I picked the car up yesterday, A 40th Anniversary Edition.

Finally after selling my first gen RX-7 in 1988, I have a rotary again.

Haven't had much of a change to drive it but so far my impression is wow...

 

That's the first 40th edition I know of in Winnipeg, I really like that interior! looks sharp!

 

it's nice, i was looking at one about two weeks ago. but i wish they had it in black or white.

 

what difference did they actually make to this 40th edition? the wheels look pretty nice and....?

 

i think its the rims and color.

 

Gerry Gordon's also has one but Gerry himself is driving it. Since I was buying new, I wanted to be the first to drive it, so I bought the one at Destination.

Direct from MazdaUSA.com

Exclusive Metropolitan Gray Mica exterior with a Cosmo Red leather interior evoking its Cosmo Sport heritage, Mazda's first production rotary engine.

Unique floor mats, interior door trim and heated front leather seats with an 8-way power driver's seat.

40th Anniversary Rotary Engine emblem is featured proudly on the side panels.

Exclusive 18-inch highly reflective Dark Silver chrome aluminum wheels, blue- tinted fog lights and a 40th Anniversary Rotary Engine emblazoned, silver-colored engine cover.

Bose® 9-speaker 300-watt sound system with in-dash 6-CD changer.

Sport-tuned suspension with Bilstein® dampers, exclusively designed for this limited-edition RX-8 - 40th Anniversary Edition, provides sharp handling and precise control.

Urethane foam-filled front suspension cross member ideally suppresses the engine's vibrations, delivering high-quality Zoom-Zoom steering.

 

First fill

I just reached 190km of driving distance, gas gauge was a tad above the 1/2 mark and I was 2 blocks from home, passing my favorite Shell station.

I stopped in and filled her up...

26.349 Liters, or

13.8 L/100km or

20.5 MPG (UK) or

17.1 MPG (US)

I like UK better... lol

This 190 km's represents a typical drive, about 80% highway, 20% city.

To be honest, I'm not disappointed, the engine has a long way to go before its broke in and I am sure the mileage will only get better once that happens.

 

Congrat! on your new 8. I checked out Gerry's car before he got a chance to drive it, somehow I'm not too attracted to the special edition or the facelifted model. However, I don't mind having the Blistein suspensions and Recaro seats. Don't get me wrong, I still like the 8 cos I own a 2007 CPW 8. Anyway, may be we'll meet up at autox, club meet or cruise night.

 

My edition does not come with Recaro seats, but I did get the Bilsteins.

The seats will be available in 09 on the R1 model.

We are having a meet Sat., April 12th 3:30pm Assiniboine Zoo parking lot...

hope to see you there.

More details on other meets at http://www.manitobamazdaclub.com