Mazda RX8 needs no introduction. It is the bastard child of the ultimate drifting machine, the RX7. It has a very light body, very stylish yet sophisticated chassis, and brutal drivetrain. It has an amazing transmission that delivers power smoothly. This car is advanced with one of the most amazing engineering "concepts" ever designed, the rotary engine. In theory the rotary engine gives instant power, whenever needed wherever needed. It is light and small so it would never mess with the overall balance.
RX8 is not only good on paper, it feels amazing to drive. It can go from 0 to 60 in I just pissed my pants. You can go bunkers and drift around the corners or with the high tech traction control you can take corners fast yet stick to the road.
I don't know about you but even thinking about it excites my wedding tackles.
There is only one thing that keeps me from buying a Mazda RX8. One major problem.
This car drives just fine until you hit 10,000 miles, from there on it feels like it has cancer and it is in early stages. Still drives fine but the whole car feels like it is in pain.
At 20,000 as you drive it, it feels like you are dragging something. It feels as if the car is getting fat. The engine will go bad and has to be replaced at some point before 80,000. Some cars don't even make it there.
It will fall apart at 150,000 miles but the drive-train would die long before that.
Mazda RX8 would not be a part of the engineering achievement. It would not be a part of any motor-sports history because it simply would not be remembered.
It is a shame that after designing the RX7, a true masterpiece, Mazda designed such failure. Rx8 is a bastard child of RX7.
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