Mixed Emotions; Wrapping up our year with Mazda's RX-8.(News)(Product/Service Evaluation)
AutoWeek, April, 2005 by Morrison, Mac
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Byline: MAC MORRISON If you've ridden along as your favorite magazine spent a year with Mazda's RX-8, you know that more than one AutoWeek editor expressed mixed emotions about it. Over 12 months our staff has had plenty to say about horrendous fuel economy and lack of low-end punch. Yet overall impressions of the 1.3-liter Renesis engine's performance remain positive: From the screaming twin-rotor buzz to the manic 9000-rpm redline, Mazda's latest Wankel entertained all who experienced it and spurred more than one interoffice battle for weekend rights to the keys.
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