Nissan 350z Roadster vs Mazda RX-8
October 30, 2008
A drag race between these two japonese coupes: nissan 350Z straight 3.5 litres aspirated 290 bhp VS 1.3 litre rotary Rx8 231 bhp
Fifth Gear review - Nissan 350z vs mazda RX8 R3
October 21, 2008
Fifth gear tested the new Nissan 350z versus the 2009 brand new Mazda RX8 R3 version. The R3 is a special edition of the RX8 with 19″ forged wheels, Recaro seats, rear spoiler and a special bodykit.
Mazda Rx8 R3 : 231 BHP 1.3l rotary engine
Nissan 350Z: 309 BHP 3.5l conventional non-turbo engine
Despide the fact that the 350Z has almost 80 more BHP, it finishes with just 1.8s ahead of the mazda. In my opinion the rx8 r3 could have even won, if the track had more tight bends, so that the difference in power of the nissan to count for nothing.
It’s too bad that the mazda engineers havent added more power to the new 2009 version of the rx8, because Nissan has continously increased the power of the 350z during the last years, but i guess this issue can be solved with a turbo kit, air intake and new exhaust.
Mazda Rx8 vs Nissan 350Z
October 19, 2008
Some nice video reviews about the battle between the rx8 and one of it’s competitors from Japan, the nissan 350z.
The nissan has almost 60 more bhp , and obviously more torque, but its slightly heavier. Again, i prefer the mazda because of the rear suicide doors, great looks and better handling. Even though, the nissan have a conventional engine and more power, they both got the same time on the top gear track, a long with the bmw m3.
That says all about the performance of the little and light 1.3l rotary engine.
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