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Jabba · 11-23-2003, 10:33 PM

http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost...cat=502&page=1

oscargarza88 · 11-23-2003, 10:38 PM

cool but i was expecting the vid...

stracing · 11-23-2003, 10:38 PM

it is the vid. save target as on the pic
thanx for that jabba

Jabba · 11-23-2003, 10:40 PM

Maybe we could start leaving the comments under the videos in the gallery with a rating...this will hopefully be the start of the JW video database

GT-R_R34 · 11-23-2003, 10:51 PM

thanks jabbas

hemi_fan · 11-23-2003, 11:06 PM

thanx, that was a great review. I was really surprised at how Jeremy praised it. It sounded amazing. I thought he'd be mocking it like he did to the 350Z but he actually liked it. thats amazing. lol

WhiteP · 11-23-2003, 11:45 PM

me too, I found it amazing that JC actually likes this car... I personally don't really like the car tho..

SL55 AMG · 11-24-2003, 12:00 AM

Very cool video. JC seemed to love the RX-8. Other than the radical looks he praised most everything about it. The rotor engine i think is sweet (Theoretically) but they seem to have very little low end torque( acceleration). Great auto anyway, show that the M3 really is just a name considering a Mazda and Nissan posted the same time as one. However the 'new' Stig really looked like he was fighting the RX-8 around the track, very contradictory to what JC told us

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Thanks for the vid Jabba

maalox · 11-24-2003, 12:16 AM

Ok, first off I've added a brief review along with my rating of the vid (a 10

) in the photo database. I think this could be a nice way of doing the reviews as it gives a bit of visual reference as well as allowing for a polled score to be submitted. For now though, my full review goes here:

First off, I really like the RX-8; I think it is a car with many strengths and few weaknesses (*cough* torque) that is destined for greatness. I will make serious efforts to acquire one (or a WRX) once I am slighty less brokeass (tuition kills ya :shock

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With this in mind, I have eagerly anticipated its full debut on Top Gear (not that half-assed preview from last year). And JC certainly agrees it seems. Even he managed to get the car to powerslide semi-neatly, which is a wonder in itself

. The fact that it sets a time equal to a 350Z and an M3 (albeit driven by old Stig) is just icing on the cake--I didn't realize it was that quick! (Certainly from its Best Motoring debut it doesn't seem that way--it in the end was beaten by the G35 Coupe, S2000, and WRX.) I have to admit it looked a bit rough going around the track, but whatever works I guess! All that remains is to see how well the thing holds together after a couple of years (hopefully it won't develop the problems that plagued the delicate FD RX-7). Awesome vid, thanks for the oppurtunity to watch it.

Imre · 11-24-2003, 06:43 AM

Thank jabba.I do anything that you start to post vids like this.I Don`t know what the problem is but i can`t extract your previous vids.Thanks again.About the vid.I still don`t like rx-8.For me a fast coupe should be very beautiful but this isn`t(some like jeremy say that it isn`t coupe either but for me it is)What is amazeing is the lap time,same as 350z and M3 :shock: .I think taht new stig is lot faster than old one(they should make a new list)Interior is very sweet.

levensnevel · 11-24-2003, 07:27 AM

Jazza's comments were not a very big surprise to me as I'm a keen fan of his weekly columns on Timesonline.
14th of September 2003

1zippo1 · 11-24-2003, 07:51 AM

Originally Posted by levensnevel

Jazza's comments were not a very big surprise to me as I'm a keen fan of his weekly columns on Timesonline.
14th of September 2003

Oh nice, I didn't know that his weekly column was online... now I feel the urge to copy paste them all into a word doc

Would take me some time... maybe later...

Thx for the url!

EDIT: just read the RX-8 article!! So fucking nice, it's incredible how he can make an article this funny and still say something usefull!! Now I just have to save them all to my HD!

About the RX-8: To quote from JC: It’s not ugly, and it’s certainly not plain. But it is messy.

My oppinion too, it looks a bit like a japaneze car, not the beautifull Italian styling lines... pitty!

BADMIHAI · 11-24-2003, 08:43 AM

How can I download this vid?

EDIT: Nevermind. I found out how to download it. Thanks. I'll try to post a review when I get back from school today..if I have time.

Jabba · 11-24-2003, 08:49 AM

click on the link.

"right click save target as" on the picture.

BADMIHAI · 11-24-2003, 03:52 PM

Mazda RX8.

Clarkson really loves this car. I really love that 9000rpm redline and the fact that it maked 228 hp from a 1.3 rotary engine. The performance is good (the same time as a 350Z or an M3). The only thing is that the M3 was driven in the wet by the old Stig and this one has been driven in the dry. I like the RX8, but I'd rather have an M3 instead. Another advantage of this Mazda is the price (22.000 pounds).

Overall, this is a very good car, with practicality and sportyness.