Which is the better car? 06 Mazda RX-8 or an 05 Nissan Maxima?

They're completely different cars. The Maxima is a 4-door sedan with a V6 driving the front wheels. The RX-8 is a 2-door ( okay, 4-door if you include the 1/2 doors ) coupe with a 2-rotor rotary engine driving the rear wheels.
One is a family sedan, the other is a sports coupe. How are you going to directly compare them?
 
RX-8 is quicker IF it has a manual transmission. If automatic, the Maxima is quicker.

They both reach 155mph.
The Mazda handes much better, but cannot be driven in snow and is slippery in rain, while the FWD Maxima does not have problems with that.

The Maxima is more practical, more reliable, cheaper to fix or maintain, more luxurious, more comfortable.

So overall, the Maxima is better.

But for the race track, the Mazda is better.
 
Based on what exactly? They both have major flaws.

RX8:
Pros
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Great looks
Racey engine; good for the track
Suicide doors are more practical than they seem to be.

Cons
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Rotary engine requires more TLC than normal engines
No turbo means it's actually slower and less powerful than its predecessor the mighty RX7.

Maxima
Pros
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Loads of space
Same engine as 350Z
Luxurious

Cons
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Boring as bats***
Just because it has a performance engine doesn't mean it's got good performance.
 
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