wait so guys...how does it go? is the ranking go from the lowest model to the highest like sports, touring, THEN grand touring? i know about the shinka but not interested. Im in the moment of purchasing an 8 right now but dont know which model best suits me. Whats the pro's/con's in getting a sports, touring, and grand touring?

 

i didn't even come back to this thread until now and just saw this post. relax, chief, it was a joke and at least he got it.

yes, touring is sports plus a few features like moonroof, bose, auto-dimming mirrors, homelink, etc. grand touring is the touring plus leather, heated seats, heated mirrors. shinka is the grand touring plus a few bells and whistles.

each level offers something to each type of person. the moonroof on the touring and GT have more weight and less headroom. for some that wear a helmet, that's a no-go. for some who like to have it open in the summer, it's a must have. some love leather, some hate it.

there are advantages and disadvantages to each. figure out what you want out of your car and pick the level that suits you.

 

hey thanks for the quick reply i jus got out the shower and was on my way out to the dealership to test drive this nordic green rx8! haha luckily i came back and checked.
I guess Touring and Grand Touring model is what best suits me, if im looking for an rx8 from a used car dealership what kind of pointers can you guys give me to look for there?

 

sorry, just to be clear (For my own curiosity). If I have hids, bose, sunroof but no leather and obviously no heated seats, I have a touring model right?

 

Base

 

i got another question since we're at it. I was at the dealerships today test driving the 05 rx8, the guy claims the sunlight silver rx8 is a shinka, it has everything a grand touring would have... heated leather seats, mirror dim, side mirror defroster etc you get the point but it doesnt have the ugly tan/white suede seats a shinka would have...my question is IS that a shinka? he claims he ran the vin and it came up as a shinka. soo what should i look for that shows its a shinka or not?

 

correct (regardless of what shazy said).

it is a GT, not shinka. 05 shinkas did not come in SS. running VINs sometimes brings up the wrong type but you can look all you want and won't find a SS shinka made in 05.

 

thanks CTrx8 your very informative!..but in post 27 clearly states that your saying Sports is basically the base model, and then its Touring And Grand-Touring correct?

 

there was a base model that didn't have DSC but going from memory may have just been on the base AT. ash wednesday fasting has my brain needing some food for energy even this morning so i'd have to go back to look at things. but from what i can remember there was base --> sport (base + DSC, fogs, etc.) --> touring (sport + those items i said before) --> GT (touring + items i said before).

i can look it up later but really need to get some energy back. having a personal training session at the gym on almost no food the day before might have been a bad idea

 

okay, got a little food in me and did a quick search on this:

shows all the trim levels:
https://www.rx8club.com/showpost.php...0&postcount=14

shows a detailed spec of the 2007 options:
https://www.rx8club.com/showpost.php...&postcount=129

 

Sooo if I have the nav system and the heated leather seats on an 04 I have the GT? Witch at the time was the best you can get? Also on Mazda's site is says that the 09 comes with a 232 HP engine or a 212 HP engine? was this also true for the 04s?

 

no the AT 04 and 05 4 port is a 197 hp engine. You're looking at nitrous or F/I to get 197 whp outta our cars tho..

 

thanks ctrx8! im very well informed now, in the process of picking up a 05 whitewater pearl rx8 Grand-touring now =D

 

very nice. be sure and post some pics when you get it. i really like that color.