Hello everyone! I foud 2 new pictures of the Mazdaspeed RX-8 on a Japaneese site. It looks slightly different from the one at TAS.

Notice the front splitter. The wings on the side is gone, looks much better this way:

Here's a view from the back. The wheels is different on this car as well. Looks like 18" and maybe magnesium(?):

uhhhh, no, i don't think you'd want rims made out of Ti... ;) it's just a look (tri-chomate or something) on (probably) aluminum wheels...

Yeah, sorry. Meant magnesium! :cool:

Yeah I wondered if they would take those splitter wings off because it looked kind of ricey with them. I suppose that would also help considerably with ground clearance so you dont scrape it on speed bumps etc.

Originally posted by xeos
Yeah, sorry. Meant magnesium! :cool: I don't think that you'd want Mag wheels either for a street car.

---jps

I thought Magnesium wheels were an option for a "lightweight" version of a corvette once? Expensive though...

Originally posted by Quick_lude
I thought Magnesium wheels were an option for a "lightweight" version of a corvette once? Expensive though... They are what the McLaren F1 uses :)

This is the problem with this type of car. You want the performance options, but you need practicality as well. So really, what are you to do? Buy two cars. A Yugo, and a Hyundai Tiberon :o

Originally posted by Quick_lude
I thought Magnesium wheels were an option for a "lightweight" version of a corvette once? Expensive though...

If I remember correctly you could get them on any model of vette in '99 and '00. And I think they were like a $3400 option.

Too much. Get wheel covers at K-mart for 24.50.

I love the mazdaspeed RX-8 I love the huge vents in the front.

Yes you do.

mag. wheels r the lightest, therefore the best for performance

K-mart tires are the cheapest, therefore the best for cars that are light to begin with.

hmmm... this version doesn't have the red seats like we've seen in the other pics

Originally posted by tribal azn
mag. wheels r the lightest, therefore the best for performance It's still just a street car. And just because something offers the "best" performance on a race car doesn't mean that it will offer the "best" performance on the street. An example would be pure metal bushings and bearings in the car's suspensions.

---jps

He's right guys.

Im not to familiar with how the mazda speed thing works, but is it actually a car that your able to buy through a dealership or are you going to have to add it all on after you buy it. And is all this more of something not found in the U.S. but just in japan

Here is a link to Mazda's Mazdaspeed info page. (http://www.mazdausa.com/mazdaspeed/default.asp)


MAZDASPEED® was originally established in 1967 under the team name "Mazda Sports Corner" at Mazda Auto Tokyo, Japan's largest Mazda dealer. The goal of the innovative team was to succeed in establishing a Mazda presence at major motorsports events worldwide and they found success quickly. During the next 15 years, hardcore Mazda racers campaigned almost every Mazda model, from the famed Cosmo 110S sports cars to RX-7s, at every road racing circuit from Japan to the U.S. In 1983, Mazda Motor Corporation brought the MAZDASPEED team from Tokyo to the company's corporate headquarters in Hiroshima to help drive Mazda's factory racing ambitions.

Under the Mazda umbrella, MAZDASPEED continued to receive extraordinary recognition for its amazing on-track performance and its many victories around the globe. In 1999, Mazda Motor Corporation took full control of MAZDASPEED.

Today, MAZDASPEED prepares to roar to new success in North America with the introduction of the 2003 MAZDASPEED Protegé, the first of a new breed of vehicles with the power, style and performance to earn the name MAZDASPEED.

You could always buy Mazdaspeed parts from the Mazdaspeed catalog, but the Mazdaspeed Protegé is the first badged car from Mazda under this new program. We expect to see more Mazdaspeed badged cars including the RX-8. I hope they do a Miata too.

my old man used to have 5 piece magnesium wheels on his lex, crazy guy

MAZDASPEED 8 looks CRIMINAL!!!!!!!!! mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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STEFANO DOMENICALI (http://www.ferrari-wiki.com/wiki/Stefano_Domenicali)

Ugh...p00man...why'd you have to say that. You've lost some of my easily earned respect.

some more pics http://www.3rotor.com/featurerx8widebody.htm

Did anyone else catch the quick blurb on page 22 of the April edition of Automobile regarding the Mazdaspeed RX-8 concept shown at the Tokyo Auto Salon?

MAXIMIUM MAZDA RX-8
"At January's Tokyo Auto Salon, effectively Japan's high-voltage answer to the SEMA show in Las Vegas, Mazda unveiled two special RX-8s: one sportified by Mazdaspeed, the other set for a starring role in the X-Men 2 film. Four months ahead of its on-sale date in Japan (U.S. sales begin in June), the RX-8 looked decidedly cool in Mazdaspeed trim (below), which brings a macho aero body kit plus stiffer suspension and trick brake and exhaust-system tuning. The cabin is also tweaked with carbon fiber composite parts. The RX-8's Renesis rotary engine gains a lightened flywheel for sharper response. Officially, this is just a concept; if the demand is there, however, Mazda will surely okay it for production, but not any time soon.
The X-Men 2 RX-8, also shown at January's Los Angeles auto show, gets new--and, dare we say, improved--front-end styling, a wild-looking rear wing, unique wheels, and a delicious deep-blue color scheme. The car shown above is the very one that stars in the movie. --Peter Nunn"

I wonder what "trick brake and exhaust-system tuning" they did?

I would have assumed the flywheel in the RX-8 was already pretty light, but apparently there's still some room for improvement.

~Robert

a couple of things... notice how they used the word "tweak" when talking about using carbon fibre panels in the interior?? this, to me, screams "import" magazine, although yes, i know it's Automobile that doesn't mean that they wouldn't hire someone to write these kinds of articles to seem "cool" to the "younger generation" (ie. "me").

so, realistically, the exhaust "tuning" could have been the different muffler and tips (or same muffler and tips, i dunno) they fitted on the back of this car, and the only real changes made were to the suspension (not too hard to do anyways), the brakes (which again, could have been wholly cosmetic like the exhaust), and the lighter flywheel (it doesn't say how much though).

and just as a note: a lighter flywheel isn't universally better. all it does is reduce (in a small way) driveline mass, and (in a big way) reduce rotational mass (and thus inertia) in the engine allowing it to change its speed more quickly. at a point, that makes the car harder to drive, and makes it much harder to launch (in a zippy engine like the RENESIS) when you haven't as much inertia in the engine, making it easier to stall when engaging the clutch.
of course, most of the enthusiast guys (and gals too) on this site probably are more than capable of handeling a lighter flywheel, but i'm just saying, not universally better.

Pardon me if this has been posted. Couldnt find it on a search..

http://www.mazda.co.jp/automesse/top.html

Mazdaspeeeeeeeed.

i think everyone did.....that's one of the reason i want RX8

i have a feelin that the pics we've seen before with the carbon fiber lip and red seats was the "concept" mazdaspeed, and that this is the actual one. case in point: the rear section of the bodykit (the black area around the exhaust) looks like plain black plastic in these pics rather than the shiny carbon fiber in the "concept" pics. my observations.

justin

magnesium wheels are made for racing... they are awesome, my good friend's brother who is in ArtNMotion (the team that had the supra from fast n furious) - he just got 19x10 BBS Magnesium wheels for his m3 conversion widebody... however magnesium wheels are not good for practical driving and daily driving... weather alterations such as cold weather can crack magnesium wheels. they are strong but the weather can environment can damage them greatly

Originally posted by xeos
Here's a view from the back. The wheels is different on this car as well. Looks like 18" and maybe magnesium(?):

I expect it's just a finish...

Sorry to revive an old thread, but what with the "debate"... about black wheels, does anyone think that the wheels in this pic are really nice... I think they'd go with the Titanium paint really well...

Anyone know what they are, or where I can get them?

Originally posted by BlueAdept


I expect it's just a finish...

Sorry to revive an old thread, but what with the "debate"... about black wheels, does anyone think that the wheels in this pic are really nice... I think they'd go with the Titanium paint really well...

Anyone know what they are, or where I can get them?

you can get the Volk Racing TE-37 Limited Edition Black Magnesium wheels... IF you can get them, you will be paying quite a bit... I am going to get my rims powdercoated like black chrome style. also HRE Wheels does a black finish to all their wheels... but as always... they are custom wheels and are very very expensive

what do u guys think about the wing?

Originally posted by Efini 8


you can get the Volk Racing TE-37 Limited Edition Black Magnesium wheels... IF you can get them, you will be paying quite a bit... I am going to get my rims powdercoated like black chrome style. also HRE Wheels does a black finish to all their wheels... but as always... they are custom wheels and are very very expensive

Hmmm... I'm not really after "black" rims, but perhaps a slightly smoked/graphite look, so perhaps they aren't brighter than the paint job on the car (Titanium)...

Originally posted by ilovepotatos
K-mart tires are the cheapest, therefore the best for cars that are light to begin with.

I'm afraid I like it!

Stunning!!

I think this might be another RX-8 with the Mazdaspeed kit added to it? Or it could be the original with new rims and a lot more stickers added? But it does look like what my RX-8 may look like in the future! :D

http://211.9.197.21/htmls_img/mes.jpg

http://www.autoascii.jp/issue/2003/0616/article51679_1.images/52934.jpg

http://www.autoascii.jp/issue/2003/0616/article51679_1.images/52937.jpg

http://www.autoascii.jp/issue/2003/0616/article51679_1.images/52935.jpg

Originally posted by Wolverine
I think this might be another RX-8 with the Mazdaspeed kit added to it? Or it could be the original with new rims and a lot more stickers added? But it does look like what my RX-8 may look like in the future! I hope you don't add the ricey aftermarket TV.

Originally posted by Puppy1
I hope you don't add the ricey aftermarket TV. I probably won't add the TV, that's too much of a luxury. And definately not the stickers!

Clear seat covers! Cool! ;)

Anyway, I wonder if it actually sounds better than the Bose system not just louder.

-Mr. Wigggles

OMG... is that a small tv in the rear view mirror??

I rather mod the engine for Hp rather than add those extra gadget... which contributes to more weight!! A home theather system in the car is just too much... you suppose to be driving not watching a movie... sheesss... hehehe :D

Originally posted by Cihuuy
OMG... is that a small tv in the rear view mirror??

I rather mod the engine for Hp rather than add those extra gadget... which contributes to more weight!! A home theather system in the car is just too much... you suppose to be driving not watching a movie... sheesss... hehehe :D But did you notice that it is for a backup camara. Not that the 8 has poor visability, but this kind of functionality is great in an SUV.

I've heard somewhere that the Mazdaspeed version of the RX-8 won't have a performance change. Is this a joke or was that serious?

If it is serious, does that mean that the MAzdaSpeed version will only be different in the bodykit (which possibly can be attached afterwards onto the normal 8 anyway?)

Thanks.

BTW If anyone wants some pics of the 8 from the Melb MotorShow, I'd be happy to comply.

part of the mazda speed kit is suspension stuff and exhaust, but other than that, not much in the performance category...yet

If there is ever a full MazdaSpeed version of the RX-8 it will have increased power. Mazda has said they will only badge cars with the MazdaSpeed name if it has improved power. Now one can still purchase MazdaSpeed accessories and have the dealer install these but the car is not a MazdaSpeed.

Well, there seems to be two "versions", which is causing confusion.

Mazdaspeed, the aftermarket company, has shown the silver "concept", and we've seen catalog pages where they plan to offer suspension upgrade, chassis braces, wheels, body kit parts, interior baubles and other pieces, and one muffler. The concept had a setup where the NAV LCD would display extra performance gauges not included in the instrument panel. Whether this worked in conjunction with the NAV, we don't know, and it wasn't included in the catalog (not that I saw, anyway).

At the same time, we've heard from known, reliable sources that Mazda has been working on a stronger engine, and their goal was to get 300+ hp out of it. Rumors and guestimations range from ECU mods to wider rotors to SC or TC, but we haven't heard from a reliable source (only those who "claim" to know) as to how it is being done. We have also heard from those reliable sources that they are also working on a true sequential manual tranny. This car has been generally accepted as a Mazdaspeed version, but it could be badged as something else if/when it comes out (earliest estimations were the beginning of next year). But all of that was in the engineering stage, so who knows if it will ever see production.

---jps

ok guys, i know alot of people are wondering the samething. i have a Fd right now and i want a 8. but what i really want is the mazdaspeed version. i've heard alot of rumors about it. but can someone please clarify the rumors for me. like when and if it's coming out. how much power will it have? is it a NA, TC, or SC? etc???

Thanks

As of right now there are not definite numbers on the Mazdaspeed 8, or even if they are going to produce it. There is also an ongoing depate about whether it will be forced induction or N/A. Right now it is all speculation.

Try doing some searches on it and your will find a few threads on the subject.

I was told from an Insider that the 2006 model will offer a mazdaspeed version.

That is all I know...no details sorry.

Duplicate thread, closing...

---jps

umm is the tacho light in the last photo is a blue colour reflection?

So far we have seen silver and red versions of the Mazdaspeed RX-8. A yellow RX-8 with a Mazdaspeed wing. Now here's a black one.....
A black Mazdaspeed RX-8 (http://www.geocities.co.jp/MotorCity/6146/)
http://www.geocities.co.jp/MotorCity/6146/images/6se_front.jpg

No mazdaspeed rims

Bout Time dam thats one sexy beast cant wait till i get my 8.. I'm definatly getting the black mazda speed body kit

that's sweet! just take the mirror out now...

LOL

Looks good, I would have to go with black.

ricey aftermarket TV??? Having a tv in ur car is riceY??? So what about those mercedez that have tv in them, or the z06 that have tv in them are they ricey 2? Having gadgets doesn't mean their ricey unless they don't look like they belong there.

Stickers should go, but the interior WOW! MOMO speakers, 7 in tv..alpine ammpsss ooOOO... aaHHHH!!!

I'm getting the Mazdaspeed kit. I've currently got a Winning Blue RX-8 on order.

All these pictures of black RX-8s though are making me change my mind. Does anyone know of any Mazdaspeed kitted RX-8s in blue that they can post pictures of/links to?

Might help me decide once and for all!


-andy-

Originally posted by Wolverine
So far we have seen silver and red versions of the Mazdaspeed RX-8. A yellow RX-8 with a Mazdaspeed wing. Now here's a black one.....
A black Mazdaspeed RX-8 (http://www.geocities.co.jp/MotorCity/6146/)
http://www.geocities.co.jp/MotorCity/6146/images/6se_front.jpg

Originally posted by jkohama

Where was this picutre taken? Looks cool almost like right outside my building.

Where was the picture taken? Looks like right outside my building.

i really doubt that's outside your house (Hawaii), the link in the first post is a japanese located url. And I doubt anyone in the U.S. has a mazdaspeed kit slapped on to their RX8 right now.

I have my mazda speed kit on order but it wont be here for about another 45 days!!!

I know it's pure speculation, but I hate it when you buy something and months later they come out with something better.. Yes, it's inevitable, but still sucks..

So I ask.. if there is a Mazdaspeed RX-8 coming in the near future and it follows along the line of the Protege where it gets a factory turbo... How many of will try to see if you can have it installed in your 8?

Is it even possible to fit it in after the fact.. For example, can plain ol' Protege owners take their car in to Mazda and have them slap in the Mazdaspeed turbo?

Hmmm...

While I don't know if all of the parts for the Mazdaspeed Protege' are readily available to the US consumer (as in, you might have to jump through some hoops to get all of the items), the setup was designed so that few parts were changed as possible. For example, the engine is internally the same (cams, pistons, compression, etc.), which is why the boost is relatively low, and the power gain is relatively low. If one could source the parts, they could make their own Mazdaspeed Protege'.

But we don't know what the "Mazdaspeed RX8" will come with. We don't know for sure that it will ever arrive, or if it will be "stillborn". We do know that they were working on a true sequential manual transmission (similar to Toyota MR2 Spyder, BMW M3, Ferrari 360, etc. etc.). That tranny change will require an ECU change and interior mods, among other things, so it will be a VERY involved and difficult upgrade. But that depends on when it comes.

And if the HP increase is done with an increase in displacement, then you will obviously have to be changing out practically the whole engine bay.

---jps

Anyone got this pic again, cos the link seems to be broken..


-andy-

alpines? they look more like JL Audio to me. anywayz that car is nice without the stickers so that should go. but dont think it looks ricey ...:p

wow!!!! That 8 has atleast 10k in aftermarket equipment. That is a sick ass 8.

What is it with the Stickers now day? kawaiso

Originally posted by mikeb
wow!!!! That 8 has atleast 10k in aftermarket equipment. That is a sick ass 8.
Bahahahahah, 10k?? OK, if you think so.

JL Amps, MAYBE 2k MAX!
Speakers, maybe another grand, not even.
HU WAY less than 1k, but let's be overstated at 1k.

So we're at 4...and we've overestimated like crazy. So...with a 6 grand margin for install and other crap I doubt they spent anywhere near 10k.

10k maybe if they used real amps (Zapco) and some crazy speakers (Focal, Image Dynamics, Illusion) but they didn't.

P.S. This wasn't rip on you, just to let others know they could do the same for way under 10....

10k maybe if they used real amps (Zapco)


EASY there, new JL amps aren't anything to shake a stick at :) 1000/1? They might be more consumer-levelish than zapco but they are still impressive...but yeah, not in a "10k" system :)

the car looks alright, pretty sensible :) I need to do more searching around, that's the first hu install I've seen on an 8, and was wondering about those kind of options.

Doesnt ZAPCO make the most powerful amplifier on the market? I heard its mad crazy and it cant be used on any subwoofer because the subwoofer technology cannot handle the mass power of their amps. ZAPCO are used in a lot of competitions, I have ZAPCO, never had a single problem, great amp!

Oh!-It's my site. Re-Uploaded images.
<img src="http://www.geocities.co.jp/MotorCity/6146/images/6se_1.jpg">

Beautiful car Asura! Will you be getting aftermarket wheels anytime soon? I think black wheels would make your car even hotter!

Hi ASURA and Welcome!
I am wishing that we can meet on the Japanese road, some day.
Where are you going 8's day? :D

EAST MOON

I was talking to my friend today at Mazda. He's a service advisor at the local dealship. I was trying to pump him for information about the missing hp, but was no help in that department. Anyway, he told me that a Mazdaspeed rep last week talked to them about upcoming products. He said that next year, Mazdaspeed will release their Miata, then Mazdaspeed 6 (a twin-turbo 340 hp beast) and then the Mazdaspeed 8. No rumor on what kind of f/i it will be though.

Who knows what the truth is, but it may be a while before you see a production Mazdaspeed 8.

Originally posted by Napboy
then Mazdaspeed 6 (a twin-turbo 340 hp beast)

I don't buy this, I thought it would be AWD turbo ~270 hp. I don't think they'd have a Mazda6 faster than a Mazdaspeed 8 or the next RX-7, it's just dumb.

Maybe Mazda will suck people in AGAIN and tell us it has 400hp when it will only have 250hp!! :p

Originally posted by TiRX8
Maybe Mazda will suck people in AGAIN and tell us it has 400hp when it will only have 250hp!! :p

that would not surprise me at all!

Surely we don't need to invent our own fictions to complain about!!!

Originally posted by Kev
Surely we don't need to invent our own fictions to complain about!!!

just so we're clear (and to keep you from being a smartass next time), i didn't make up the story. i solely repeated what i was told. it may be wishful thinking on their part though.

I'm just hardly believe any words say by a local dealer person. They are the last person to know what happen. Anyways, Napboy, thanks for telling us. I hope it's not a rumor.

Truth of life #254:

Dealer's "facts" are as good as most people's rumors. Dealer's rumors should be ignored completely.

-Mr. Wigggles

Hmm..I was under the impression the Mazdaspeed Miata would be out late this year, specifically in December. Am I remembering something wrong?

...i heard it from a friend of a friend of mine... in this case, a sales associate at a local dealer who claims to have heard it from a Mazdaspeed sales rep. :rolleyes: greeeeat... we all know how helpful, reliable, and realistic these guys are.

i never claimed i believed him. i'm just reporting what he said.

Originally posted by Napboy
i never claimed i believed him. i'm just reporting what he said.

:) i'm not trying to harp on you, just to simply reinforce that skepticism.

Originally posted by wakeech


:) i'm not trying to harp on you, just to simply reinforce that skepticism.

there seems to be nothing but skepticism on the boards lately.

Don't you just love it when you try to be nice and pass something on, and everyone jumps your caes? Geez!!!

Originally posted by RX22
Don't you just love it when you try to be nice and pass something on, and everyone jumps your caes? Geez!!!

tell me about it

Originally posted by RX22
Don't you just love it when you try to be nice and pass something on, and everyone jumps your caes? Geez!!!

no one is trying to be rude, but since i joined the forum over a year ago there's been plenty of similar rumours (in their vagueness and relitive untrustworthiness) , and it's just natural that stories when coming from an unknown, and probably unreliable source are scrutinized. as i said, no one's trying to be an ass about it.

Originally posted by neit_jnf


I don't buy this, I thought it would be AWD turbo ~270 hp. I don't think they'd have a Mazda6 faster than a Mazdaspeed 8 or the next RX-7, it's just dumb.
I heard AWD turbo @ 280 hp.

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame.mv?file=car.mv&num=1481

Is this the thing being talked about?

Originally posted by Kev
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame.mv?file=car.mv&num=1481

Is this the thing being talked about?

If this car really out in the market, it will take away a lot of sales from STi and Evo. :D

380HP + 4wd + 4doors = baby RS6

dealers often know less than we do.

I recently purchased my RX8 and Im starting to upgrade the parts, I saw that Mazdaspeed sells products for alot of $$$, are their parts worth the $$$ or are there other aftermarket suppliers that I can by off of that are better?

mazdaspeed is probably going to have more research on any mazda compared to any company out there... i mean just look at the name :P, will there stuff be the fastest? probably not... but will it be one of the betters i would hope so :P

MazdaSpeed's quality is awesome! You get your moneys worth!
I have had enough exposure around MazdaSpeed products with their MSProtege and from the parts that I have installed on my 8, to recognize that everything is nothing but top quality when it comes to their R&D.:D

Will mazda make the tune up parts available to early owners of the underpowered rx8.

Why is this model only available in japan and not all other markets and why in such limited numbers ?

Mazda has certainly screwed its most faithfull loyal buyers by selling a good but if some what underpowered rotary ,

The mazdaspeed version is what the original rx8 should have been in the 1st place i certainly wont be a customer for any future underpowered and lied about power figures from mazda .

shame mazda shame your customers wont be so gullable or loyal for your next models .

michael:

Before the RX8 was released all the supposed power output numbers were trumpetted by mazda 250HP in the U.S and 184KW in Australia
.(As we all found out this was a lot of BULL SHIT)

Now that the MAZDASPEED RX8 TYPE S IS coming to japan how come no output figures are being released ???

MAZDA why dont you come to the party and be honest for once.???

michael

http://www.mazda-madness.nl/nieuws/nieuws58.htm

cant wait to see those pics

^??? if u cant wait then go see them, that mazda 6 body kit is unacceptable, its ugly , the rest look hot , when is the mazdaspeed miata do out?

Any idea how much HP this wil have?

http://car.kak.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=news&file=article&sid=1451

only for japan? :(

Dunno ????
But they need to bring some to the U.S.

Originally posted by rotarypower
only for japan? :(

I see that it is only for Japan ... For NOW.

I would assume that it will be coming to the good 'ol USA sometime.

Per the article, it seems they tweeked it consideralbly, and was just wondering if anyone has seen the actual specs. MazdaSpeed has gotten out of this Rotary .

Maybe the missing HP plus some?:)

Mazda plans to unveil a Mazdaspeed version of each of its models starting with the Mazdaspeed MX-5 Miata in March of 2004 followed by the Mazdaspeed 3 and Mazdaspeed 6 later in 2004. I've gotta believe that a U.S. Version Mazdaspeed 8 would follow as well later next year or early into 2005. Maybe they'll make the announcement just before announcing that the next Generation RX-7 will follow later in 2005 or early 2006. We'll see. I'm personally wondering if Mazda is using the Mazdaspeed line as a premium brand just as Lexus is to Toyota and Acrua is to Honda. We'll see. Either way, the possibilities are endless. It would be nice to see a strong Mazdaspeed presence in the U.S.

http://www.canadiandriver.com/news/031230-5.htm

The website said that the Mazdaspeed RX-8s will be limited to a sales volume of 300... is that the yearly or the total production? Either way, that isn't a lot, so don't expect to see them in the U.S. And if they do come to the U.S. (2005 calendar year at the very earliest), I would expect them to have pricetags between $40,000 and $50,000.

Mazda is NOT using Mazdaspeed as a premium brand...
There using it as:

Nismo - Nissan
TRD - Toyota
AMG - Mercedes-Benz
SRT - Dodge
..ETC.....

It will probably rev higher to create more power.. they mentions some electronics.. so im thinking make it rev 9500 or 10000 RPM... and tweaked out the car... it mustr have atleast 280 HP... im quessing... the suspension...handling... overall performance should be better... hope it kills the NISMO 350Z... haha...

I still say the current mazdaspeed j-spec editions are just a "special pacakged edition." There's some tuning, but in the past a Mazdaspeed edition ment serious tuning & boost of some type.

To me it's just the "MP3" edtion all over again, but with mazdaspeed stamped on it.

man. i'm just happy with the mazdaspeed kit. :)

This is GREAT news. Anyone remember how long it took the MazdaSpeed Protege model to cross the ocean ??? 1 year ?

Hmm... so will the Mazdaspeed *body kit only* be available in the near future?

I'm currently considering the purchase of an 8, and I totally fell in love with this body kit

http://car.kak.net/bilder/mazda/mazda_rx8-105s.jpg

Any ideas if I will be able to get this installed by the dealer by the time I actually make the buy (early march?)

Thanks guys... great forums btw.

Can't bring up the picture. Permission denied.

My bad... just click on the tumbnail on this page

http://car.kak.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=news&file=article&sid=1451

The link has been posted a few pages back.

can anyone here tell me if they are selling MS versions at the dealerships or is that something you need to special order.

is it a body kit or what? can anyone here tell me where to read about the MS and the normal versions or where i can see pics of both for a comparison?

Originally posted by Mat
Hmm... so will the Mazdaspeed *body kit only* be available in the near future?

I'm currently considering the purchase of an 8, and I totally fell in love with this body kit

http://car.kak.net/bilder/mazda/mazda_rx8-105s.jpg

Any ideas if I will be able to get this installed by the dealer by the time I actually make the buy (early march?)

Thanks guys... great forums btw.

The kit, as well as less expensive knock-offs, are already available....

thanks for moving this post i hadnt realised it was the wrong forum for this question :)

As far as I know, the Mazdaspeed version of the '8 is only available in kit form now. It's mainly a body kit, but there are some suspension goodies and an exhaust too. Most of your questions about specifics will be answered by reading through this thread (http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=17552).

thanks