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[2008]40th Anniversary Edition RX8

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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 12:50 AM
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Smile [2008]40th Anniversary Edition RX8

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- Exterior paint is Metroplitan Gray Mica. [its a little bit darker than the Galaxy Gray Mica]
- Interior is Cosmo Red Leather. [its like the red leather they offer but darker, like blood]
- Blue tint fog lights
- 40th Anniversary Rotary Engine badge
- Unique 18-inch aluminum alloy design
- Sport suspension with Bilstein shock absorbers
- Urethane foam injected front-suspension cross member
- Silver painted engine cover


just thought you guys would like to know if you didnt? lol

oh yeah, does anyone know if they still carry the winning blue color? or did they replace it with the stormy blue mica =/ cause if not im going with brilliant black =]
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 12:57 AM
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old news... that info was out a month or 2 ago. They havnt had winning blue for a few years... 2004 might have been the only year even... but it might have been out for 2005 as well. It was replaced with phantom blue which was a teal-ish blue then that was replaced with stormy mica. stormy mica is probably my favorite color, but cant go wrong with black. I have black and love it, though if I could have had a stormy blue, I probably would have chosen that...
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 12:59 AM
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Winning blue was 04-05
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 01:04 AM
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damnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
im slow on things then hahaha
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 01:07 AM
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The excitement I get from the thought of this cars release makes me want to take a nap.
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 01:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Ike
The excitement I get from the thought of this cars release makes me want to take a nap.
Are you serious?

Originally Posted by briann
- Urethane foam injected front-suspension cross member
it has the foam...
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 09:02 AM
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Originally Posted by w0rm
Winning blue was 04-05
They still made winning blue in 2006........

It was 2007 when winning blue was phased out and replaced by stormy blue mica
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 09:18 AM
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Way to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the rotary Mazda.........with a new coat of paint.
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Raptor75
Way to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the rotary Mazda.........with a new coat of paint.
Wasnt that their upgrade from the 06 to the 07 models?
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 10:03 AM
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Ya, but when you have such a great upgrade you want to keep the love coming.

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Wasnt that their upgrade from the 06 to the 07 models?
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 12:55 PM
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The excitement I get from the thought of this cars release makes me want to take a nap.
could've been worse. Mazda could've added plastic wings, more plastic fins and drill holes on the hood or replace the interior with tupperware material to make pretend that you are in a race car......
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 01:43 PM
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cmon! I can feel the excitment!
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 02:10 PM
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we already saw pics..
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by delhi
could've been worse. Mazda could've added plastic wings, more plastic fins and drill holes on the hood or replace the interior with tupperware material to make pretend that you are in a race car......
You mean like the Mazdaspeed Protege?
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 02:20 PM
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Mazda is pathetic, I can understand not giving the 40th anniversary FI, but at least roll out that MAZDASPEED that everyone has been paying thousands of dollars to catch up to. I think Mazda is absolutely stupid. If they came out with a MAZDASPEED edition, say 500-1000 produced, they would sell out and they already have the parts made. I'm just tired of these "editions" that offer a new paint job and better struts. I just hope Mazda dosen't follow Honda and Toyota down the who cares about fun cars road.
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 02:50 PM
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lol. same thing with shinka. new colors, new interior. ehh...

the red is a much nicer red however. reminisicent of audi or bmw red. not this ultra high intensity ricer red. which, im kinda now saying ew to. anyone in the DC area with a cloth interior rx8? i wanna check it out.

but seriously, mazda has mazdaspeed turbo edition of all its cars. why not the 8? obviously the 8 can be turbo'd and it runs quite well. so whats the problem? mazdaspeed 8s would be hot. of course, now that i think about it. i dont want mazda releasing one, because i like to own the top stuff of a company. and then i'd have to trady my 8 in for ms8, and im broke as it is..
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 04:08 PM
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The gas mileage would become so poor that they would be hit with a gas guzzlers tax.

Originally Posted by kersh4w
but seriously, mazda has mazdaspeed turbo edition of all its cars. why not the 8? obviously the 8 can be turbo'd and it runs quite well. so whats the problem? mazdaspeed 8s would be hot. of course, now that i think about it. i dont want mazda releasing one, because i like to own the top stuff of a company. and then i'd have to trady my 8 in for ms8, and im broke as it is..
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Ike
The excitement I get from the thought of this cars release makes me want to take a nap.


hahahahaha i kno how u feel man,ud think the 40th anniversary of anything would inspire them to, i dunno, do something thatd make me happy in pants...instead....they issued out gray number 12 and spilled blood on the leather....snoooorrrrrrrrrr.




dont buy black. i have black and it sucks. if i could go back in time id get that really dope new white they have...omg nice.

black is drity immediately, always, and shows every scratch nick bump dent bug everything!


besides the only color that DOESNT have a nice pearl in it is the black. its so flat and boring. they make mazda3's with better blacks and it costs half as muich....brillant black sucks, black mica is nicer but theyn dont offer the rx8 in it. dont ask me why i think its dum to have a 15k car have better paint than the 25k car.....wtf............



DONT




GET


BLACK.


tell ya what,u want black so much, u buy a white manual and ill trade ya
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 06:10 PM
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Well, I'm sure the suspension will be just what everyone's always wanted. Though for the horrible roads I have to drive on I can't complain about the softness. If they were better, I'd be happy to have a version with less body roll and a firmer ride. The markup on the anniversary edition will probably be as much as doing it yourself though. Then again, maybe not. I had to buy used as it was.
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 06:51 PM
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For all of you MazdaSpeed RX-8 fans, Mazda has sorta address it. Check out http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/disp...SweepstakesRX8.
This is the Jay Laub custom RX-8. A very sweet looking car with a supercharger and more. Part of the sponorship is through Amoco Ultimate (of course an oil company can afford to give one of these away). They are giving one of these away! I think Mazda should just make this the Mazdaspeed version of the RX-8!
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by astrozoom
For all of you MazdaSpeed RX-8 fans, Mazda has sorta address it. Check out http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/disp...SweepstakesRX8.
This is the Jay Laub custom RX-8. A very sweet looking car with a supercharger and more. Part of the sponorship is through Amoco Ultimate (of course an oil company can afford to give one of these away). They are giving one of these away! I think Mazda should just make this the Mazdaspeed version of the RX-8!
All I see is an ugly riced out RX-8 done by the king showcar geek.
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 10:02 PM
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^ and it's an AT. gee, where do i sign up for an ugly AT? oh yeah - mazdausa.com
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 10:22 PM
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why would make it an auto? that is ridiculous. that is horribly ridiculous.

i know its because all people can drive auto, but.. that is just retarded.

"yeah, i drive a sports car. its an automatic snot machine. with lambo doors baby!"
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Old Sep 15, 2007 | 10:15 AM
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I don't' understand why they would release a 40th anniversary for a car that hasn't even been around for half a decade.....
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Old Sep 15, 2007 | 10:27 AM
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How about a more powerful engine with steering racks that don't fail, coils that don't burn up, AC that blows cold, brakes that don't squeal, plugs that don't fail, and heat insulation that allows you to keep change in the console that won't burn your skin after a trip to the store.

**** the paint,the 40th ann. badge, the engine cover, blood red seats and ghey *** blue fog lights.

Mazda - Please stay out of the customizing section of Wal-Mart.
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