My friend got a Civic Si 2012 and he is just a bit faster than the 231 and he is completely stock . You have to be a fan of Mazda to buy a RX8! Its a nice High Reving car, but not very fast....
@jolafreux420 Mazda RX-8's are not purely acceleration and top speed, they shine on handling. On a curvy circuit, that honda will not be delivering all that power to the road as effectively as the mazda. That doesn't make either better than the other, it's just what the mazda rx-8 is better at.
I am planning to buy one of the first used RX8s that came out. For me there is no really noticable difference in Performance. Is there a difference in fuel consumption between those two?
@RonTaboga the high power one will eat more gas, above ~4250 it opens up another intake port and injects more fuel. at low RPMs they should be the same. both are pretty bad.
I've never driven a low-power variant, but i think that the limiter is set lower. You might want to find out. in this video the low-power car had aftermarket mods, so it may have been chipped to allow it to rev up higher.
why RX8, if you don't mind me asking? doesn't sound like you want to wind it out.
i am looking for a fairly cheap used sport coupe. You are right I am more the cruiser and not the racer but from time to time i also like to give it the shit to have fun. I like the look of the car and the 4 seats. The prices here in Germany are also very low for used RX8s. (3000 EUR for one with 60.000km on the clock)
But to be honest, the last days i found out there are many problems with the engine (youtube videos), flooding and start problems :(
@RonTaboga Major engine problems aren't very common anymore, and flooding is easy to avoid.
that is a pretty good price, too.
but i don't think that an RX8 is what you want. the engine sounds GREAT, but its bad on gas and has poor acceleration. it'll be great if you drive winding roads, but if you just want to hit the gas pedal and beat someone at a traffic light, RX8 isn't it.
try a 350Z. American muscle cars are usually cheep and great for just crusing (often 4 seats too)
@RonTaboga no problem. I drive a 2004 RX8 GT myself with 65,000km on it, and I love it. I just don't think its what you'd want :p
The engine in the RX8 isn't as reliable as in the S2000 or 350Z, but its still pretty good. in 03/04, there were some engine failures, but that doesn't happen much anymore.
the 350Z only has 2 seats, but it is very sexy and has a lot of power. don't know what the prices used are there. Hyundai genesis and ford mustang, unless brand reputation is important
Are the 0-100km/h times so close, really? In the vid the difference was almost unmeasurable. May be that the mods on the 192 could have uppen its power to 200 bhp or even slightly more, let's say 205 bhp? And it is known tha 912 is slightly moretoruey, so I suppose both things contribute to a virtually equal 0-100 and very very similar 0-160.
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@mercedesdrifter16 Nah, in the 5 speed 192 hp RX8 you'll shift to 5th at 200, it'll do 230, depending on the weather and road you'll be doing more or less. The more powerfull 231hp 6 speed will do 250(I Think, i have the 192hp, don't know for sure about the 231hp version.)
pas mal du tout, avec un volant moteur allégé et un collecteur tu dois pouvoir faire jeu égal avec une 231 stock, et si tu fais une reprogrammation qui libère ton moulin à 9000tr, alors là tu passera devant ;)
is the 231 modded? cos the 192 that can be heard at the very least has an exhaust system which will give 8 ish bhp wich then defeets the point of this vid, iv been down to mazda and had a test drive in both, an the 192 seemed to hav a better low down pull and impressed me but the 231 was an animal past 7000rpm and seemed to have lots of speed in each gear so i find this hard to belive that there is such little differance bettween them.
"0-200 km/h - He is 2.1 sec slower" - that means by this speed, that there are 120-130 meter difference between the both car. (by 100 km/h 10-12 meter and by 150 km/h 65-70 meter). Thats the point.
@corres78 2,1 with 200Km is 120-130 meters when the other car is at 0 Km!!! The other car is on 196Km/h! lol....they have to be maximum 20 meters...when you are on 200KMh you make about 1Km in 18 seconds, that means 2,1 sec= about 120 as you said. But that is when you run a distance...the other car is also on a run (I hope you understood what I said, even if my english level is poor)
My Grande Punto [1.9Diesel By The Way] Takes 29.something Lol, Agree Mazda Rx8[231] Are Pretty Fast But I Beat Stock Off The Line Up To 210-220ish And I Only Run 182.3Bhp .. What Is Going On With The Other 50Bhp They Have Dude ?? Surely There Not That Heavy Are They ??
...and i had winter tires (with 225/45 R18 original size) on my factory rims during making of this video. I was on straigt road (without downhill, no wind)!
how did u drop the clutch on the 192 did u do a transmission swap to manual
my2004rx8 2 days ago
LMAO! most useless 39hp I've ever seen.
Dani01c 1 week ago
Umm.. Automatic and Manual transmission?
umair691994 2 months ago
My friend got a Civic Si 2012 and he is just a bit faster than the 231 and he is completely stock . You have to be a fan of Mazda to buy a RX8! Its a nice High Reving car, but not very fast....
jolafreux420 2 months ago
@jolafreux420 the rx-8 is all about the handling not the power, it would make that honda look silly on the track
beehoo5 2 months ago 8
@jolafreux420 Mazda RX-8's are not purely acceleration and top speed, they shine on handling. On a curvy circuit, that honda will not be delivering all that power to the road as effectively as the mazda. That doesn't make either better than the other, it's just what the mazda rx-8 is better at.
rich1051414 1 month ago 4
sa rame!
MADGEORGES 3 months ago
not much difference in the two of them
jpike2k3 3 months ago
the 192 sounds like they stole the 13b out of an FC.. it is sounded rather rough....
DK99824 3 months ago
listen to the exhaust note of the 192 bhp. standard? i dont think so. either that or his exhaust is blowing. its far too loud.
RX8PHILRX8 3 months ago
@RX8PHILRX8 Or maybe the microphone on the mobile phone is as shitty as the camera, so it sounds very rough?
derbigpr500 3 months ago
LMAO...whoever bought the 192hp must bite his ass right now :-)
Racersbase 4 months ago
so i guess 192 and 231 are the hp?
maestrularmelor 4 months ago
@TheSkullKid94 their horsepower output , the old rx-8 cosmo used to have 192hp(i think)
BigBlazer82 4 months ago
je prendrai bien la 231 mais bon pas le même prix niveau carte grise lolllllll
sloyd60180 5 months ago
I am planning to buy one of the first used RX8s that came out. For me there is no really noticable difference in Performance. Is there a difference in fuel consumption between those two?
RonTaboga 5 months ago
@RonTaboga the high power one will eat more gas, above ~4250 it opens up another intake port and injects more fuel. at low RPMs they should be the same. both are pretty bad.
I've never driven a low-power variant, but i think that the limiter is set lower. You might want to find out. in this video the low-power car had aftermarket mods, so it may have been chipped to allow it to rev up higher.
why RX8, if you don't mind me asking? doesn't sound like you want to wind it out.
isays 5 months ago
@isays
What do yo mean exactly by wind it out? Sorry english is not my mother language and i don´t know the meaning of that expression :)
RonTaboga 5 months ago
@RonTaboga "wind it out" means to drive it to high-RPMs.
there are more practical and better looking cars for less money. RX8 doesn't accelerate very well either.
RX8s are good in the corners... but you have to drive the car hard to take advantage of that.
it doesn't sound like you're interested in driving your car hard, so I was wondering what made you interested in the RX8.
isays 5 months ago
@isays
i am looking for a fairly cheap used sport coupe. You are right I am more the cruiser and not the racer but from time to time i also like to give it the shit to have fun. I like the look of the car and the 4 seats. The prices here in Germany are also very low for used RX8s. (3000 EUR for one with 60.000km on the clock)
But to be honest, the last days i found out there are many problems with the engine (youtube videos), flooding and start problems :(
RonTaboga 5 months ago
@RonTaboga Major engine problems aren't very common anymore, and flooding is easy to avoid.
that is a pretty good price, too.
but i don't think that an RX8 is what you want. the engine sounds GREAT, but its bad on gas and has poor acceleration. it'll be great if you drive winding roads, but if you just want to hit the gas pedal and beat someone at a traffic light, RX8 isn't it.
try a 350Z. American muscle cars are usually cheep and great for just crusing (often 4 seats too)
isays 5 months ago
@isays
I guess the rx8 would be anyway pretty fast compared to my Celica with 7A-FE 116hp engine that i drive now.
But i think i will really look for an 350Z. It should be much more reliable and it has got a normal engine (no wankel). Thanks for your advices!!
RonTaboga 5 months ago
@RonTaboga no problem. I drive a 2004 RX8 GT myself with 65,000km on it, and I love it. I just don't think its what you'd want :p
The engine in the RX8 isn't as reliable as in the S2000 or 350Z, but its still pretty good. in 03/04, there were some engine failures, but that doesn't happen much anymore.
the 350Z only has 2 seats, but it is very sexy and has a lot of power. don't know what the prices used are there. Hyundai genesis and ford mustang, unless brand reputation is important
isays 5 months ago
Are the 0-100km/h times so close, really? In the vid the difference was almost unmeasurable. May be that the mods on the 192 could have uppen its power to 200 bhp or even slightly more, let's say 205 bhp? And it is known tha 912 is slightly moretoruey, so I suppose both things contribute to a virtually equal 0-100 and very very similar 0-160.
alamos8 6 months ago
@alamos8 Sorry for the typo. I meant to say the the 192 comes stock as a bit more torquey than the 231.
alamos8 6 months ago
I've done 143mph 232kph in my 231, I would think that 246kph would be achievable, I was still accelerating.
infrequentflyers 7 months ago
@infrequentflyers my friend had 149mph out of his rx-8 then chickend out lol if you have a long enough road they should hit 150-160
Mr330d 6 months ago
@Mr330d he i.r..a have been given your ip address and will soon be in touch with you for a "meeting" ;) good luck you sad bastard being ignorant about the irish over a social networking site i should sue your sorry ass for dafamation of my character also all of my family should sue your ass too dafamation of their character as well keep an eye out the next few days their is i.r.a member's all over england wales scotland all dying to do a continuity mission!!!!!
nice message bro lmao
FuckTheLawNiggas 6 months ago
@FuckTheLawNiggas im dying of laughs
akiskapouros 6 months ago
@FuckTheLawNiggas im dying of laughs
akiskapouros 6 months ago
@akiskapouros yea i was laughing too, it was from mr330d the kunt
FuckTheLawNiggas 6 months ago
Both slow and burn fuels like hell :P nice looking and good sound
akiskapouros 7 months ago
I've done 246kph with my Revolution!
Lideone 10 months ago
Great video.
20vtrueno 11 months ago
Rahh J'suis déçu. Il n'y pas presque pas de différence =S Je pensait que la 231 avait beaucoup plus de pèche que la 192 =S
willsRX8 1 year ago
max speed is 200 km/h only? --.--
mercedesdrifter16 2 years ago
no, the 231bhp version goes till 245/250
pmlopmlop 1 year ago
@pmlopmlop 192 HP = 205 Kph 238 HP= 235 Kph
lambofgod94 1 year ago
@lambofgod94 Bullshit!
itsruw 10 months ago
@mercedesdrifter16 Nah, in the 5 speed 192 hp RX8 you'll shift to 5th at 200, it'll do 230, depending on the weather and road you'll be doing more or less. The more powerfull 231hp 6 speed will do 250(I Think, i have the 192hp, don't know for sure about the 231hp version.)
Sorayan13 8 months ago
come on! they are NOT that brilliant. 10 yrs old Integra DC2 190 KM or even Civic 1.8 Vti could EASILY stand up or beat the weaker model
karkass4 2 years ago
pas mal du tout, avec un volant moteur allégé et un collecteur tu dois pouvoir faire jeu égal avec une 231 stock, et si tu fais une reprogrammation qui libère ton moulin à 9000tr, alors là tu passera devant ;)
Tsargate 2 years ago
is the 231 modded? cos the 192 that can be heard at the very least has an exhaust system which will give 8 ish bhp wich then defeets the point of this vid, iv been down to mazda and had a test drive in both, an the 192 seemed to hav a better low down pull and impressed me but the 231 was an animal past 7000rpm and seemed to have lots of speed in each gear so i find this hard to belive that there is such little differance bettween them.
munturo 2 years ago
Hi! By making this video is the 231 RX8 full stock!
corres78 2 years ago
0-100 km/h - He is 0.5 sec slower
0-150 km/h - He is 1.4 sec slower
0-200 km/h - He is 2.1 sec slower (Not 1.15 sec, that he wrote at the end of the vid!)
Question: What tyre size has he? (I had at this time my factory rims on with factory size 225/45 R18 WINTER TYRES)
corres78 2 years ago
"0-200 km/h - He is 2.1 sec slower" - that means by this speed, that there are 120-130 meter difference between the both car. (by 100 km/h 10-12 meter and by 150 km/h 65-70 meter). Thats the point.
corres78 2 years ago
@corres78 2,1 with 200Km is 120-130 meters when the other car is at 0 Km!!! The other car is on 196Km/h! lol....they have to be maximum 20 meters...when you are on 200KMh you make about 1Km in 18 seconds, that means 2,1 sec= about 120 as you said. But that is when you run a distance...the other car is also on a run (I hope you understood what I said, even if my english level is poor)
johnmarkac 1 year ago
Hey dude! You have stolen my vid ;-)
corres78 2 years ago
the 231 is a fair bit quicker than that. the 231 driver cant drive!
RyanB88 3 years ago
Oh really?? I can't drive?! Watch my original vid "My RX8 0-200 kph in 27.2 sec on 1KM'
corres78 2 years ago
My Grande Punto [1.9Diesel By The Way] Takes 29.something Lol, Agree Mazda Rx8[231] Are Pretty Fast But I Beat Stock Off The Line Up To 210-220ish And I Only Run 182.3Bhp .. What Is Going On With The Other 50Bhp They Have Dude ?? Surely There Not That Heavy Are They ??
SpeedAndBassFreak 2 years ago
My RX-8 weights 3040 lbs ;-) A factory RX-8 weights 2900 lbs.
corres78 2 years ago
You did shift abit slow in the video though.
yourmotherrules 2 years ago
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corres78 2 years ago
Hey :-)
Watch the vid again. from 1st to 2nd is the same, and from 2nd to 3rd too, and from 3rd to 4th my shift is a little bit slower but earllier :-)
And i reach 100 kph with 0,4 sec faster, than he.
corres78 2 years ago
...and i had winter tires (with 225/45 R18 original size) on my factory rims during making of this video. I was on straigt road (without downhill, no wind)!
corres78 2 years ago
nice video dude!check my rx8 some time.
mm13brw 3 years ago
très très interressant !
Tsargate 4 years ago