Horsepower : 238 @ 8500 rpm 6 speed Manual; 197 @ 7200 rpm 4 speed Automatic
Torque : 159 lb-ft @ 5500 6 speed Manual; 164 lb-ft @ 5000 rpm 4 speed
Automatic Curb Weight : 6 Speed Manual Transmission: 3029 lbs 4 speed Automatic Transmission: 3053 lbs.
0-60 mph : 5.9 seconds
1/4 mph : 14.5 @ 96 mph
Top Speed : 148 mph
The RX-8 was designed as a front mid-mounted, rear-wheel drive 2+2 coupé. The car has a near 50:50 weight distribution, achieved by mounting the engine behind the front axle and the gas tank ahead of the rear axle.
Weight is trimmed through the use of materials such as aluminium (hood & rear doors), and a carbon fiber composite driveshaft on the manual gearbox car; designed to reduce rotational mass connected to the engine. The rest of the body is steel, save for the plastic front and rear bumpers.
The car features a pair of rear-hinged "freestyle" doors (similar to suicide doors) in order to provide easier access to the rear seats. The RX-8 has no B-pillar between the front and rear doors, with the leading edge of the rear door acting as a "virtual pillar" to maintain structural rigidity. Because of the overlapping design, the rear doors can only be opened when the front doors are open.
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