An excellent review for the RX-8 has been published in today's "The Australian". It precedes the opening of the Sydney Motor Show. Some fancy footwork by Mazda Australia!

RX-8 review - "The Australian" Thursday, October 16, 2003 (http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,7568398%5E13232,00.html)

LABRAT

yeah and its shown in the best colour IMO YELLOW ,

... and it's only the truth!!!

Yair well, and hear's me thinking only mug lairs drive yellow.

In the print edition, they measure the 8 up against the 350z, Alfa GTV 3.2 and Honda S2000, with the 8 and z ranked equal at 4.5 stars. Loved the comment on the S2000 -- "…21st century equivalent of a comb-over". Harsh, but very funny:D

Timbo

Nice and positive but technically inaccurate. My favourite is:

"Being a free-spinning rotary there's little engine braking to speak of, so changing down through the six-speed gearbox to slow the car is academic. "

Obviously the author has never accidentally dropped it into second gear a little too early (like I did the first day I drove mine) and almost stood it on its nose and caused the DSC to kick in.

I saw this also...

Great rave about the car... also liked the article on the Melbourne Guy 64 who bought one...

I thought that the comment about engine braking was inaccurate too. In fact I find I have to use a gear higher than in my old ride if I don't want to be thrown through the windscreen. I thought that engine compression was a significant factor in engine braking.

I think some of it could be the fact that just lifting off the throttle in some cars gives you a solid jerk (Hi, I'm a solid jerk!!! :D), where lift of in gear in the 8 is so very smoothe - almost electric motor like!

Originally posted by Lock & Load
LABRAT

yeah and its shown in the best colour IMO YELLOW ,

There are two obvious reasons why they used Lightning Yellow for the review:


1. They have not seen Winning Blue RX8 yet.


2. They have seen Winning Blue, they want one badly for the photo session, but it was not available!!


:D :D :D :D :D

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Winning Mysd .

Even vividracing is using the yellow rx8 as its advertising car albeith with out the clear lenses , it makes me laugh , in that every time you guys get on the forum you are looking at my lovable rx8 in YELLOW.HA HA HA HA HA AND HA .

Originally posted by Kev
I think some of it could be the fact that just lifting off the throttle in some cars gives you a solid jerk (Hi, I'm a solid jerk!!! :D), where lift of in gear in the 8 is so very smoothe - almost electric motor like!

Good point. My other car doesn't need a brake in first gear, I can control speed using the accelerator and compression.

Originally posted by Lock & Load
Winning Mysd .

Even vividracing is using the yellow rx8 as its advertising car albeith with out the clear lenses , it makes me laugh , in that every time you guys get on the forum you are looking at my lovable rx8 in YELLOW.HA HA HA HA HA AND HA .

Well we all know what colour the car is marketed in... and why would Mazda pick anything but the best colour for its brochures? :D :D :D

Actually I like all the colours... and I'm glad everyone thinks their own is the best.. would hate for you to regret your colour selection.

Got my sister and brother-in-law staying with us this weekend. Took the BIL for a spin and parked in the bright sunshine - he walked away and looked back at the car, his jaw dropped and the only words that came out were "look at it".

When the full sun hits a highly polished Vel. red 8 it glows like it's 5000 degrees.

You just can't beat that - sorry guys, there's no contest :D

Amen to that, Kev

I believe that the sydney motor show has 2 rx8 on show one in titanium and the one on the rotating display is none other than the lightining YELLOW , even MAZDA AUSTRALIA has realized that the YELLOW rx8 captures the true spirit of the rx8 BEST .

IMO MAZDA should have used the yellow as its trophy colour instead of the red , and obviously a lot of people agree as YELLOW has been featured in both WHEELS MAGAZINE AND MOTOR MAGAZINES , articles in the australian and now at the SYDNEY motor show .

LIGHTINING YELLOW RX8 ROCKS

MICHAEL

Originally posted by Lock & Load
I believe that the sydney motor show has 2 rx8 on show one in titanium and the one on the rotating display is none other than the lightining YELLOW , even MAZDA AUSTRALIA has realized that the YELLOW rx8 captures the true spirit of the rx8 BEST .

IMO MAZDA should have used the yellow as its trophy colour instead of the red , and obviously a lot of people agree as YELLOW has been featured in both WHEELS MAGAZINE AND MOTOR MAGAZINES , articles in the australian and now at the SYDNEY motor show .

LIGHTINING YELLOW RX8 ROCKS

MICHAEL

No reds ones available for the show ... they had a spare yellow one floating about, so they sent it to the motor show :D

anyway, everyone knows red cars go faster!

RED!!!

According to Oxford dictionary,

self-denial noun deliberately going without the things one would like to have.

Originally posted by Winning
According to Oxford dictionary,

self-denial noun deliberately going without the things one would like to have.

Only joking guys :D :D :D

The RX8 looks great in any colour. Even pink!!

Originally posted by Winning
Only joking guys :D :D :D

The RX8 looks great in any colour. Even pink!!

No, not pink. Never pink.

I've had just about every colour there is over the years - but not pink. In fact, not orange either!

Greetings All,

I was at the Motor Show last Saturday and yes, there were 2 rx-8s on display - the one out the front that you see first was Winning Blue - unlocked and had people crawling in and out of it ! The other that was around the back was Yellow. I didn;t see ano others but they could have been covered in people it was that packed.

I was impressed by the spoiler on the blue one as mine doesn't have one - yet !

And they had only yellow model cars for sale - I'm sure I am not the only one eagerly awaiting a large scale (opening door type) blue model RX-8.

Jeffneil

Originally posted by Kev
No, not pink. Never pink.

I've had just about every colour there is over the years - but not pink. In fact, not orange either!

They have one in orange already.

I guess I prefer pink than this...:mad: :mad: :mad:

KEV

Orange looks great , why be consevative ?

WINNING

The darker rx8 is a great paint job for DARK VADER WANNABES.

Doesn't "Winning Blue" say it all?

Or is it just me?

It's not like they called it "Second best Blue" * grin *

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