RX-8 !

http://carpoint.ninemsn.com.au/news/...ry.asp?ID=5650

Some may argue that is not a good thing. The P76 won in 1973 (Good choice actually :p)

Cheers,
Hymee

Edit - fixed year for the Leyland to be 1973.

 

Oh ****... it really happened!!!

I am going to buy a bunch of the mag and hang it up on the wall!!1 :D

 

Looked through the list of finalists the other day, and it seemed to me the choice was the RX-8 or the 350Z … and we all know the answer there. :p

For those trying to get price breaks -- I wouldn't hold my breath

 

… and I notice they are featuring a Velocity Red car in the press material :D

 

I just knew you'd have to say it timbo * grin *

Takahashi, seek professional help about that magazine thing - it's getting out of hand * larf *

Mark, we should have taken money on it - 10:1 odds that the RX8 would pip the 350Z * grin *

Wonder if there are any bookies that offered odds on it?

I guess the local population is going to experience an influx - perhaps we'll have enought to organise an anual, national migration north to south and back * hmm *

--dez;

 

We all getting very excited isn't it... sure. If the picture is good. Sound like it would be a Velocity red... damn I will mount it professionally if a brillant black show up in the poster.!!! Certainly the cover will be on the wall ASA I got the mag!

 

I just realize I have 2 wheels COTY in my garage. The RX-8 and the barina - both are black :D

 

Here is my "old" wheels car of the year:




Cheers,
Hymee.

 

It was always going to be chosen (by always, I mean from looking at the 2003/2004 yearbook). They had about 8 motoring writers choose their top 5 cars for the year, and I think 5 or 6 chose the RX8. No other car got anywhere near as many nominations.

After coming back from the land of rum and pizza, and rejoining civilisation after driving the lancer hirecar for 2 weeks, having the RX8 to play with again is like having a brand new car again. You can easily forget how much fun it is, and how it can easily switch from docile pussycat to cheetah-on-the-hunt.

 

Hymee, are you going to do a "Hymee Black Plastic Rear Window Cover" for the RX-8.

 

Ahh - the Aunger rear "Louvre". Hehehe

Sorry. I have seen one on a BG Astina (well the sexy ones with the pop-up headlights) and it looked ****. But they suited the Leyland quite well.

Cheers,
Hhymee.

 

One of the great features of the P76 was the ability to carry a 44 gallon drum in the boot -- closed. RX-8 is not quite as , er, spacious (thank goodness)

 

Lol... yeah, you need the louvres! :D

Cool! Glad to hear the 8 is getting awards all over the globe... it deserves it!

BTW Timbo... I visit the Oz forum all the time... it's one of my favs!

 

Good stuff!! It must be the sun, beaches, beer and babes

 

No Hymee Louvre then.. bummer for the Yellow owners... sure they would have liked one

 

Lol Timbo... BTW, is that Avatar a pic of the cartoon "Tim Conway" from a Scooby Doo episode (or similar cartoon... can't remember for sure)??

Oz forum is great because you don't seem to have the "Fast and Furious" type of mental migets that the US has plenty of.

Plus, every Aussie I've ever met has been cool...

And, it's good to see Mark Webber and Troy Bayliss doing so well. They're tough competitors that are fun to watch.

 

Just went and picked up the Wheels magazine.

A bright yellow RX8 from above and front, in a dark alley with Xenon headlights blazing.

"Car ot the Year"
Bold Brilliant RX8.

Then, on the cover underneath the car :

"Close, but no Cigar!"
"The cars the RX-8 smoked ... and why"

(inside, the runners up were the Kluger, the Honda Accord Euro, and the Prius II)

 

Kluger must have been a shoe-in for "Worst car name of the year"

 

CAR OF THE YEAR .AWESOME .

IN 2001 when the Discontinued Nissan200sx won COTY car of the year sales jumped by 40% ASsoon as the award was published .

Hymee start churning out the Grills and the Hymee exhausts .

Resale values have just about been gauranteed to be better than before the announcement.

Kev , i heard that all the sales being made after the announcement have ordered RED .he he he.

Won the award , hey i should contact Wheels MAGAZINE and let them drive my car with the STAGE1 KIT .(INSTALLING IT TOMMOROW TOGETHER WITH HYMEE on wednesday 21st january .

Yes we will post results etc .(just send your checks to po box 888 rotary for further info..ha ha ha.

BY crikey i am excited .

Michael

 

Time for a new Avatar

 

this is a terrible news....
I will lose my bargaining power at the dealers =) hahahah
no, seriously, this is just awesome but somewhat expected~~ heheh
whooray to RX-8~
long live the ReX ^_^

 

Fantastic news! Congratulations to Mazda - a well deserved win!

 

As someone who ordered an RX-8 back in November - this award certainly confirms that I'm going to have quite a car on my hands in February...

 

It appears my work colleagues, friends and family are more excited than me.

Since around 2pm I've had 6 sms, 3 calls and 5 emails ....

Its great recognition for a great car but of course we all know that the real reward is getting to drive it !!

ZOOM .. ZOOM ... ZOOM !!!!!

 

The featured car RX00-8 is a dentist a few doors down from me. havent actually spoken to him, ever. Just never crossed paths.

He also drives a yellow porsche on daffodil day and has some other sportscar, or so the rumours go..