Originally Posted by Cody M
The AT RX-8 has 197 HP and the manual has 238 HP. You pay $1000 more for the manual which only has 41 HP more. I say if you want a Mazda get yourself a Miata. Most reliable roadster to date.
Don't know where these numbers come from. There is a perceived difference in power with different transmissions (A/T vs. M/T) due to gearing. But those 1.3L RENESIS motors come in two flavors the standard and the "hi-power". Std. is 215 HP and the "hi-power) is 230.
My source is the shop foreman who can swap them in 3 hours when warranty pays 12.5.
That's how much practice he has doing them.
Whether that's good or bad, I'll let you decide.
Justin