Japan8

After plenty of reading and searching, I see that the full info hasn't been posted yet, so...

The other day when I took my Familia (Protege) in for servicing, I took a look at the new Axela (Mazda 3) and the RX-8. Of course I talked to the salesman who sold me my car and took the RX-8 out for a test drive. Unfortunately you really don't get a chance to stretch its leg out on city roads in Japan... you need the highways for that (people drive like it's the autobahn (sp?) ). But man... I did love driving a sports car/sedan again (previously Sentra SE, Prelude, 5.0 'Stang). I will definitely be getting one when I move back to the states.

Anyway the salesman gave me a bunch of pamphlets and stuff on the car... one just happens to be the one for the Mazadaspeed RX-8...

[Special Features]
- Exclusive Control unite [PCM}
- Flywheel (Mazdaspeed - made) + balance adjusted
- Oil cooler set (Mazdaspeed made)
- Exclusive fresh air duct
- Exclusive spark plugs
- Earthing kit (Mazda genuine) (ie grounding kit)
- Exclusive sports muffler with catalyst
- Shock absorbers (Mazdaspeed- made)
- Sports spring set (Mazdaspeed- made, 20mm lower)
- Brake pad set (Mazdaspeed-made)
- Front stablizer bar (Mazdaspeed-made)
- Rear stablizer bar (Mazdaspeed-made)
- Performance bar set (Mazdaspeed-made)
- Front strut bar (Mazdaspeed-made)
- Rear strut bar (Mazdaspeed-made)
- Front nose (Mazdaspeed-made)
- Side skirt set (Mazdaspeed-made)
- Rear under spoiler (Mazdaspeed-made)
- Rear wing (Mazdaspeed-made)
- Mazdaspeed ornament

Concept/ Naoshi Hirata
- 2nd Program Development Promotion Office, Mazdaspeed Group

During his stationing in America, he worked together with Racing Beat to develop the chassis for the Protege (Japanese name Familia) sports version.

[- Comments - I didn't bother to translate]


[Design/ Ikuo Maeda]
- Design Strategy Studio, Chief Designer

He is the cheif designer that pulled together the RX-8 design. Since his college days he has had a passion for motorsports, even now he is a racer that goes to the circut once a month.

[- Comments - I didn't bother to translate]


[Engine/ Takeshi Nakahira]
- 2nd Program Development Promotion Office, Mazdaspeed Group

As the tuner for the Renesis engine , he is the domestic master of formula race activities.

[- Comments - I didn't bother to translate]


[Chassis/ Hiroshi Ito]
- 2nd Program Development Promotion Office, Mazdaspeed Group

He has a private race history of about 30 years and he loves motorsports to the core, presently entering in the RX-7 Super Endurance Race. He is engaged in fostering the overal car development, things like chassis R&D.

[- Comments - I didn't bother to translate]


Body Colors- Strato Blue Mica & Sunlight Silver Metallic

Limited edition 300 cars (Japanese like "Limited Editions" and "Special Japan Only Edition" stuff)

[NOTE]
According to the brochure, the sports muffler & catalyst limproves perfomance by lowering mid to high rpm backpressure.

The oil cooler is the right-side one, which is replace with a larger one.

The salesman said that this package is cheaper than purchasing the parts separately and making your own.

rotarymagic

Wow, sounds awesome. When will it be available there? Why would it only be available there and not in U.S.? One could probably import one though.

Japan8

It's available now in Japan. Has been since at least December... probably a couple months before that as MS RX-8 was also on display at the Tokyo Motorshow.