if you’re in the market for a hot-looking ride it’s fun to drive
hot-looking ride it’s fun to drive
hot-looking ride it’s fun to drive without the hefty price tag and you want
without the hefty price tag and you want
without the hefty price tag and you want to look at Mazda hi I’m Miranda
to look at Mazda hi I’m Miranda
to look at Mazda hi I’m Miranda Lightstone watchmojo.com and today we’re
Lightstone watchmojo.com and today we’re
Lightstone watchmojo.com and today we’re taking a ride in the 2010 Mazda rx-8
well the master RX a can’t be considered
well the master RX a can’t be considered a supercar by any means once you get
a supercar by any means once you get
a supercar by any means once you get behind the wheel and actually feel what
behind the wheel and actually feel what
behind the wheel and actually feel what this car can do in the road you realize
this car can do in the road you realize
this car can do in the road you realize that it’s quite impressive for what it
that it’s quite impressive for what it
that it’s quite impressive for what it is the Mazda rx-8 is a pretty flashy car
is the Mazda rx-8 is a pretty flashy car
is the Mazda rx-8 is a pretty flashy car already with this particular model that
already with this particular model that
already with this particular model that we’re driving is tricked out with Recaro
we’re driving is tricked out with Recaro
we’re driving is tricked out with Recaro racing seats Bilstein suspension 19-inch
racing seats Bilstein suspension 19-inch
racing seats Bilstein suspension 19-inch alloy wheels and a little bit something
alloy wheels and a little bit something
alloy wheels and a little bit something extra a massive speed cold air intake
extra a massive speed cold air intake
extra a massive speed cold air intake doesn’t add a significant amount of
doesn’t add a significant amount of
doesn’t add a significant amount of horsepower but it does make it sound
horsepower but it does make it sound
horsepower but it does make it sound phenomenal
when NASA put the rotary engine the rx-8
when NASA put the rotary engine the rx-8 it made a huge difference in the feel of
it made a huge difference in the feel of
it made a huge difference in the feel of the car on the road well I really played
the car on the road well I really played
the car on the road well I really played with a low-end torque and made it almost
with a low-end torque and made it almost
with a low-end torque and made it almost non-existent
non-existent
non-existent what it did do was create quite a lot of
what it did do was create quite a lot of
what it did do was create quite a lot of power for an engine that’s actually
power for an engine that’s actually
power for an engine that’s actually quite small with only 1.3 liters this
quite small with only 1.3 liters this
quite small with only 1.3 liters this car shoots out 232 horsepower with the
car shoots out 232 horsepower with the
car shoots out 232 horsepower with the manual if you shoot down to automatic
manual if you shoot down to automatic
manual if you shoot down to automatic then you’re dropping to 212 but it still
then you’re dropping to 212 but it still
then you’re dropping to 212 but it still have a lot of grunt and a lot of power
have a lot of grunt and a lot of power
have a lot of grunt and a lot of power which is great in a car of this size
which is great in a car of this size
which is great in a car of this size the benefits of driving a rotary engine
the benefits of driving a rotary engine
the benefits of driving a rotary engine is really in the smoothness there are no
is really in the smoothness there are no
is really in the smoothness there are no reciprocating parts and there’s also a
reciprocating parts and there’s also a
reciprocating parts and there’s also a great power-to-weight ratio which really
great power-to-weight ratio which really
great power-to-weight ratio which really helps with the bouncing and handling of
helps with the bouncing and handling of
helps with the bouncing and handling of the car and in the rx-8 specifically
the car and in the rx-8 specifically
the car and in the rx-8 specifically there’s almost a perfect 50/50 split
there’s almost a perfect 50/50 split
there’s almost a perfect 50/50 split between front and back which means the
between front and back which means the
between front and back which means the car hugs the corners perfectly the
car hugs the corners perfectly the
car hugs the corners perfectly the design of the Mazda rx-8 is edgy and
design of the Mazda rx-8 is edgy and
design of the Mazda rx-8 is edgy and modern and very aggressive with wheel
modern and very aggressive with wheel
modern and very aggressive with wheel fenders that are very puffed up in the
fenders that are very puffed up in the
fenders that are very puffed up in the front and the back the car has a very
front and the back the car has a very
front and the back the car has a very crouch down low stance that you don’t
crouch down low stance that you don’t
crouch down low stance that you don’t really feel when you’re sitting in the
really feel when you’re sitting in the
really feel when you’re sitting in the car when you look outside it’s very
car when you look outside it’s very
car when you look outside it’s very close to the road so in case you didn’t
close to the road so in case you didn’t
close to the road so in case you didn’t believe me before I have to prove to
believe me before I have to prove to
believe me before I have to prove to y’all phenomenal this engine actually
y’all phenomenal this engine actually
y’all phenomenal this engine actually sounds with a little bit of revving
because this particular rx-8 is a good
because this particular rx-8 is a good with Bilstein suspension the handling is
with Bilstein suspension the handling is
with Bilstein suspension the handling is much more precise it grips the road much
much more precise it grips the road much
much more precise it grips the road much more closely and handles really well and
more closely and handles really well and
more closely and handles really well and despite the lack of torque at only 159
despite the lack of torque at only 159
despite the lack of torque at only 159 pounds foot you don’t really feel it
pounds foot you don’t really feel it
pounds foot you don’t really feel it because the car is so grippy and so
because the car is so grippy and so
because the car is so grippy and so tight in the corners you just want to
tight in the corners you just want to
tight in the corners you just want to drive it
so I hope you guys enjoyed the ride as
so I hope you guys enjoyed the ride as much as I did if nothing else the car
much as I did if nothing else the car
much as I did if nothing else the car sounds phenomenal it might not have all
sounds phenomenal it might not have all
sounds phenomenal it might not have all the high-tech gadgetry of the modern car
the high-tech gadgetry of the modern car
the high-tech gadgetry of the modern car today but it certainly is a blast to
today but it certainly is a blast to
today but it certainly is a blast to drive
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