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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 04:50 PM
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My car on the cover of EVO Magazine

No, it's not a Bugatti Yes, you need magnifying glasses

My car is stock atm but the article was about old vs. new, they were comparing the old and new versions of same brands to see if they improved over the years or not, or if they stuck to the winning recipe etc.



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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 05:25 PM
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They are smart, they put it towards the front. Congrats!
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 06:50 PM
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Sorry, an RX8 should not be compared to an RX7. The only thing in common between the two is the fact that they both have spinning triangles under the hood.
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 07:42 PM
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**** yeaaaa
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 08:56 PM
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What was their analysis of the comparison of the FD and 8? I'm always curious as to what people think.
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Tim Benton
What was their analysis of the comparison of the FD and 8? I'm always curious as to what people think.
They think they are slower and get worse gas mileage but seat 4 instead of two .
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by FearNoPiston
They think they are slower and get worse gas mileage but seat 4 instead of two .
EVO (at least in the UK) is not that sort of magazine. However, comparing an RX-7 with an RX-8 seems a little pointless.
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 10:00 PM
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i lke both the 7 and 8, but 7 is deff more of a sports car, the 8 is for people that wish that they didnt have a family and a fd
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted by ij1889
i lke both the 7 and 8, but 7 is deff more of a sports car, the 8 is for people that wish that they didnt have a family and a fd
couldn't have said it better myself!
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 10:57 PM
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so what did they say?
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 11:29 PM
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i hope you smoked the crap out of that 8
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Old Dec 16, 2009 | 05:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Tim Benton
What was their analysis of the comparison of the FD and 8? I'm always curious as to what people think.
Originally Posted by neit_jnf
so what did they say?
Since they compared many cars at once each car was given a small space. I don't have the mag next to me right now but they basically said RX7 was a great car blah blah, twin turbos and the fuel consumption was bad, now RX8 has no turbos and consumption is still the weak point.

Originally Posted by smog-guy707
i hope you smoked the crap out of that 8
It was the previous owner who took it to the photoshoot about a week before my purschase and I didn't know, later I found the pics on his facebook, I didn't appreciate it but what can I do. Looks like he tried to drift a little bit but looks like a FAIL And no race with the rx8. I will post some pics later.
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Old Dec 16, 2009 | 04:10 PM
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Some pics which were taken at the day of the photoshoot:







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Old Dec 16, 2009 | 04:29 PM
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Congratts...

As far as the old vs. new..... haha the FD DOMINATES!!
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