Anybody  remember what the 3rd gen RX7 EPA mileage rating
was? Mazda is claiming the RX8 will come in at 18-19
city and 23-24 highway according to the Jan Motor Trend article.

Is this the 40% they claim?

Paul Lamar

Edmunds.com displays historical data on used cars. It quoted the 1993

RX-7

as having the following fuel economy:

EPA Mileage Estimates: (City/Highway)
  Manual: 17 mpg / 25 mpg

  Automatic: 18 mpg / 24 mpg

  Barry Gardner, Wheaton ,IL

Thanks Barry. As I suspected the improvement is mainly
in the city. No where near 40% however.

Paul Lamar

Brett & Tiana Campbell wrote:

Those numbers sound closer to the mileage I was getting with all three of my
1st gen rx7s, but those cars (12-A) were only 101hp. The rx8 is supposed to
produce about 250 hp, so in light of that, these figures sound like an
improvement.

A Porche Boxster is about the same weight and HP. Its numbers are
19 city 27 highway.

An Olds Aurora V8 250 HP 3800 pounds 18 city 26 highway.

Nissan Maxima  V6 255 HP 3315 pounds 20 city 26 highway.

Infiniti      V6 255 HP 3400 pounds 20 city 26 highway (sounds like a Maxima)

Looks like it is right in the ball park with a lot of 250 HP sedans
but the RX8 is 500 to 700 pounds lighter in weight.

Should be a real performer for a driver that knows enough
to step off the clutch at 9000 RPM :-)

Paul Lamar 
 
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