Can A Mazda RX-8 Achieve Over 400 Miles On One Tank?

This week, Alex takes the RX-8 on a hypermiling mission to see if it's possible to get 400 miles out of one tank of fuel!
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[@UnrealOG137]

11:55 "How's your fuel tank" "Still there" Lmao golden.

[@kakashi99908]

i dont get it

[@UnrealOG137]

@@kakashi99908 he answered for the fuel tank, not the amount of fuel left. The fuel tank was still attached to the car

[@kakashi99908]

@@bobmcboblin Nah, just have a better sense of humor.

[@ruikazane5123]

Hahahahahehehee!

[@Bryan-fg3ey]

He has lane assist,like use right? He hasn't even got pistons.... Epic quote.

[@milan5159]

Woa

[@szaka9395]

"Never drive it on low rpm", " the plan is not to go over 3k rpm"

[@ezpz4659]

3k rpm is probably the best place to keep it. Hums along happily. The rotors are spinning at around 1k rpm's. Chillin.

[@geetansh09]

Oi i love hypermiling vids no matter what car.

[@QuadroNVS]

I am with you. Seeing the stress in the drivers face in those last view miles is priceless.

[@ASPthespeedyboy]

Geetansh Agarwal how about prius

[@geetansh09]

@@ASPthespeedyboy i don't care

[@geetansh09]

@@QuadroNVS exactly

[@AntJoseph_]

Felt the good old Top Gear vibes

[@mariusnenu]

So did I pal...so did I

[@AntJoseph_]

@@mariusnenu :((( It was soooooooo good...

[@AW-Luke]

Yeah me too

[@henrymccomments]

Grand Tour my friends

[@rollingtroll]

@@henrymccomments Last season is better, but still not quite there.

[@ege621]

Check engine light is on, seems like an optional extra for RX8's

[@killerdinamo08]

Just what you need for hypermileing.

[@itsroro7652]

Heck no probably a standard feature

[@slavstrap3811]

13:41 time

[@rafaelherrera8078]

Do you want a EMBROIDERED ROTOR🔥 in a t-shirt? 😉 visit wankelstreet.com and see how it looks

[@Shadow1986]

it means the engine is running and working like it normally would

[@CarThrottle]

Hey guys, here are the answers to your FAQs :) 1. What mpg did the Superb get? 54.7mpg (with 3 guys / car full of camera kit / lots of accelerating to get ahead of the RX-8 for shots) 2. Why is the old exhaust back on? We shot this video 3 weeks ago, which was post rebuild and pre new exhaust. 3. How many tanks on the way home? 1.5 tanks Hope that helps!

[@shmonyx]

damn, 58mpg is really quite nice. Good job guys!

[@nathanm5352]

What speed did the car go the whole way?

[@babisotonggg]

50~58mph

[@alexanderwedemeyer3122]

Total photonic Reversal read again, it was post rebuild.

[@angus823]

@@totalphotonicreversal3782 good job

[@Destroyer-lr5kj]

I think you meant: Can a Mazda RX-8 achieve 400 miles on one engine?

[@Radzio2006]

Haha... i saw last time rx8... as the tow truck pulls her up. And i was reminded of this movie. (Im was laughing all the way to home 🤣)

[@bradonperry6878]

I was thinking the exact same thing😂

[@mielekid.w1613]

Nope *can you drive 5cm with one engine*

[@derekmcfadyen127]

Simply ... the best worst engine ever 😁

[@peteragurkis3590]

Its a rotary engine you could just rebuild it on the side of the road there's like 5 pieces

[@Conceptcreator]

top gear vibes here hahahaha

[@marty154]

Maybe the radio messages or the group of friends or that this is better than the new top gear shit.

[@cocoproductions3645]

@@marty154 what does the new top gear do

[@rafaelherrera8078]

Do you want a EMBROIDERED ROTOR🔥 in a t-shirt? 😉 visit wankelstreet.com and see how it looks

[@swilleh_]

what is top gear i know only Bottom Gear and The Grand Tour

[@ant_mk3596]

Clarkson in the audi rs4

[@blakehansen1208]

Absolute legend Felix. Also i was watching this video at 5% so it was also a fight to see if my phone could make it as well.

[@ChiefYoshi]

Any car can if you give it to Ethan. lol

[@arevo8702]

Yoshi 127 that Alex Ethan is his friend

[@GodMaxDrinkerofTea]

@@arevo8702 bruh he means because Ethan is slow

[@ChiefYoshi]

im jeff I’m saying that from the car guy vs non car guy videos where Ethan drives really slowly.

[@rajjy1976]

LordMax He also shit at coming up with fun games for long car journeys 😒

[@isaacsrandomvideos667]

Almost 666 likes Dodge Demon Confirmed.

[@FilouCD]

I don't understand how UK uses metric stuff but uses miles and mpg for cars...?

[@petertr2000]

Yep, roads is one of the areas where we still stick to imperial. Because all the road signs are, and it would cost a bomb to replace. We do buy fuel in litres though lol

[@dixonbainbridge923]

Because we do what we want.

[@dixonbainbridge923]

Including shooting our own kneecaps off (Brexit)

[@G1NZOU]

If you learn both from an early age it's actually not that hard, a lot of people can do rough conversions in their head too. Most liquids are measured in metric but we still sell beer and cider in 1/3, 1/2 and full Pints, as well as milk, as well as measuring large quantities of liquid in gallons. When a lot of cooking recipes are in either metric or imperial depending on the recipe book you learn to deal with both systems.

[@ma6netho]

Do they say speedometer in the US ? ( meter is metric :)

[@georgealtezza5235]

400 miles = 643,73 kilometres

[@ptibab73]

So... Nope x)

[@niksld]

god, fucking , damn.

[@justicefireeatingdiscopand6989]

Quick maths You: Quick meths XD

[@mr_pedemesa]

My Peugeot 206 1.6 16v 2002/2003 make more that 1000 km with a tank of fuel! Almost incredible!

[@AlexBazs]

my 1.8l E46 Compact can't even do 300 miles (currently in repairs, because doing less then 20mpg is very much not normal)

[@givemeajackson]

british people: if you measure fuel tank capacity in liters, fuel prices in pounds per liters, and your petrol station tells you how many liters you've filled up, why on earth do you measure fuel consumption in miles per gallon? especially since your gallons aren't even the same as the american gallons? if you must use miles why not miles per liter or liters per 100 miles? this makes my head hurt...

[@b1bbert_2]

givemeajackson Americans fault in the first place

[@soraaoixxthebluesky]

Exactly

[@partimepool]

Because we have developed the cunning ability to do Maths.....

[@givemeajackson]

@@partimepool sure is practical to use the factor 4.54 for everything...

[@iansteel1447]

We love mpg in the UK.

[@shahriaranik4708]

"He hasn't even got pistons..." best line to bully a rotary .

[@stevenbanaan]

On the RDW site (Dutch version of the DVLA i think), if you type in the numberplate of my rx8 it says 0 cylinders, technically they aren't wrong.

[@lordodin5755]

@@stevenbanaan Do you pre mix and how does that influence the emission test at the apk. I'm considering a project involving a rotary and a vw but i want it street legal with 2 stroke oil.

[@stevenbanaan]

@@lordodin5755 if you want to follow the Dutch APK, just get a catalyst and you're done, no viergastest required for rotaries As for pre mix, the RX8 (and the RX8 ONLY) uses small amounts of oil from your carter, so you should get the right oil, and keep it at the required level, without the need of mixing 2 stroke oil. The oil i use is semi synthetic 10w40, as people can be quite indifferent over which oil to use (synthetic, non synthetic and semi synthetic) Oil consumption isn't too bad either

[@stevenbanaan]

@@lordodin5755 if you wanna know more, just let me know :)

[@lordodin5755]

@@stevenbanaan Geen viergastest?! .........kreeg mijn e30 die luxe maar.

[@BobMcCoy]

*_Toyota Prius wants to know your location_*

[@fordgalaxie3695]

Erik Lehnsherr nah man, he lives in Gaytown

[@noblelegrand1668]

Toyota echo what's to to know your location.

[@CJDavid-pe9ue]

Hey ya’ll, I’m a new KZbinr and looking to gain more exposure. I’m also a mechanical engineering student and into cars! I actually drive a Mazdaspeed 6!! I talk about it in my recent video. Would love if any one of you guys can show support to my most recent video and maybe even subscribe. I’m literally 5 subs away from 100! Much love 🤙🏼❤️

[@fordgalaxie3695]

C.J. David a Speed 6 is a really good choice, i subscribed btw

[@CJDavid-pe9ue]

Eggpie_614 Thanks brotha!!

[@vishaalclips]

My phone is at 1 percent. Hope it makes it through the video.

[@Financmajster]

so, did you make it?

[@midnoob1650]

@@Financmajster He obviously didn't.

[@muhdfarhan5593]

Nah his fon is dead. Rip

[@27Zangle]

We're waiting on the outcomes.

[@timmason7430]

It died, so he had to shoot it.

[@pawelkapica5363]

I like how they incorporated the wankel rotary design into the top of the car seats..

[@atarvhegde5210]

15:14 2000 RPM while hypermiling?

[@benwellons7104]

@LUCAS KELLY and right below the front headlight bulb

[@fletcherireson5756]

They're everywhere, centre storage, bonnet, vents, gear stick etc

[@adiebaker]

“You owned an E36 M3, what colour was it?” “Rusty brown”

[@Drivenbymadness]

Eating morning cereal and watching this = priceless :D

[@danielrobinson2861]

Coco pops?

[@steliospournis9263]

Same here!

[@almondfelix7895]

That makes 3 of us then

[@Drivenbymadness]

@@almondfelix7895 hell yea 😄

[@theadventurecru527]

Same!

[@HomeworkRadio]

Should he not sit behind the Skoda?

[@chuchoshoots]

Spira9 i think he means that way the skoda would break the air and there for better aero dynamics and less drag thus creating better MPG

[@supertreme5559]

@@chuchoshoots its about IF he can get 400miles in a rx-8. its an experiment. if he would have done that then it would ruin the experiment

[@mraeece]

Gaming History exactly plus for video shots they need to be behind then in front to get some good angles

[@HomeworkRadio]

I understand where you're coming from but he taped up the car which isn't a typical scenario...its already ruined!

[@JumpMasterJef]

@@HomeworkRadio Anyone can stick some tape on their bonnet gap. Not everyone has a mate with another car willing to drive to Edinburgh on the fly.

[@Rasse1991]

This is made before your last upgrades/tuning/exhaustchange! Old exhaust-tips on!

[@TomTalksTech]

must be its also got the stock alloys :)

[@shinjisan2015]

@@TomTalksTech the stock alloys were used because of the high efficiency tyres.

[@God-hy6px]

Can a Mazda RX8 achieve over 400 miles, in one life?

[@LHJ714]

cruel

[@IOutDoSyndicate]

@@LHJ714 Hey, people writing comments like above only lowers the price for the people wanting to buy one knowing it's all twaddle anyway. Thx for my sports car that can out-drive cars five times the price :)

[@ASPthespeedyboy]

God that was a good one

[@houssamalucad753]

Harsh. Unnecessarily harsh.

[@GRMonty]

Oof that hit me in the Honey nut feelios.

[@Spongschbob]

I really love the RX-8 videos, but this mpg stuff is really difficult to get if you're used to l/100 km. I used Google to get a quick calculation and was impressed with the low consumption until I learned that British gallons are different from US GALLONS. What a mess... But still, very entertaining and educating to watch. I feel like a rotary expert now 😉

[@northamericanauto43]

Can an rotary do over 400 miles without breaking?

[@ciangraham6099]

NorthAmerican Auto no

[@ciangraham6099]

Sonac I believe it can do 100k but he said 400 k it struggled to do that while braking never mind without braking

[@ciangraham6099]

Sonac oh ok your right sorry

[@c0rpse1]

mine has 116k miles with full compression, all about maintenance and how you drive it. beating the shit out of it prolongs the life actually. If you don't rev it high, carbon builds up. You also have to change the oil more, and add oil. You can also premix like a 2stroke.

[@Keepingitreal21359]

@@c0rpse1 many people who own rx8 are like: ohhhh it breaks oftenly im gonna drive it lightly below 4k rpm some time later Carbon and apex seals death. And then crying how unreliable it is despite light use

[@stevelikesrhino]

He hasnt even got pistons lmao died there

[@PanjiJuniadi]

No Pistons were harmed during making this video

[@WayToManyAssassins]

😂😂

[@tydontdy3459]

17:48 When you've already... you know. And she keeps... you know...

[@provestic]

Riggin Thorniley wow..

[@morristheminor7157]

"Just drink it all up" 😂

[@96blackjacket]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@eh86055]

God, you've ruined (exponentially improved?) it for me...

[@gosseschukken2018]

Try hypermiling in an electric car(maybe in the summer) try to get as close as possible to the claimed range would be interesting to see what can be done

[@Loco-iv6km]

My leaf claims 155miles. I've made 148 in the summer, from full to 6% remaining. Winter, with heaters on and -2 degrees, not so much...

[@gosseschukken2018]

@@Loco-iv6km impressive i must say

[@henrikjohannessen3017]

Try Bjørn Nyland. I pretty sure he does stuff like that

[@cjeam9199]

Someone did 606 miles in a P100D on a road circuit, they did drive at 25mph the whole way though.

[@EndstyleGG]

Check out Tesla Bjorn Nyland, he did it plenty of times

[@AmigGames]

*carbon build up intensifies*

[@ferrononferro3941]

Domino

[@jacobraydesign]

Something tells me he has a fun way of fixing that lol

[@djrgames1716]

Lmfaoooo😂😂😂

[@adamthomas270194]

I don't think Alex should be allowed any more coffee 😂

[@ObyBhunaya]

Adam Thomas That’s probably gin instead of coffee... 😂

[@Robin-xu4wb]

11:23 what did you put in his coffee?

[@scottessery100]

lmfao :)

[@92trdman]

Feels like old school top gear show !!!

[@hooohmmv1975]

Old school, blimey you make me feel old. Old school top gear for me was when Clarkson, Quentin Wilson, Vicky Butler Henderson and Steve Berry were at the helm! #31YearsYoung *Edit, and Tiff Needle of course!

[@teunhassink5982]

17:50 now we know how alex sounds in bed

[@Maarlooonnn]

Teun Hassink 😂I was thinking the same thing

[@jackdambrosio3417]

Teun Hassink just drink it all up

[@bongkaos5519]

Gotta love that 2 toned paint job...... passenger side backseat stripes is a weird flex 😁

[@shinjisan2015]

Wants to be an Audi R8. It's only one letter off :)

[@tyrereviews]

I'm in Japan, and its 5am, and I'm up especially to watch this 😅 As always so much fun to do, thanks for asking me. Until the next one ❤️❤️

[@jacobmollernielsen7198]

5:13 looks like he’s traveling backwards

[@short7066]

I was thinking that

[@DA_BEAMERRRR]

Dont mind him the car is just moonwalking

[@nonamus9947]

It was a bus going faster with its lights on

[@355Owe]

it’s not turbo lag it’s foreplay

[@haydenhonda9040]

Yess

[@joycedelarosa9304]

lmaooo

[@subsnovideoschallenge-hj8vn]

17:48 *Listen to this with your eyes closed*

[@jacobhusban5735]

You made me cry😂😂😂😂

[@DannyRice01]

Dirty

[@funkingitup1805]

Hahaha. His content is great, but he's one of the most annoying presenters on youtube.

[@Adam-ci1qb]

Lmao fuckkkk that

[@hop6649]

@@subsnovideoschallenge-hj8vn did you just react to your own comment?

[@AaronsTalks]

I literally just bought one and had to drive it home exactly 404 miles home. Used about 67 liters. The first 30 miles or so of the trip, it was sucking the gas and then it ended up doing better and better the closer it got to home haha. Maybe it needed a good beating to clear some crap out

[@MegaArsenal81]

"he's got lane assist right" "He hasnt even got pistons"😂😂😂

[@Smutley13]

Epic! In nearly 6 years, I never had more than 240 miles from a tank in my 231, so i genuinely thought this was impossible!

[@MagnusPaul1976]

Jeremy Clarkson did an economy run in a Supercharged Audi V8 from London to Edinburgh and back to London on one tank of fuel ! Yes, my second guessing, is that the Audi's tank is much bigger than the Mazda's, but still, Jezza still holds the record for the best V8 eco run ever ! 👏

[@thatguyoverthere531]

And the V8 was a diesel with 2 turbo chargers. That'll always be more efficient than a rotary.

[@RyanDeClue]

I told you that Felix could do it. These cars do not deserve the rampant hatred they receive. Not at all.

[@IgoByaGo]

Ryan DeClue but I like that it does. I’ve owned two and there will be #3 soon. I want the prices to stay down lol.

I like them a lot but the fact eBay is rampant with spares or repair examples with buggered tip seals puts me off mightily.

[@danisantos3255]

IgoByaGo yeah, you can keep them

[@alptuggul2984]

I love how chassis looks but people say engine is subpar when compared to older gens. Is that true?

[@roarore8810]

@@alptuggul2984 no

[@haydenhonda9040]

Some call it tail gaiting, i call it drafting. Stay driving my friends.

[@ruikazane5123]

Yeah... and drafting really works. Racing proven. Better stay behind than go on your own...

[@JedStainthorp]

The difference is consent, if the person in front is trying to help you reduce drag then it's drafting. If they don't then it's tailgating, you still get the air resistance benefit though. I believe some lorries do this to save fuel, not sure how legal it is though.

[@Joshua-xf9ev]

15:45 in Scotland they even have to have a sign explaining how traffic lights work😂👌🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@jaklawrence4301]

They put those at all temporary lights in the UK, usually because they want you to stop several meters back from where the actual light is at road works, it seems kinda pointless at this one since the light is right next to the sign!

[@sk8punk318]

It's annoying the drivers door is a different shade of red

[@gurkpojken]

And why is it bent in the front, there is a huge gap

[@AdamDunebugDunas]

@@gurkpojken Because he bought it damaged for like £400 or something like that and hasn't fixed it yet.

[@chocomunchie3157]

alex casually drinking liquid cocaine instead of coffee

[@TomTalksTech]

Nice one Alex I was one on the forum who thought this would never be possible! I average around 200 miles on mine per tank so 400+ is insane! Great video as always keep up that Rotary love

[@alexkersten1964]

Thanks Tom, hope the rest of the OC guys are enjoying the series too.

[@TomTalksTech]

@@alexkersten1964 they definately are! I got a my first RX-8 in November and I am loving it. With this series kicking off too I couldn't ask for more :-)

[@Kuba-fn8wy]

Feels like Top Gear (The Grand Tour) some kind of trip

[@devilsadvocate2548]

Is it just me or is this video from before the engine rebuild? It's just that it has the old exhaust on it.

[@AggressiveSharter]

I noticed that too. Isn't it kinda weird to do hypermiling with a shot engine?

[@Ymario37]

First Name Last Name it’s even better that way.

[@poiiihy]

And the fogged headlights... and it seems odd to try hypermiling in a car tuned specifically to waste fuel to make flames.

[@jhnswr]

kinda weird, but at the same tine why not. broken engine produces less power, so it should use less fuel, right?

[@mtlflif9449]

@@jhnswr broken engine=no compression=bad mpg

[@tomnorris1734]

You should have don't this Edinburgh to London, that way it's all down hill ;)

[@servant_of_merciful]

Why am I getting so excited in the end

[@oscargustafson9140]

Take your e46 estate to the nurgburgring already!!

[@NobleGamer0117]

This takes me back to when Clarkson, May and Hammond did that 1 tank challenge in their diesel cars.

[@QurttoRco]

Phantom to edinburgh and back on 1 tank

[@Luton-Mick]

@@QurttoRcoIt was an Audi A8 4.0 tdi.

[@orrgazmo]

I wonder how many people they frustrated on the trip with the slow driving and acceleration 😂

[@DjDanee87]

I'm guessing thats a reason for doing half of it at night.

[@danielconnolly7560]

It's also incredibly smooth

[@deonisp]

@@DjDanee87 no, thats to avoid traffic that can slow you down

[@KXP70]

@@deonisp it's both

[@skyline2601]

I was expecting some 9000 sweet revs to celebrate, but no...

[@Talguy21]

The celebration probably was going to wait until everyone was home and rested. Driving that long would have probably been hell without all the "games" and stress.

[@DuBstep115]

@@Talguy21 "Driving that long" Dude I drive almost 400 miles everyday, its literally "just a another day in the office".

[@karlhopkins713]

@@DuBstep115 Right I drive 300-350 a day, and when the weather permit's i go and drive my mustang for hours.

[@thelastpetrolbender2744]

That was not even close to empty! I had once to put 59.8 L of petrol into rx8 I was driving and that was a close call. Alex were really good at his footwork!

[@abdullanasser6047]

You think this is bad? I have a 1999 nissan patrol with a 100 liter tank and i filled it up once and tried to go to another city which was 250 KILOMETERS away... I failed at 190. Your rotary is a toyota yaris to me.

[@lamella64]

yeah you have a fuel leak dude lmao

[@Hoch134]

Wtf. I got an Audi A4 2001 with 70l of tank (5l is reserve, so you typically fill up 65l) and I reach 800-900km with it. I really don't understand how this is special...

[@DBHHellhound]

You have a fuel leak

[@karlosbricks2413]

Is that the small diesel with 89HP? my dad has an early A4 (M-95) with the 89hp engine, that wasn't the most refined diesel, but if you just sat behind a lorry (at what the speedo claimed was 60MPH) it could do some pretty impressive MPG figures.

[@abdullanasser6047]

there is no fuel leak anywhere believe me i check it all the time because it's seriously unbelievable

[@4stardiesel432]

Do you mean one tank of oil?

[@catalinmihailionita9116]

*engine?

[@vygantas2709]

"Just cause i love you guys" "Uuhhhhhh" "Coffe"

[@gokeyinspections8552]

my MazdaSpeed3 has been forgiving with the fuel light on i can avg 34 mpg out of boost on freeway barely using gas pedal. very impressive an RX-8 can go that far!! Even with a check engine light on! - meaning the car is not in closed loop and the catalyst / o2 sensors wont give max efficiency!

[@williamsmith-ob6kv]

A pop bang map probably isn't the best thing for mpgs lol

[@brakingpoint5251]

Honestly I didn't think you would make it. when I had a half bridge renesis I barely got 13mpg. but this is awesome.

[@jayharris5460]

This guy and this car was made for each other. They go together so well.

[@JulianShagworthy]

Sorry guys but I got 422 miles out of my rex in 2015! Route was Northampton - M1 - Leeds - M62 - Manchester - M6 - Birmingham - M40 - London - M25/M1 to Newport Pagnell services, driving a solid 60 mph the whole way except for a few roadwork sections which were 50. Set off at 9 pm, arrived at Newport Pagnell 4.25 AM. Your mistake was taking your journey into the morning rush hour and Scottish hills - you'd have got another 20/30 miles out of it otherwise! I was trying to make it back to Northampton but bottled it 15 miles short, I'm pretty sure it wouldn't have made it though :'D

@SunzOffski That's actually pretty good for an Impreza 😁

[@cass71291]

Chris from Queens, NY: AMAZING!! My anxiety was through the roof when those damn traffic lights turned red!! LMAO Great job Felix!!!

[@leeseyr503]

That's a push but possible, with lots of easy driving.. Most I've ever got is around 320, cause its so hard not to floor it especially on motorways or long open roads or lovely bendy roads... In fact any clear road... Love my rx8 one of the best cars I've driven, and I've been thru quite a few and driven expensive sports cars... So cheap to buy, expensive to keep but to get an equivalent the price would be 10 times.

[@Flibster]

Same here. 318miles when the fuel light came on. Mostly dull motorway @70ish but a little 2nd and 3rd gear blatting over the moors though. Couldn't resist after such a dull drive. Still miss my RX8.

[@eriklehnsherr5784]

My 2005 RX8, when i was gentle to it, i could average 21mpg.

[@leeseyr503]

@@eriklehnsherr5784 the best I get is on long runs and as little breaking as possible.. Then I get around 28ish...only done 320 once and was a crappy drive all motorway following lorries so no air resistance and cruising at about 55... Done it once and never again!! The least I reckon is about 7mpg when just driving like I stole it..its so hard not to as well when you find some lovely bendy roads, up and down the gears trying never to go below 6000rpm.. Of course keeping within the speed limits 😂

[@eriklehnsherr5784]

@@leeseyr503 Agreed! I loved driving it like i was running from the police. Its actually a lot of fun to drive through the mountains too. Like you said lots of turns and hills. Im by no means a professional behind the wheel. But i knew that car well enough to drift it in certain places.

[@leeseyr503]

@@eriklehnsherr5784 I love the drifting.... When I first bought it thought I take off the traction fully.. Wasn't quite expecting it to drift quite that easy having exchanged it for a shit old piece of shit was a bit to heavy on the gas... After about 50 yards of going sideways, thought fuck this I better know this car better before taking that traction off again... But now I love it. I got done by the police, in unmarked car.. Just see 2 blokes in a car next to me at some lights and thought I'd just go and leave them for dust not realising they were police.... Anyway I left them for dead, then in my rear view I see flashing lights, and was shit that's for me.. So a good minute later after I slowed right down to the speed limit they caught up.. Stopped me then less than 1minute later I'm surrounded by 6 coppers 3 cars... Anyway got away with speeding only cause I forgot the bloody limit so I was 10mph out.. So fucked myself like a total idiot... Ended up in court with a list of charges as long as my arm but thankfully I had one of the best lawyers in the country and the lot got thrown out apart from my fucked up statement... Lesson I learnt is never say shit when they stop you... Or next time don't stop when they are over a mile away!! Lol

[@ThatACRGuy]

Any one else see that the check engine light is already on at 4:06 ??? Can't say much as my rotary's apart currently lol

[@CheapBastard1988]

Well spotted.😅

[@kakashi99908]

obviously from the rebuild.

[@RomusCZ]

Decat

[@Andy-dz1jv]

buy a better car

[@ThatACRGuy]

Jack D I got 13 cars but the 20b outa my drift wagon popped the intake manifold gasket so it down at the moment luckily there isn't any events at the moment till the end of march. Other that the apex seals and intake manifold gaskets my 20b has been a tank 189k on it since the last time I rebuilt it. If ya build them right rotary's can last a bit lol

[@wawllzz]

Is this the SAME petrol station that Clarkson set off from?

[@topgear9359]

Clarkson in jaguar?

[@McSzulek]

What was the mpg of the skoda? :D

[@CheapBastard1988]

Probably about 300mpg of oil.

[@julek43]

You mean 300 gpm 😂

[@DuBstep115]

@@CheapBastard1988 Diesel VAG:s dont burn oil

[@DjNikGnashers]

That was quite incredible. I don't get any more than 370 mile to a full tank in my M140i.

[@keisuketakahasi4584]

20:31 that guy is like wtf is he talking to his car

[@alexvickers257]

Bleeped word was deffo women

[@rubberducc9868]

AlexVickers KRO 😂😂

[@xSleeper.]

Is this video older than the others? The exhoust pipes are still small in this video

[@alexkersten1964]

We shot this a few back, yes

[@VidzVideo]

Yeah I think he must have done this during the run in period maybe after they did the rebuild. He probably went back to rotary revs on the way back down they shot the tuning video. I don't think he would have made this trip on a tank after they put that tune on it to make flames out the exhaust.

[@hayesmeadow]

@@VidzVideo that would be ridiculously bad for the engine if this is the case. When running in a rebuilt rotary it needs to have different RPM loads put on it, keeping it at 3k RPM during the run in period won't do the engine any good.

[@VidzVideo]

@@hayesmeadowyeah. what I meant was the period of time between the rebuild and then him going back where they did the tune

[@alexkersten1964]

@@hayesmeadow engine was well run in before we shot this video so don't panic 😅

[@shanvlogs3262]

The best rx8 fuel consumption video I have ever seen... I really enjoyed .... good luck bro..

[@leoverrilli7498]

Great Video but one question, is Felix' door fixed yet

[@acquaintfate8579]

Felix be like, "I've done your request, now gimme a drink of that 92. Ohhh yes."

[@FrancescoC13]

I've done 350 myself, but I kept it in the 3,300-3,500 sweet spot in 6th. I also had 250~lbs less than stock weight and no taping done. props on the 400 mark

[@georgealtezza5235]

The only thing thats between me and getting an rx8 is the fuel economy of it..

[@mflbikes1870]

You dont get a sports car for the mpg

[@gonzomuse]

Yeah, it's not really a car to commute in. Any long distance would be ridiculously expensive, and the car doesn't really like short trips, so...... I only own one because I work from home, so can just take it for a blast every couple of days. So much fun though!

[@intranix]

@@mflbikes1870 plenty of sports car that return acceptable mpg, ignoring mpg just "because" is a bit silly.

[@91TheClash]

mazda for life You are right but a „sports“ car with so low power and such an disproportional fuel consumption is crap.

[@gonzomuse]

A car's value for most comes down to much more than simply mpg/power.

[@helmysetiabudi9915]

Well, massive thanks for alex and felix. You two have done incredible things. Haaah!! Take that rotary haters.

[@AlokSinghBangalore]

Looking forward to videos from the classic rally in Stuttgart... Nice to meet you in person (@ the airport)

[@demonhighwayman9403]

You guys should have told us your average speed at the end ! It must have been something like 40mph I reckon.

[@alexkersten1964]

Closer to 50mph

[@andrxito]

@@alexkersten1964 Think the numbers would be better now that it's tuned?

[@demonhighwayman9403]

speed demon ! @@alexkersten1964

[@jackiejorpjomp]

My 3 year old daughter loves this video. Especially when you said toodle pip. We watched that part 10 times. 😂

[@cheukyeechiu908]

that engine rebuilt definitely contributes to the high MPG

[@thevirgintraveller]

One of the best Car Throttle video's out there....though this did nothing for my anxiety hahaha !

[@TiagoSilva-bo2cz]

Congratulations Man!! I love the Rx-8 now more than ever, because of you. Thank you 👍

[@Rickusty]

Ancient Rome had the first Fire Service system anyway :)

[@LexTNeville]

Think they had em in ancient Egypt too.

[@lenscapes2755]

Did you check the oil level? I mean, it's not only eating up fuel..right?

[@23werex]

Low rpm"s it uses less oil.

[@Boz1211111]

@@23werex srue but would be nice if they could tell how much

[@logicalChimp]

@@Boz1211111 For 'normal' driving, expect to use approx 1ltr oil per 1k miles (at least, that was what I was told for my RX7)... but the amount used does depend on how it's driven, among other things...

[@darrenlucas2768]

They use much less oil than you are lead to believe.....no more than an Alfa Romeo Twin Spark 2.0.....mine is nothing like a litre to 1000miles..they use, yes but it's not scarey shit

[@CheapBastard1988]

@@logicalChimp That oil consumption on your RX-7 is a lot less of what I've heard about a 5.2TFSI from VAG. A particular one consumed about 1litre per 50 miles. It's in an Audi Q7 and has done about 25000 miles.

[@seanswallow7094]

This just makes me want an RX 8

[@kevinkuusik]

Why old exhaust?! Is this filmed before new engine?

[@televisionandcheese]

Yeah, even with the low compression, the old engine has a lot better mpg than the new, especially since they tuned it to make flames...

[@LukeProduciones]

If they used the new engine it wouldnt reach 300

[@kevinkuusik]

Yawn why so?

[@IronKnok]

I would assume they detuned (for mileage) and or shot this video first but released it later because they needed to gain a following for Felix with the build videos, hence we are more willing to watch this.

[@koichi6154]

@@kevinkuusik Porting decreases the mpg slightly. more power = more fuel consumption

[@irritatedmushroom2]

As much as I miss the suicide doors, quirky interior, 9k rpm redline and the immense smoothness of that rotary engine, I'm so glad I don't have an RX-8 any more.

[@invisiblekid99]

But as Clarkson said on his hyper mile trips, just how tiring it is!! But a great achievement. In my Stinger I've yet to get a predicted range of more than 345, but it could do this trip.

[@andrewsustek1685]

Oh man after seeing what coffee does to Alex, I wanna go drinking with him :D

[@Alexisasful]

"Come on Felix! Sippy sippy!" I DIED :DD

[@Naej7]

That was genuinely intense 😮

[@EliteJovenAgent]

"You owned an e36 m3" So what happened to collins???

[@renepoppe3604]

He sold this really nice car, no idea why. in my oppinion it was the best car he ever had.

[@EliteJovenAgent]

@@renepoppe3604 When did he sold it? What a bummer. All this time im waiting for an update for collin not knowing that it has already been sold

[@chevchelios9051]

@C C its his you knobhead

[@alexanderbarr]

Economy driving has more skill involved that any other form of driving. Most folk don't have the patience or the knowledge to get what the manufacturer claims nevermind hypermile their cars.

[@eriklehnsherr5784]

You hit the nail on the head with that one. Especially the part about patients.

[@HarryG98]

Alexander Barr i disagree, what about four wheel drifting

[@noblelegrand1668]

Love getting 10 to 15 over what they say trying and 3 to 4 over not really trying.

[@alexanderbarr]

@@HarryG98 Don't know. Tell me about your experience.

[@CyclonesWorld]

I dunno about that. Takes a bit more skill pushing a car around a corner at max speed than it does to set cruise control with the a/c and all power accessories turned off driving as slow as you can.

[@royhornyak8596]

Really enjoyed this series. Great show guys.

[@kurthill9009]

The traffic lights you got stuck at before the garage, I lived in the house directly next to them.. 😂

[@gerkav1008]

Owner of an rx8 for the last 13 years. Low power model, bought it new. Today, odometer has almost 180.000 km with a compression 7,1 on both rotors (1st engine). The car is always under factory specs and factory maintenance. Really proud of my choice. Never seen that mileage though. Nice experiment. Hope your return to London was with the pedal on the floor!!! Cheers!

[@skylerbond56]

Congrats! Mines almost at 128,747km on mine. It runs great still, and I premix still gotta check compression.

[@gerkav1008]

@@skylerbond56 never used premix since it's not 100% clear if it helps or not

[@skylerbond56]

@@gerkav1008 It won't hurt it so it's best to have a preventative measure in my opinion.

[@gerkav1008]

@@skylerbond56 for the last 35 years I've never used anything more than factory specs, in all my vehicles (cars, motorcycles). I don't disagree with you and I hope your engine will last long. I really believe the secret for the wankel engine is to use it wisely, not as a normal car and not as a super car.

[@skylerbond56]

@@gerkav1008 For sure, but never drive it under 3k rpm unless you want carbon build up, and a redline a day keeps the carbon away. Just keep up on maintenance and you're golden. I just premix in case the oil injection fails it keeps it lubed.