Friday, December 19, 2008

My DREAM CAR is..... What's YOURS?

It is pure sensible that everyone has got to have their favourite things in almost every aspect. Cars, houses, football teams, clothings and etc. But I personally have an obsessed feeling for cars. Hmmm, I believe I'm not those people who have one and only choice for their favourites items. As for me, when I head into my working ages and start earning some ka-ching undoubtedly I'm so gonna get my hands onto cars like Volkswagen Golf GTI/EOS or Mazda RX-8 or whatever cars that'll be releasing soon by Mazda that is as sporty as RX-8 looks like.

Design

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 fuel tank ahead of the rear axle. The front wheels feature independent double wishbone suspension, while the rear are independent multi-link. 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 (Moment of Inertia) 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.

The first version of the RX-8, the SE3P, produced from model years 2003 to 2008, is powered by the "RENESIS" 13B-MSP (multi side port) Wankel rotary engine displacing 1.3 litres (twin 654 cc rotors) which, when coupled with a six-speed manual transmission, will typically produce 237 hp (177 kW) at 8,200 rpm and 211 Nm (ECE) of torque at 5,500 rpm.[1] The multi side port engine improves on fuel efficiency and emissions over the RX-7's engine
The RX-8 is available in various models in different markets around the world. Standard models include:
6-speed manual "High Power" with a claimed output of between 170 kW (231 hp) and 184 kW (247 hp) (250 PS) and a 9,000 rpm redline, although it has been proven that Mazda has overstated the power output which is closer to 210bhp depending on the model.
5-speed manual "Standard Power" tuned to 141 kW (192 hp) with the redline reduced to 7,500 rpm.
4-speed automatic tuned to 141 kW (189 hp) in some markets, while the U.S. automatic is stated to deliver 197 SAE net hp (158 kW).
6-speed automatic (available in the U.S. market as of 2006) developing 212 hp (158 kW) and 159 lb·ft (216 N·m) of torque with a redline at 7,500 rpm.


    *Back View of Mazda RX-8*














    *Front view of Mazda RX-8*














    *Volkswagen Golf GTI*




    1 comments:

    Jeremy Ng said...

    Cheers for Audi and Lambo!
    Woohoo!