I finally got a test drive of the new 8, and I must say that I am quite impressed. It doesn't have near the power or torque of my FD, but it's such a sweet ride. It revs so fast and smooth that I hit 9K a few times, and got that little warning beep by accident. I was also doing about 95mph on the interstate, and didn't even realize it until I looked at the speedo. The turning is phenomenal! My best friend was in the backseat, white as a ghost, while I was driving it. And he has an S2000! Screw the horsepower problem, I say kudos to Mazda for such a wonderful car. Now let's see a new 7!

RX-7 is nice... man i wish i had one. i might buy one, but are they good for a daily drving.

Originally posted by rx-7~rx-8
RX-7 is nice... man i wish i had one. i might buy one, but are they good for a daily drving.

Only if you:

A-Have lot's of money
or
B-Don't mind spending money that should be spent on stuff like food, or a life, stuff like that.:D

But I still love mine!

they're bringing it back to the states, well, supposedly.

Originally posted by Boricua
they're bringing it back to the states, well, supposedly.

How are they going to do that? The FD RX-7 is out of production.

If you mean a NEW RX-7, then very little of what is said about the FD will apply to an entirely new model.

Regards,
Gordon

Every one is crying for rx-7, cry all you want. The earliest it will come out is 2007. Mazda is more focused on the New Miata and the RX-8.

How hard would it be to chop out the freestyle doors, thereby saving several hundred pounds of weight, and call it the new RX-7? I bet they come out with one within the next 2 years...

Gordon: I did my part, I bought the RX-8 and I pray that in 2006-7 I can trade it in for an RX-7.

rx-7~rx-8: I had my FD as a daily driver for 3 years and it never left me stranded. Thing is you have to be very dedicated to the car maintenance. Many nights I would get home from work, eat dinner and work on the FD till 2-3 in the morning. If you keep it well maintained, it will make all the work worth while when you hear those twins spool up.

OK, I gotta ask a dumb question...what does FD stand for?
Sorry, this is my first RX.

Originally posted by Chrisbert
OK, I gotta ask a dumb question...what does FD stand for?
Sorry, this is my first RX.
FB=1st generation RX-7, FC=2nd generation RX-7 and FD= 3rd generation RX-7

Originally posted by Boricua
they're bringing it back to the states, well, supposedly.

At the auto show i just went to I asked about the Mazda Speed RX8 and the possibility of the new RX 7.

The representative said there will be a Mazdaspeed RX8 but not for a while they need to get out the Mazda speed Miata. ( Which sounds very promising..... Think FI Miata..) Then there are about 3 more Mazdaspeed models that need to be created then finally the Mazdaspeed RX8 will be made.

I asked about the possibility of a new RX7 and the representative said "Make no mistake there is no possibility of a new RX7 period". Very confident response IMHO.

Oh ya the Miata will be non rotary.

Originally posted by Boricua
they're bringing it back to the states, well, supposedly.

I saw in a photo in MotorTrend last week about an alleged new RX-7 to be released in 2006. There is a quick mention on their website under "future vehicles, 2006". Supposedly, it's going to be a two-door, with 350+HP, and weigh around 2700 lbs. If I remember correctly, it's going to be offered as a rag-top, that's of course it makes it to the states.

93redrx-7: thankx alot, i love FD's, and i think people with FD's are like gods, man that is one hell of a car, i would take one over a lambo, porsche, or even a ferrari, i am not joking.

you rx-7 is really sweet... of the hook.
i just hope the rx-8 is reliable as in not to worry about reliable.. reliable. people are concerned about that the most.

FDs are awesome. i kind of wish the 8 resembled it a little....but i guess that's not what they were going for when making this car