He says chossing between this and a Mazda RX-8 is a no brainer. Nothing against the Mazda, but I was looking at that car was well to purchase. It's a good car. But he's right, the choice to buy my Crossfire was a no brainer. The base rx-8 may be less expensive, but to get the same performance and features, the price is about the same as the XF Limited. Accept wait, you cant get the same performance in the RX-8 if you want an automatic. You have to get the itty-bitty engine if you want that.