2004 Mazda RX-8 Type S 末代轉子跑車（內附字幕）｜TopGear HK 極速誌

[@bernardkwok3443]

90年代曾經试車無数，最鍾情都是轉子引擎。2009机缘巧合，從本港代理買了一架尾期facelifts 行車，一直用到今天……六速手波、零手、原装全無改，用到今天不到 70000km，堪稱全港唯一. 不但車架懸掛、波箱、全車电子無問題，轉子引擎更加完好無缺，最難得全無power lost. 实在十分滿意，特此分享，晒晒幸福

[@louischu8315]

成日聽人講RX8唔快，同現今turbo車比較，根本冇得比。但如果響特定情況之下，彎路多，唔係上斜，佢都唔慢，問題係車手要技術好。你睇吓英國Top Gear當年RX8 Lap time, 同多佢幾十匹車比較（E46 M3, 350Z), 大家圈速一樣。佢之所以可以做到，唔係靠馬力，係靠車架、懸掛、平衡各方面細節努力，真係一個好有心機做嘅車。

[@gc602]

龍sir 應該多參加review，龍sir嘅知識、內涵與其外型，顛覆哂我對一般車L嘅印像！

[@sir167]

謝謝支持！

[@lamyip7580]

Top gear 最強組合講車經👍🏻

[@fk167]

16:05 最後啲聲令我好感動…

[@kenlam3813]

正呀

[@louischu8315]

RX8引擎壽命方面，有3個重點留意，1）水溫，2）點火，3）引擎潤滑。唔可以用傳統引擎觀念做保養。

[@AT20110311]

龍sir真識講笑 - 踩落去識噴火

[@sll7207]

最鍾意你哋TGHK呢個組合，繼續拍多啲試車片😻 希望edmund同龍sir講多啲舊車，睇你哋講舊車真係一種享受👍🏼

[@yuhcheng7]

其實好多時都真係聽唔明龍sir講緊咩，但又真係會好嘗試去了解，真係好鍾意咁有心既講解，好專業。

[@sir167]

TG的觀眾層面很廣，有新手、老手還有很多高手，我希望大家都看得開心，內容深的淺的都會講一下，如果有不明白的地方請提出，我會盡量解答。

[@Fc-cb3tn]

居然咁好彩比我睇到呢個review，真係搞到我好想揸翻一次

[@louischu8315]

1）水溫 - 原裝風扇102度先至全開，但水溫超過105度就開始有危險，超過110度就大件事。尤其係前期風扇摩打容易死，如果你冇裝水溫錶，唔清楚水溫情況，好容易死。其實方法只要好簡單，只要安裝水溫錶，調校風扇88度全開，upgrade/定期保養風扇摩打，呢個問題就解決。

[@awakengangster]

香港有那裡可維修RX8? 指教

[@ioojimooi]

香港有那裡可維修RX8? 指教 x2

[@chakwunli3916]

@@ioojimooi 我整開一間，要唔要介紹？

[@deaconso1659]

@@chakwunli3916求地址

[@lamlam7552]

今集2件老男孩大show quali ，D料又猛又堅，真係好好睇，講出晒我那些年的回憶，多謝晒!

[@tangyiutong]

Still one of the best cars I've ever owned, alongside my ND MX-5 2L SportNav, mine is a 2006 grey RX-8 PZ tuned by #Prodrive, 1 of 380 ever made. As an owner there are a few top tips: 1. With the best will in the world, don't daily it, otherwise you'll be having Cup Noodles for breakfast, lunch and dinner! 2. Avoid short journeys (ones too short that the engine can't even get warmed up) Especially in winter, do not stall / switch off till its warm, otherwise you may risk flooding the engine. If you have to move it by a very short distance, consider pushing. If you just want a pint of milk, consider walking (No, I'm not kidding!) 3. If you can afford the uprated D585 coils, go for it. Otherwise make sure the OEM coils have been renewed regularly. Stronger sparks means more power & longevity. 4. Oil change should be done every 6000 miles (10000 km) or 6 months, whichever comes first. Use semi-synthetic oils, it gets burned off anyway so not much point using higher grade fully synths which won't burn properly in them and may ultimately do damage to the engine. Coolant should be drained & changed every 2 years. 5. Watch out for oil usage: this varies with how often you redline it, with common sense driving you should burn 1L of oil / 1000 miles (~1600km) this is why most owners including me will always have a 1L bottle of oil in the boot and don't forget to check your oil level every 2nd fill up. 6. Redline it (yep, all the way up till you hear the beep at 9500 rpm!) at least once per trip (from turning it on till the engines turned off), failing that, once per day, to avoid excessive carbon build up. 1st gear @9500rpm will reach ~30mph/50km/h 7. Pre-mixing: means putting in a small amount of basically 2 stroke oil into the petrol tank then top it up with petrol. Why? Because pre-facelifted models' oil metering pump tends to fail and then the engine will starve of oil. With an extra layer of 2 stroke oil the idea is that it'll at least get you home if and when it does fail. Don't pour too much in otherwise the cat will suffer. Most owners who runs pre-mix will have their RX-8 de-cat for this reason. (Along with the flames🔥 😂 ) 8. NEVER buy a rotary engine car without compression test figures, anything < 6bar means the seals (usually apex seals) have gone = rebuilt. 9. Avoid ones built before 2006, these came with the WEAK N3H1 starter motor which commonly lead to hot start / slow start issues, ones built post 2006 have the new and much more powerful N3Z1 starter which will cure these issues. If you’re buying a pre-2006 one do ask whether the starter motor has been upgraded. 10. The RX-8 is one of if not THE BEST WEEKEND CAR that cost peanuts to buy, with all of the above in mind, having a 2nd car / transport that you can use daily is HIGHLY recommended.

[@ICircosta]

^ this. After owning an Evo and now an Rx8, I can now say that I am rotary obsessed. Theres no going back now....I have an 07 RX8 and plan on getting an FD Rx7 in the next year! Don't be afraid to buy one people! Just educate yourself!!! Read every thread, every manual, everything. Once you educate yourself and see how easy it actually is to maintain one...its the most rewarding and pure driving experience!

[@sanadaHIRO]

Engine lights engine lights engine light 😅🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@wilsonc4239]

great advice. too bad it costs an arm and a leg to rent a parking spot in Hong Kong. not many can afford to keep a second car

[@pitcheung5354]

Hello Steven, in point 8, you means "less than (

[@tangyiutong]

@@pitcheung5354 Oh yes, Thanks for spotting that! 😅

[@kazooliu5418]

先搶個頭位，來講下我對對復活轉子嘅睇法(意淫)，首先rx8系有燒氫氣版本，，所以我認為轉子系有解決廢氣嘅辦法，之後，我個人認為解決的氫氣爆震嘅辦法就系，na base降壓縮比，推去副燃燒室，低扭就靠對向Turbo發電，其次，仲可以用氫電池混合動力，一邊燒氫一邊用氫電，偈油就要照樣燒，或者用其他配方解決，材料學要突破。望回復

[@bolowong7430]

RX-8 氫氣版本只係概念試驗車，從未量產。氫氣爆震係活塞引擎先至有，轉子引擎氫氣爆震唔會有太大問題。氫電池同轉子引擎混合動力十分復雜，恐怕成本相當高。氫電池電動車依然未能普及，氫氣轉子引擎或者混合動力都要等解決加氣站不足的問題先至有得造。材料學要突破可以幫助加長轉子菱封的壽命，令引擎更加耐用。

[@kazooliu5418]

@@bolowong7430 多謝回復

[@bolowong7430]

@@kazooliu5418 唔駛客氣，師兄個構思想法其實好有創意，但實行唔容易，如果想得通，師兄可以去申請專利權。

[@kazooliu5418]

@@bolowong7430 我應該比更多信心mazda點解我會構想滴個混合動力方案系因為我近排從Toyota同mazda互持股權滴方面推測。其實我都全系車迷中嘅新仔，只系05年開始對車尤其系機械有興趣，對於我從事graphicdesign滴個行業其實系沒相幹。我唔識得計算機械力學咩嘢。只會意淫方案。

[@kendama4fever]

@@bolowong7430 行得通的話好大可能油公司會俾大量金錢叫佢地唔好出🥲

[@陳政希]

正牙，我近排都一時衝動入手左部後期型Rx8 ，的確係保養方面要花好多功夫，同傳統活塞引擎分別好大，點火系統，冷却系統要密切留意，早上著車又要熱車先好行，激烈駕駛完熄車前最好行個冷却圈等等😂。但係都阻礙唔到佢的確都係一部好車，各方面都好平衡。

[@benedictng]

佢地好似講起汽車時，好有感情，好熟悉機器，識得同部車傾偈一樣。

[@KevinChannnn]

Rx-8 owner of 7 years here. Love the car and will take the longer way home everyday because it has more corners to have some fun. Maintenance is important! Ignition health, redlining, quality fuel and oils.

[@louischu8315]

3）引擎潤滑，因為前期MOP有機會死，但又唔會着燈。仲有水溫未到74度，MOP又唔會運作，所以未熱車最好唔好過3000轉。另外，premix最好做，因為如果MOP死咗，premix可以幫你潤滑，減低Apex seal損耗。

[@陳政希]

Louis Chu 後期還需要premix嗎？

[@jasonyu6649]

萬事得真係一間好有心嘅車廠

[@calvinli6252]

RX8我都考慮左好耐，同時呢條片講中左幾個我想揀RX8既point，點解揀RX8？因為玩唔起RX7，同埋佢維修問題，真係唔知人地識唔識整。

[@ReskyTuni]

多謝TG 解答我咁耐以黎既問題😭😭仲係以8仔角度出黎

[@4nson_]

好耐之前你地試過7仔。 真心希望你哋再做一次。一定會好睇好多

[@louischu8315]

2）點火系統，只要upgrade 點火coil去ver C/aftermarket 產品就解決。火嘴15k-20k km更換可以。

[@todmanson7849]

轉子引擎放入RX8呢架4坐家庭車的設計，簡直就係ONL799. 你試想像一下，如果轉子引擎放係好似lotus 果種輕量化的兩坐位小跑車。 簡直快到曉飛丫😂 這RX8 最大問題係MARKETING 問題。 法拉利，油耗極高，不舒適，不能作日常使用，引擎仲會著火。 一樣大把棒場客，問題係呢架Rx8唔夠快，同埋無激情。 你做到法利拉咁靚仔，咁好聲，咁好操控，又咁撚快。（0-100最好4秒內啦） 你架車仲要係唯一在市場上的轉子引擎。貴一貴都有人買。

[@alfrednote]

兩位大哥出場，like左先

[@tabada9223]

原來龍總這麼專業！厲害👍世界很小、竟然在這看到熟人😄

[@sir167]

是故人嗎？

[@tabada9223]

龍Sir 下次去東莞一起吃飯哦

[@tabada9223]

龍Sir 被您說像木村拓哉的人😂！猜得出不

[@sir167]

塘廈Yagi San的朋友？

[@tabada9223]

龍Sir 我是鄭州的、抱歉在這不報名字！已經給您WX發了私信

[@lonely9sword2007]

我曾經都擁有過 當時我嗰部自動波板 低轉扭力👎🥲 踩到6000-9千零轉無錯啲聲係好好 但嗰個油耗，睇住支針跌但又只俾到嗰個速度你… 會有啲赤 當年好興golfgti棍仔一見到我就會撩皮 佢稍為篤篤電腦馬力即上300，又快過我又慳油過我😫 而我部有問題又要搵識整嘅車房整

[@B哥-m6u]

識搵阿龍講車👍

[@darrenkwok5721]

老生常談式一邊開車一邊對話呢種氣氛好正

[@topgearhongkong]

謝謝支持

[@cyrus123321]

RX7, RX8 都楂過 !!! E+楂直四 turbo !! 雖然都有好好低轉扭力 !! 但都比不上轉子低扭 !! I miss my RX7 !!! 但15年前真係冇咩人識整, 嫁車最后整到問題一個月比一個月多 !! 最后賣車 !!

[@topgearhongkong]

😞

[@pegasus9456]

TopGear HK 極速誌 可以分享怎样照顾或维护吗？？？该注意注意什么？？？

[@ayrtonchiu7872]

787B 贏利曼其實係天時地利人和，當時佢哋嘅成績一直都係中下，唯一能做到的就是跑畢全程！很多人以為787B是被禁止參賽，因為他們贏得太多。實情是由於FIA將會在之後大改例，轉子引擎只係其中一款將會禁賽的引擎！於是乎萬事得裡的Jacky Ickx 透過人事關係為787B在最後一次參與利曼大賽爭取到減重100公斤的福利。這個優勢在廿四小時耐力賽是非常的巨大。到比賽的時候，領先車群撞嘅撞，壞嘅壞！結果787B憑着引擎嘅穩定性脫穎而出，雖然尾段jaguar以每圈5秒嘅差距狂追，但787B仍能保住勝局，奪得他們唯一的利曼錦標！所以787B的神話不是他們的轉子引擎，而是跑了20年也不放棄嘅精神，最終修成正果，畫上完美句號！

[@kaskyoy3739]

你講左贏既最大兩個原因︰787B憑着引擎嘅穩定性脫穎而出+跑了20年也不放棄嘅精神，勒芒賽既精神講緊既就係做車界對車既堅持。 (而787B既表現，正好X鳩一堆鍾意歧視轉子引擎成日話轉子引擎易壞既人)

[@louischu8315]

玻璃偈，因為啲人唔識/唔做保養。唔快，因為技術唔夠，要快，要懂得keep轉數，6-9千轉先係佢最好發揮範圍，當然冇得同turbo車比。但講到灣路表現，要個人有技術先發揮到。

[@topgearhongkong]

同意。

[@satomon]

6千轉樓下當架百零匹既車冇分別😃

[@aragakki1988]

由細到大都好鐘意呢部車

[@satomon]

又慢又冇力付計易壞

[@wailuntang3026]

到2020年, RX8車外型設計, 型爆,, Ko 好多2020年現款房跑,跑車了.

[@fungdaniel1354]

高水準評論👍

[@19789696]

好想你哋介紹一下 Honda Crossroad 🙏🙏🙏

[@matthewlee8900]

岩岩先發現原本8仔張坐椅有個轉子響樹

[@SHADOWBONELESS]

周圍都係的

[@ChanWaiNung]

呢個年代ge萬事得好有heart 為左改善image 任何車款都俾足料 雖然力水就爭d 但勝在有玩味

[@yiuchungyeung-l3v]

如困有氫氧引擎，D 廢氣係水，咩就可以好高轉都唔排碳

[@oniakuma5429]

這個top gear跟英國那個有冇關連❓

[@satomon]

以前有架直出Rx8踩到萬轉鬆油條喉真係識噴火仲會澎一聲巨響，耗油唔係問題玩呢啲車預咗，凍車仲ok熱咗車之後更加冇力，扭力差到冇人有下下要呼油，又慢又冇推背感又吾跑得，保險又9貴政府又屈機牌費1300當2600cc計，搵零件維修車房識唔識整又係領一個問題

[@sir167]

熱車冇力是密封邊漏氣了。NA轉子的確沒有強勁的推背力，它練的功夫不是排雲掌，而是化骨綿掌，一股柔勁由三千幾轉推到九千轉，幾過癮的。至於牌費雙計，計法是合理的，因為往復式引擎曲軸轉兩圈燃燒室才燃點一次，轉子引擎曲軸轉一圈就燃點一次了。

[@satomon]

@@sir167 有樣野直得一題既呢架車操控性同實用性係ok，一家大細99放多兩個喼都得，我都攞佢黎當公司買菜車用

[@tangyiutong]

@@sir167 thought it was 3x combustions per cycle?

[@sir167]

@@tangyiutong 是的，但轉子轉一圈曲軸就會轉三圈，所以每燃燒一次曲軸就轉一圈。

[@Kenny.-_-]

凍車踩即係驚部車唔壞？ 玩直路都係揸返部豬TR啦

[@lokcheng7276]

龍sir所講以轉子引擎發電比摩打電池即係Audi A1 e-tone？

[@kinmingkung4314]

終於都有返啲舊車片

[@Lil_Channn]

好鐘意Edmond同龍sir既配搭 希望第時可以再有多啲同類型既review片做俾大家睇

[@leokwan2830]

試完RX8係比NA MX5更開心既車....上返自己車成個人即時down左，RX8真係一部另人開心既車

[@羅13-k4c]

好精品👍

[@chanmanchun6391]

次次見龍蛇都著aigle 既衫！係咪有sponsor？冇就快啲搵下佢地Sponsor下

[@sir167]

😅

[@stilover4789]

加油💪！

[@chrissiu8515]

無阻力上9千轉, 真係搵唔返. 最近年份應該係FD2.

[@terenceleechris2174]

this car has used K&N filter that has made it to breathe more smoothly

[@vincentchow7930]

龍sir 隻Omega seamaster 好正

[@sir167]

謝謝，戴咗二十年。

[@ay4352]

我揸RX7...支持龍sir

[@sanadaHIRO]

I learned my lesson from owning RX8. Never getting one again😅😂 So many mechanical issues and heating issues with the rotary engine.

[@hujack3326]

what mechanical problems did you have?

[@sanadaHIRO]

hu jack Mostly excessive carbon buildup cause engine failures many times. Like most rx8 after 80000km I’m having seal and leaking issues. And the warranty ends after 4 years or 80000km , so GG in the end lol.

[@darknez09240]

@@sanadaHIRO need a rotary fan to really take care of the car

[@KevinChannnn]

Sounds like you didn't do your research and bought one that was already failing. I bought mine at 60,000kms and now at 140,000km original engine. Its running stronger than when I first bought it as I've upgraded it with aftermarket parts and tuned it.

[@92trdman]

一直高速運轉，一直補擎油(相反時常慢車，少行反而快壊)

[@lamlam7552]

日產部新Serena e-power 嘛係用千五cc引擎去發电俾部車行囉

[@topgearhongkong]

對

[@You-All-Pokai]

I got 2011 Rx8 at home, once you drive it, you won't like other car!

[@rocket.brompton]

請問可以review 下 Gino Mira l650 or l700 嗎？

[@veg776543]

I came across a for sales 2008? RX8 in a gas station asking for about $HK20,000 5 years ago when RX8 market was at a all time low due to reliability issue with the 1.3 L rotary engine. It was an accident free with $120,000 km. It was a steal at that price. I am sure the prices have gone up substantially in the last 2-3 years.

[@charleschan3433]

Wish you guys can review BMW E82, coz there aren't much review out there.

[@kenwong7272]

想知道RX-8 0-100 點解會輸比S200 ? 同埋有無 非常特別的 50週年版給老細坐的原廠改開蓬版 的RX-8

[@kaskyoy3739]

因為定位係"家庭跑車" 😬 有聽過當年萬事得出Rx-8個故事，就多多少少明白呢架車點解無"前輩"咁出名。

[@stevefu1357]

估唔到有電櫈，坐3個人仲開住冷氣副偈都冇震咁啲低扭真係幾唔錯吓喎

[@satomon]

仲可以加熱

[@VAStudio-xk6pv]

片頭嗰音樂咩來???成shot超正...

[@bolowong7430]

續航引擎真係多 Q 餘！不如直接加大容積去到 6 公升，馬力提升到一千匹，咁就可以一野打低法拉利 V12，林寶堅尼 V12 引擎啦

[@siupangau9781]

多謝

[@terenceleechris2174]

maintenance is really a serious concern on this car

[@sanadaHIRO]

Terence Lee Chris the amount of engine light I had back in the day it’s horrendous.😅

[@phonesmith5189]

失敗的引擎。有理論冇實際。

[@常山趙子龍-y4c]

前排支持！

[@chi_1010]

正！Support!!

[@topgearhongkong]

多謝支持

[@akinsho]

當年新車幾錢？

[@cya4679]

見到edmond戴黃色口罩😚香港人加油

[@JM2015]

擁有過三年，自己換過翻身引擎. 最大問題都係耗油大～😂

[@stanlee8365]

請問幾錢一公里,牌費幾多,維修費係咪好貴及好難維修?

[@JM2015]

我在加拿大只可以講原廠翻身引擎大概$21,000港幣 其實唔難整，一定要有釣雞(engine hoist）引擎大概250磅兩個人拎得起

[@stanlee8365]

@@JM2015 噢,唔該晒,因為啱啱見到有部二手想買,但又怕太多嘢整同好貴,所以揾你地呢D有經驗嘅問一下

[@joeloi9043]

我聽人講每次入油都加少少二沖程油，引擎會耐用d，是嗎？

[@陳政希]

加強潤滑，我自己都有加，

[@jonyan3034]

第一次接觸轉子引擎車, 是昆和代理的nsu tt, 車偈細馬力大, 但保養難/大. 德國放棄, 賣俾Mazda.

[@topgearhongkong]

昆和你都知，暴露咗年紀😅

[@jonyan3034]

@@topgearhongkong 唔緊要, 講番下歷史!

[@Jozeph1817]

聽講入油要溝埋引擎潤滑油入

[@SHADOWBONELESS]

我前段時間都好想搵部來玩玩(加拿大多倫多)，可惜基本上都死engine，如果行得又平的就銹到唔得，行得又勉強body見的下人的就貴到唔想買。。。。

[@西方不紅]

16x引擎 講成8年都冇聲氣 早幾年流出疑似引擎圖紙 rx-vision模型 混能傳言 到2021連影都冇

[@topgearhongkong]

對。日本方面一直都咁嘅風吹出嚟

[@leonay08]

試轉子，緊係試FD啦！

[@ulysseskh]

6:56 rotary engine 耐用、油耗、廢氣 … But winning 耐力賽！

[@ulysseskh]

13:01 維修問題 …

[@godloveyou]

你地出完片就唔係幾萬蚊😅

[@johniii9130]

以後mazda唔會再搞轉子引擎 可惜!

[@ojackleungo]

好似話搞緊

[@siuleungyeung3537]

其實轉子引擎壓縮比幾多先正常同幾多先叫狀態最好呢?

[@sir167]

例如引擎的壓縮比是10,完美的密封下壓力測試得出接近10bar，隨著磨損會逐漸下降，壓力應該要有8到9個bar才合格，再低便要考慮維修了。

[@siuleungyeung3537]

@@sir167 非常多謝你的回覆!

[@louischu8315]

每個轉子有三個chamber, 除咗絕對壓縮比數值之外，三個chamber壓縮比差距都不能太大。

[@louischu8315]

Standard compression ratio at 250rpm should be around 8.4, if lower than 6.8 should be rebuilt.

[@manwong8346]

獨孤轉子，一代奇人，空前絕後

[@tangrobert]

除左代理，香港有邊樹會識整轉子偈?

[@kc13566]

上網google 一大堆............. 宏益都未必整得好 maybe最多抬偈換

[@jasonyu6649]

宏益係唔會識嘅，買咗車都唔好返宏益。 利申：柴油萬事得6車主

[@Happykingella]

想請問下1分59 影車果個地方 係邊度黎架😆？ 都係鹿頸？🧐

[@topgearhongkong]

新娘潭路船灣淡水湖集水區。google map是： goo.gl/maps/wcD3wn5iYmZHw83e9

[@Happykingella]

@@topgearhongkong thank you!

[@bruceli166888]

你見識少啦。第一部轉子引擎嘅係NSU RO 80 1970年的車

[@lokcheng7276]

第一部係NSU Spider 1964至1967 年生產

[@etyfhg8547]

bruce li NSU TTS 是一小車、

[@hohoho4788]

話就話越黎越多車房識整，但好多間都嫌麻煩唔整，願意整又劏到你暈。同玩舊alfa一樣，留比忠實粉絲啦。

[@m3lowiesvlog715]

頭D3最強綜合，一過就十幾年。

[@doubleflowerredstick]

Rx8的真正價值並不是奉公守法的人能夠發掘的。

[@topgearhongkong]

你這說法很另類

[@VC301000]

其實尼類車好多偈油壓力不足 做成轉子頂把轉子刀磨損 搞掂偈油供應會耐用好多

[@menlred]

Rx8后期有改善

[@贺吉贺吉]

罗大佑你好

[@briancheng8285]

A45呢？

[@Stefanowogdesign]

用汽油副計去發電俾部車行, 同用打火機加熱發電俾支鐳射筆跟住點煙有咩區別?

[@tangyiutong]

Way less mechanical loss for starters, you can do away with the gearboxes, driveshafts, etc. which saps energy just to get them turning.

[@Stefanowogdesign]

@@tangyiutong There were energy conversion from fuel engine to gearbox, become fuel engine to electrical moto, Which on is more effective?

[@tangyiutong]

@@Stefanowogdesign conventional petrol engined car: petrol > engine > gearbox > driveshafts > wheels, mechanical loss due to running auxiliaries (eg. generator > lead acid battery, A/C compressor, water pump...), then turning the gearbox and driveshafts. Max torque only available at a certain rev range. petrol engine + electric: petrol > engine > generator > Li-ion Battery > motor(s) which drives the wheels OR skip the bit where it charges the battery and drives the wheels directly. There are a few benefits for the engine if we go the electrified route: 1. Starter motor can be eliminated as the generator is much bigger and better at the job of getting the engine started. 2. At very low revs where the engine does not work at its best the generator can give the engine some help to drive the car. This is especially useful for modern small size turbo petrol engines. Car makers can also opt for more fuel efficient Atkinson cycle engines (found in most full Toyota / Honda / Hyundai full hybrid cars eg. Prius) 3. Auxiliaries like water pump, power steering, A/C compressor, etc... can run off the electric system (means you can have power steering and A/C on without running the engine) which is often more powerful than 12V, maybe 48V like some mild hybrid systems we have now. 4. When you lift off / brake, all that kinetic energy the car had gets wasted as heat for a conventional petrol engined car as the brake pads & discs uses friction to slow the car down. For a electrified one, as soon as you lift off the motors can harness the kinetic energy and let the turning wheels turn the motor and charges the battery and slow the car down at the same time. This is known as Regeneration, Re-Gen for short. The Re-gen ca be very powerful and obvious in some electric cars with an engine as a range extender like the BMW i3 I've driven. I've driven it in Slough and the only times where I had to use the brake pedal is to keep car still at the traffic lights, effectively using the foot brake as the parking brake. This means you'll save a lot on pads and discs. 5. You get more degree of freedom when it comes to the drive format. All you'd need is a motor at the front axle and one at the back to make your car AWD, no need to spend too much time figure out where your transfer box and extra driveshafts needs to go. All of these means that the engine can concentrate more on driving the car forward rather than having to do that whilst running this that and another at the same time. The engine gets help from the generator to do the above when it needs it. Engine start/stop can be absolutely seamless. The engine also need not to run full time when the vehicle is being driven. This of course helps reduce emissions and your fuel bills. But perhaps most importantly: You get 100% TORQUE from the electric motors that drives the wheels. Anytime, Anywhere you floor the throttle.

[@Kenny.-_-]

太陽能電筒

[@Stefanowogdesign]

​@@tangyiutong May I ask a question: Which one is more effective( use the same fuel can go farther)? petrol > engine > gearbox > driveshafts > wheels or Petrol > engine > generator > Li-ion Battery > motor> wheels ?

[@ericylchow1576]

rx8好玩但唔好保养，无论咩弯都没问题!我拥有距果时头狠到不得了!rx8还有一个大毛病flooded engine! 现在提起rotary engine,没晒意见!唔建议大家买!即使万事得系好有心制造好车，但系engine技术唔得过!你谂吓部车保养和加油次数，还多过你食饭噶次数!

[@Kenny.-_-]

玩轉子講慳油環保。。。 揸8仔要爽keep三千零四千轉打底啦

[@licheuklun]

Please review s2000!

[@bernardkwok3443]

補充一句，架車红色，車牌BC1231 下次東廊遇上，打個招呼！

[@royl7107]

希望你哋間唔中介紹下JDM👍🏼

[@Hayden1107]

係是侯講下 VR6 我有部靚仔原裝

[@topgearhongkong]

請你在我們Facebook專頁（facebook.com/topgearhk/）pm我們。

[@yeungkawo]

Golf III VR6 ， 好回憶。當年我負責 Type Approval , 好願意分享資料。

[@TheAmbrose20012002]

你唔好話呀...尾期RX8仲係賣得好貴

[@lemonrand1]

Miss my RX8