too.

2005 Mazda RX-8 - 2005 Mazda rx8

Justin
Bear, Delaware
Overall
4.0
Value
4.0
Performance
4.0
Style
5.0
Comfort
3.0
Fuel Economy
4.0
Reliability
4.0
I have a black 2005 Mazda rx8. It’s a pretty nice car. It’s also pretty fast.
Story
One fun thing I’ve done in my car is racing my friends at the race track. I had fun, and I won all the races. We had a great time and will definitely do it again.
Pros
The pros of the Mazda rx8 are it’s a sporty car that is fast but still good on gas mpg. It’s a four cylinder, but it’s turboed, so it’s a fun little car.
Cons
The cons are since it’s a four cylinder, it’s not as fast as a v6 or v8. Since it’s a sports car, it doesn’t have a lot of room in the backseat.

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