Invited to RX-8 focus group…
 

…to offer my thoughts on the car and to get my input on “some new features and accessories being considered”. And, they are paying me $100 for what I’d do for free. Is this a great country, or what?

report here as so as you get back!! thanks!

You know we all want the automatic 2-zone ac/heat!!!!

Uhhh... how 'bout better gas mileage (flame suit on!). J/K :) . I would like to see temp controls on the AC/Heat instead of a dial with blue and red ranges and a machine gun mounted to the front to get people out of your way in the fast lane.

i second the machine gun. maybe it could be mounted like the ones on the xkr in die another day

i agree about the a/c,

but i will raise you headlights that turn off after you remove the keys.

and a sixth gear for cruising. aka 3000rpm at ~ 80 to 85mph.

move cup holders forward.

beers

Auto leveling HID headlights... they're just too low right now. & HID high beams.

5th/6th gear true sequential gearbox.

How about a massage seat function? Then I could look forward to heavy traffic as well as the open road (just not as much ) :)

- bi-xenons
- headlight washers
- make steering get harder based on car speed not engine speed
- lumbar adjustment on non-leather seats
- auto-dimming mirrors on cars without holes in the roof
- convex side mirrors to get rid of blindspots, tint them too
- mute on the radio should also pause
- better dipstick placement
- telescoping wheel
- perforated leather on the steering wheel
- leather handbrake standard
- storage space where the cupholders are (make it option)
- Aux-in on the radio/easy way to connect mp3 players
- auto up/down on all windows
- keyless start option

An easily replaced head unit on the stereo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

windshield wipers that complete their cycle when the car is turned off

Having bought my first brand new sports car in '73 for right around $4,000 , I used to say that any new car going for $30,000 ought to be able to give you a bj for that kind of money. Hehe...

You can get that bj somewhere else much cheaper than $30K - and not from a car at that :D

colour-matched fog lights and high beams
true analog gauges
floor-mounted / covered / hidden spare tire
fold-down rear seats
adjustable final drive gear ratio, or taller 6th gear
factory turbocharger/supercharger option

Seat head rest that your head can actually rest against.
built in power supply for the fuzzbuster on the mirror. I've seen the mod but.......

I think missiles would clear traffic better, as it would blow the cars out of the lane...

A machine gun would just live a cluttered mess ;)

A oil pressure guage that really works!!

Fold down backseats to get some extra trunk space/

My Vote is for:

-Aux in
-Have the side mirrors auto dim like the rear view (or at least tint them)
-Voltmeter (so I know when the battery/alternator is toast.
-Oil pressure that actually reads the oil pressure.
-Move the cupholders forward and put the heated seat switches somewhere else (side of the centre console?)

Two of my pet peeves that have been missed are high/low seat warmers and a place to affix the gas cap when filling up.

Hi/Low seat warmers?
Are you talking about the temperature? Because they work in conjection with the heat setting (dial) of the car.

Really, I did not know that and find that whenever I turn the seat warmer switch on on a cold 65 degree day here in S. Calif. (haha) it's too warm and I have to almost immediately turn it off. Indeed, the car heater is probably off when I turn on the seat warmer....I'll try the seat warmer with the car warmer on low and see what happens.

here's an easy one for them. Offer leather option with sport package :)

It may be difficult to work this in, but a high temp cat on all cars so Canzoomer or others mods won't burn our the oem equipment. That way, those of us in emissions controlled counties/states won't have to worry about epa fines...

They'll never do it, but I would still like to see it happen...

TURBO or SC.