Top Gear - Mazda RX8 - BBC

Added: Feb 9, 2007

From: BBCWorldwide

Duration: 5:26

The Top Gear team put the Mazda RX8 through its paces in this exciting auto and speed racing game from BBC Worldwide.

Channel: Autos

Tags: automobiles  bbc  cars  cool  driving  engines  fast  gear  hammond  hot  mazda  of  prices  richard  rx8  sport  thrill  top  trader 

Rating: 4.76 (2472 ratings)    Views: 1569742' favoriteCount='3056    Comments: 25

slackerjames Says:

Nov 16, 2008 - Hello mate, Here is an English tuned RX7 running 9.1 quarter miles. You can also set them up for drifting because they are perfectly balanced and go round corners (unlike American cars). I can't wait until these boys get their hands on an RX8.

dragonshinobi312 Says:

Nov 16, 2008 - i think it's a great car. when i get a steady job it's the car i'm getting. and the wheel slippage is an easy fix. just get different rubber. something with better grip in wet environments

HammerOfSilence Says:

Nov 17, 2008 - whats the song playin in the background at the begning at 0:16 ??

naireland Says:

Nov 17, 2008 - Two different cars. RX8 is cheap thrills. Moreless a hybrid between a roadster and a sport compact. If you have an AWD wrx theres really no need to have and RX8. Poor fuel economy and the wankle engine has frequent issues still. If you have a fwd daily driver and you want a cheap sportster for some high octane driving or just to show off then an RX8 is an ideal candidate

naireland Says:

Nov 17, 2008 - The mustang is a cookie cutter ford product that suites the range of crappy slow heavy thing with no power that highschoolers get because they are cheap and domestic all the way to the high end super cars like shelby or Saleen. So yeah for the most part mustangs are just...plain cars with lots of variants and a tried and true formula. At the track I have seen plenty and I mean PLENTY of mustangs get torn down by european and asian stock cars, and tuners like the rx7.

tyreclerks Says:

Nov 18, 2008 - carpictures(dot)weebly(dot)com please visit

VazhaNAT Says:

Nov 18, 2008 - RX8 IS A PIECE OF ART.

Atb194 Says:

Nov 18, 2008 - fuck u my rx8 runs like helll !!!!! ooooooh u shud try it

captaincrag Says:

Nov 18, 2008 - yeah mustangs aren't the best car to drive they are heavy and astranged to corners but thats not the point... its the roar of the engine and the looks that make it a great car. its art over engineering but it has so much character.

naireland Says:

Nov 18, 2008 - When they were originally launched they were great looking small muscle cars, and I think the 80's version had a great conept change for the era but good lord between the 90's and now a mustang is a mustang. Just looks like the same old car you pass 30 times a day and they make the God awful GT and put fake hood scoops and side scoops on them yuck. the 05 model change looks much better. As for the sound bleh, any car sounds good with custom headers and a flow master. Best american car is the GTO

rx8zoomby Says:

Nov 18, 2008 - GREATNESS i drive one just like in the video

kichy1998 Says:

Nov 19, 2008 - The RX-8 is the best driving new car under 30 grand.

psychosis182 Says:

Nov 19, 2008 - I have a silver 04' 6 speed, I't may not be the fastest in a straight line but it handles like a dream and gotta love 9,000 RPM. I love the faces on Corvette C5 drivers when I run better laps than them on the track, not by much though (Lucky me there's no long straights hehe).

Shadowsniper689 Says:

Nov 19, 2008 - So if a car is slow, heavy, and can't turn, but its loud and looks good, it's a good car? I disagree. Overall performance is first on my list, and looks are secondary. If a car can't handle well, it shouldn't be in production.

DJPrince2032 Says:

Nov 19, 2008 - What power sliding where there are only 2 lanes then you slam into another car?

DJPrince2032 Says:

Nov 19, 2008 - I almost got a RX8 when I test drove it OMG THE GEAR CHANGE WAS HEAVEN the steering HEAVEN. The power HEAVEN I literally was getting hard driving the car it was so beautiful!!!!

rx8zoomby Says:

Nov 19, 2008 - um idk what youre talking about? i drive a velocity red one except not right hand drive and i have done my fair share of sliding but no slamming cars

topografer Says:

Nov 21, 2008 - Totally agree with you. I mean handling is the fifth element of driving

atlaschooty Says:

Nov 21, 2008 - really nice car... i like it!!! But for that price it's a little bit expensive.... I was thinking about a Ferrari !!

Defensa24 Says:

Nov 21, 2008 - What year is this car? looks like an 04. Am I right?

Kaban0ssi Says:

Nov 21, 2008 - Can you say what season and episode this was from?

Huskyfan23 Says:

Nov 22, 2008 - Yeah, it's an '04. I'm surprised you say it "looks like an '04", though, as the 04-08 models look exactly the same.

Huskyfan23 Says:

Nov 22, 2008 - uh........what? You can get a fully loaded new 09 RX8 for under $30,000. For the amt of performance, you can't beat the price.

morgangamer22 Says:

Nov 22, 2008 - COOL

eb257 Says:

Nov 23, 2008 - a 4-door saloon. lol. hot car