Tell me my options(Now with a few pics!)

[Ryan T]

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Spot on, pretty much every car in its price range can out accelerate it and most get better fuel economy.

Evan, I was hoping you wouldn't resort to personal attacks..."used to jacking off over mad tiiiite dyno supras dawg", come on. I didn't mean to push any of your buttons with my post, and if I did I apologize.

Perhaps "real sports cars" wasn't the best phrase to use, I should have said cars with real power. I have no doubt the rx-8 could bust some ass around a road course, but the power leaves MUCH to be desired, especially when you can have more performance and better fuel economy for less money.

Ok Ryan, but how did you expect for me to take "If the RX-8 has the best top-end of any car that you've driven then you really need to drive some real sports cars, because the top end of the rx-8 is far from impressive."
You need to learn the difference between "You are wrong and you dont know anything!" and "I disagree"
As I already said you should know better than to justify a statement with a street race, Im not sure what kind of response you expected with that. You gave me flashbacks to the good old days of Travis flaming.

I hate magazine racing, but since its already been brought up (although without references of course :roll, On Top Gear the RX-8 matched the 350Z time while being easier to drive and more consistent. Someone explain to me how that is much less performance? The car has no balls before 5k, which on a test drive (or a fat 45 year old magazine journalist review) is going to fell pretty damn slow. But last I checked, we were motorsports enthusiasts, not fat middle aged men. Personally I love high revving engines. It comes alive around 5.5 and yes, it pulls like crazy all the way to 9k. Its a driver's car, it has a relatively low weight considering the pigs being built today, it has a real LSD and is completely balanced. I guess you guys would rather have low drag times to brag to your friends about than a real drivers car. How sad.
Fuel economy I cant speak for, but Allison hasn't complained too much about her's, although I wouldnt be surprised if it isnt the best. The suspension is more solid than a WRX's, and feels just as stiff as a STi.
And dont mistake me for a rotary fanboi. I have always hated them, especially when I get stuck behind one on a racetrack.

ps- google video didnt turn up the top gear rx-8 segment, but i have it at home in case anyone wants to see it

Show me anywhere in my post that I ever said it was a streetrace. I didn't and it wasn't. It was an open drag day at a local event, but there were no times, just line up and run for fun. I pulled on the rx-8 pretty hard. I neigther support nor condone streetracing, and MM takes the same stand.

And no, were not all 45 year old men, but the majority of the club does not regularly track their vehicles, so having to wait till 5500rpm to get anything closetly resembling power is pretty much worthless. I guess your perception of a car that pulls hard is just different than my perception of a car that pulls hard, I'm spoiled by torque.