Why does the Mazda RX-8 get such poor mileage?

KL21

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I love the car, the way it's styled and everything, but when I heard that a 230-hp engine with 140lbs of torque gets like 14/22 mileage, just brought me down. Can anyone explain why it gets low mileage? I know it's not over 4k and the engine isn't huge, 1.3L. Is there any way to swap that out?
 
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