zoom44

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...cleId=125095#2

article says its missing the paddle shifters. but it looks like there is one padle on the bottom left.

Clavius

So all Mazda's are getting the same Steering Wheel now? And I think that "paddle" you see Zoom is the lever to adjust the steer wheel.

NgoRX8

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mazda has such great taste in designing the interior look.

zoom44

no thats not the same wheel as the new rx-8s that more like the current 8s

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maybe for folks who dont like the new 8s this will be a swappable part

JRichter

What kind of key/ignition set up is that or maybe just capped off for prototype testing...

I can't believe I'm saying this but the '09 RX-8 wheel is starting to grow on me... I would need to caress it in person to see if i fully like. It reminds me of when wheels were sleek, trim and airbagless. If only the hub was a little smaller. The button setup still looks jacked up though.

zoom44

its keyless start- you have the credit card in your pocket and so when you sit int he car you just push the start button

Jedi54

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sexy

Transam kid 01

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I like it

Spinning Sushi

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GASP! I can totally tell the difference! The steering wheel is on opposite sides but everything else is the same! WHOA!!! /sarcasm

Oh, and notice where the reverse gear is located on the 09's?

Mikeluvs8

Looks Good!!

ASH8

Had a look at the New Mazda 6 Sedan at my local Mazda Dealer..

ALL I can say IS WOW!...

Mazda really has hit on a WINNER here.
Seating is superb, dash ..fantastic...it slops back fast to the lower windscreen, the layout and guages are very functional.

Rear trunk is large with full size spare, to open the trunk lid there is a really tiny black button incorporated into the rear taillight section, one press and it opens.

We have the 2.5 litre 4 MZR, the engine layout is typical Mazda, very neat.

Finish overall is excellent.

ALL in all this model will sell heaps and remain on top of the class here, as reporters are saying, Mazda have set a new bench mark in its class and even ventures into the BMW 5 territory.

mysql

steering wheel?

Spinning Sushi

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Ok, here's a random question for you 09 RX-8 fanbois out there! I really like the steering wheel for the new 09 that's coming out but I notice that there's no cruise control feature on it. What I want to do is swap my 2006 steering wheel for a 2009. I want to know if Mazda keep the same specs for the hub that connects the steering wheel to the steering column? If so, I can swap it, if not I can't. Now, as for the Cruise Control, will the 2009 model come with it? If so, will it be on the steering wheel or is it going to be in the form of a stalk? I really like the 2009 steering wheel because it's so simple yet stylish.

Renesis_8

MNAO will soon set the benchmark as to what NOT to do to a perfectly fine car. Just elongate, widen the front if you want to fit the V6, not change the styling completely.


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zoom44

there will be cc buttons- they just arent showing on those pics of the cars that dont have cc

RX8-79

Also says, " Phone, mode, volume and an up/down toggle switch are on the left."

It's either the phone or mode button.

RX8-79

Whatever. Mazda finally has a winner. The original may have been "perfectly fine" but obviously only to a small fraction of people.

Razz1

It's the same 3 pronged whell that is used on all cars.

Start checking. It's the same wheel only cosmetic chages.

Global wheel! Yuck!

zoom44

no the 09 rx-8s wheel is different raz

Renesis_8

That wheel is better than the global wheel, but its still water-ed down from the JDM/Euro version of the Mazda6.
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