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Originally Posted by cossie1600
It wouldn't be so slow if it gets 30 or 40mpg. My Prius is slow, but I love it because it gets 45mpg driving like a maniac. Plus it is all relative, the Z is slow to Mustang drivers. At the end of the day, it's all about driver's preference.
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To what mustang drivers exactly? The Z can beat A LOT of mustangs stock for stock in a straight line, let alone on a actual road course.
From car and driver: The 412 hp and 390 lb-ft of torque, the latter on a gloriously flat curve that peaks at 4250 rpm, are achievements. It’s enough to knock out a 60-mph sprint in 4.6 seconds, and the quarter-mile in 13.2 seconds at 109 mph, which are more or less Camaro SS times. Finally, a Mustang engine that doesn’t have to eat dust from a small-block.
Now i'm quite sure many can run the new mustang faster than 13.2, but we've got our guys here who run the 1/4 in 12.9 too.
The RX-8 to just about ANY sports car owner or anyone with even a honda civic is still SLOW!
Oh yeah... your Prius isn't likely much slower and the RX-8 yields AT BEST probably 18-20 mpg... it was an absolutely AWFUL car and Mazda seriously screwed up when they made it.