Since a couple of their contributors read this (Hi Bob!) I'll just paraphrase. It was excerts from an interview with the rx-8 Project manager.

1) Mazda will be announcing a 'suprise' in Jan '04.

2) He confirmed existence of a 280HP engine in development for the rx-8

3) 1 & 2 are expected to be linked.

4) The 280HP is expected to be a 13b N/A (10k RPM+)

Sorry best I could do unless one of the wheels guys OK's it.

Sadly some bastard just obliterated my car:
http://members.iinet.net.au/~isedgman/
Which leaves me short of any rx-8 whatsoever since the arent here til june

-pete

 

Mazdaspeed RX8????

 

They listed the mechaincal mods to the mazdaspeed rx-8 as being exhaust and brakes. No I got the impression it was to be an MPS version. Mazdaspeed prepared, maybe, but not badged as such for export.

-pete

 

How did that happen? I hate to see a beautiful car like that wrecked.

 

he just turned in front of me as if he didnt see me You can see in the last photo that the FMIC and nose are largely intact. The car was so jacked I hit about halfway up the bonnet.

-pete

 

Oh! The humanity!!

 

Your poor car! That makes me want to cry- such a waste! There aren't enough of them around as it is without idiots running into them.

But you're ok, it seems?

 

Nice post Pete,

Sorry to hear about your car. Hope that you're ok.

 

That sucks. You should get a POS (Piece of **** for non-Americans :D ) to drive until the RX-8 comes out. I would hate to see you buy something else and miss the 8. I hope you ripped his arm off and beat him about the head with it.

 

real sorry to hear about the loss of the mechanical loved one... i die a little every time i see a wrecked FD...
certainly, get a $400 junker as a cheaper-than-a-taxi mode of transportation until you get your nex Rex...

 

I had something like this in mind personally: :D

 

Could you enlighten me as to what kind of car that is, and where I can get more pics and info?

Thanks,
Strider-

 

JC Cosmo
JDM only.
3 rotor twin turbo
208kW (really 300HP)
405N.m @ 3500rpm
leather, sat-nav, climate control etc etc
0-100km/h = 6.0s
1/4 mile 14.3s
fuel consumption measured in minutes :D

www.3rotor.com
www.dmrh.com.au
http://www.autospeed.com.au/A_1243/page1.html

-pete

 

Wow, that sucks!! Hopefully you weren't hurt. Looks like it was a pretty brutal wreck. If that was me, I'd have beat the guy who caused it so bad I probably would have ended up in jail!

 

Concuscion (sp?) , a fair bit of blood loss and a an off-duty cop prevented me from settling things on the spot.

 

wow that sucks man.....
whats MPS, i always just fig'd it was the abreviation of Mazdaspeed, apparantly im an idiot lol, anyway, what is it?
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WENDIE 99

 

MPS means mazdapseed. Or if you don't believe me we can ask it Bob Hall.

 

MPS means Mazda Performance Series

Mazdaspeed and MPS are two different things, but probably very similar if not the same as per the type of upgrades.

 

thanks for the clarification
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