Originally posted by funkdaddysmack
I don't think you understand the concept of a sports car. How do you make a fun sports car? Start with a good suspension, strong chassis, light weight, and add power. Who ****ing cares if you do it with a high-reving rotory engine or a high-displacement V8? I can't stand biased car enthusiasts. OMG OMG OMG it has an ancient-designed V8 with pushrods, HAR HAR LOLLLLL. ROFL @ the 6k RPM redline!!111111
One of my best friend's had an RX8 for about a year and a half, he recently sold it. So don't think I'm some rotory n00b who's never driven a rotory car. It was a great handling car, fun to drive, but it was NOT fast. My 100% stock volvo could slowly walk it on the highway.
I'm sure the twin turbo FD is a bit more fun to drive acceleration-wise, but the rotory engine doesn't make the car for me. Rotory's need much more maintenece than a normal car and the engines aren't nearly as 'efficient'. I call efficiency how much fuel you consume for how much power you make. The RX8 saw 20mpg ONCE, that was on a 100% highway drive. Normal driving averaged 13-17mpg. This is in a car that makes a claimed 238hp. My brother in law's father has a LS1 camaro and an LS1 vette, they average 17-19mpg in town and he's gotten 31mpg in the vette on a highway trip. These cars are rated at 350hp.
Who cares how your car gets down the road, so long as it does? Just because I dream of a high-powered reliable and efficient engine in a light, great handling car doesn't mean I'm commiting automotive blasphmeny. I respect anything that's well done, isn't that what being a car enthusiast is all about?
fanboys
One of my best friend's had an RX8 for about a year and a half, he recently sold it. So don't think I'm some rotory n00b who's never driven a rotory car. It was a great handling car, fun to drive, but it was NOT fast. My 100% stock volvo could slowly walk it on the highway.
I'm sure the twin turbo FD is a bit more fun to drive acceleration-wise, but the rotory engine doesn't make the car for me. Rotory's need much more maintenece than a normal car and the engines aren't nearly as 'efficient'. I call efficiency how much fuel you consume for how much power you make. The RX8 saw 20mpg ONCE, that was on a 100% highway drive. Normal driving averaged 13-17mpg. This is in a car that makes a claimed 238hp. My brother in law's father has a LS1 camaro and an LS1 vette, they average 17-19mpg in town and he's gotten 31mpg in the vette on a highway trip. These cars are rated at 350hp.
Who cares how your car gets down the road, so long as it does? Just because I dream of a high-powered reliable and efficient engine in a light, great handling car doesn't mean I'm commiting automotive blasphmeny. I respect anything that's well done, isn't that what being a car enthusiast is all about?
fanboys
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