Rx7 RX8

Just looked at the new RX8 and it looks even better than in the photos.
We're seriously thinking about buying one, but how does the performance
compare to a series III RX7?  We have one until 2 years ago and our
replacement Celica is beautifully built but lacks any real get up and go.
We'd like to think that the RX8's performance is very similar to the RX7.

Rob