Ruttiger;

Clarkson is a Muppet....
By his very own addmision, he is nothing more than a presenter/journalist with a more than passing interest in cars.
Fair enough, he has driven pretty much every car on the road for the last 20 years or so, but he still believes that bikes are not as fast as cars, despite the fact that during a test involving himself, driving a 911 Carrera Turbo, Jason Plato driving a Subaru WRX and Niall Mackenzie on an old Yamaha FZR1000 Exup, the only way they could beat Niall at any of the tests was to try and force him off the track...!

The only reason the Crossfire got a bad review on Top Gear was probably down to DCUK not providing enough freebies for the crew.
They didn't even show the lap that "The Stig" did in the car because it put more than a few of the cars all ready tested to shame.

Basically, anybody who has driven a Crossfire will know that Clarkson was talking bollocks from the minute he started.

At the end of the day, I bought mine for me to drive, not to try and impress the likes of him.

BTW... was that your Silver RX-8 I saw parked outside St Johns Hospital in Livingston last Thursday?

I do like the fact that the RX has an extra 2 seats, with plenty of leg room to go with them and had I been buying a replacement rather than an second car, then that may have tipped the balance for me.
The rotary engine is definately something everybody should try, but it does require full concentration and to be kept in the high revs as there is no torque to help you along if you cruise.
Oil consumption shouldn't be any surprise to anybody familiar with a rotary engine.
The Norton rotary engined bike, used by Steve Hislop to win the IOM TT, is a constant loss system. There isn't a sump, as such, so you have to make sure that you check the level regularly.

I like the look of both the RX and the Crossfire, but the Crossfire takes it's styling cues from a slighltly retro look, take a look at the Chrysler Airflow circa 1934, and the RX is more your "Fast & Furious" look.
I opted for the Crossfire and can't say I am displeased in anyway.

Cheers for letting me spout yet again!