New Official Photos Of New Rx8
01-10-2008, 04:15 PM
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Maybe I'm crazy, but from some angles, it reminds me just a little of a corvette. When I first saw it, I was a bit annoyed because I just bought my 2007, but then I don't like the new front end from the straight on view, although I think the new tail lights are better. Cleaner, less fussy. However, the front is now more fussy and over done. The interior is better in some ways. I like the two tone leather, I like the recaro seats, be interested to see if they make it to the production model. HATE the wheel, seriously, one thing I liked about the RX8 was it didn't have an ugly steering wheel. Don't think the head unit looks much better, overall the interior doesn't blow me away.
When is this due out? Late next year? Early 2009?
When is this due out? Late next year? Early 2009?
01-10-2008, 04:41 PM
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Agreed!!!
The front looks like a mess, venting behind the front wheel is ugly. Really makes me happy I own the old version. I do like the seats and the tail lights seem better.
Looks like they've added auto climate controls and deleted the fake oil pressure gauge. Would have been nice if they just made it work. They also rapped the seat leather around the side so the rear seat belt wont check the hard surface like in the old car.
Looks like the tail lights are LED now.
The front looks like a mess, venting behind the front wheel is ugly. Really makes me happy I own the old version. I do like the seats and the tail lights seem better.
Looks like they've added auto climate controls and deleted the fake oil pressure gauge. Would have been nice if they just made it work. They also rapped the seat leather around the side so the rear seat belt wont check the hard surface like in the old car.
Looks like the tail lights are LED now.
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01-10-2008, 04:54 PM
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Did APC design the tail lights? God that is really fugly. And the side grill is too low. They should have copied the side grill from the E46 M3 instead of the E92 M3.
The recaro seats look good, but I doubt it'll be available in North America.
And it looks like they did nothing to fix the filmsy center console.
The recaro seats look good, but I doubt it'll be available in North America.
And it looks like they did nothing to fix the filmsy center console.
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It's a pretty reserved update in styling, but I think it looks nicely fresher.
I've owned two cars in my life with Recaro seats, and if they actually put those into a production RX8, I might even trade my '04 for a new one. Those seats are the most comfortable, driver oriented things that I ever sat in. Cool.
I've owned two cars in my life with Recaro seats, and if they actually put those into a production RX8, I might even trade my '04 for a new one. Those seats are the most comfortable, driver oriented things that I ever sat in. Cool.
01-10-2008, 05:24 PM
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I'd totally rock those Recaro seats though, but I don't want to know how much they'd cost new.
01-10-2008, 05:56 PM
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Maybe I'm crazy, but from some angles, it reminds me just a little of a corvette. When I first saw it, I was a bit annoyed because I just bought my 2007, but then I don't like the new front end from the straight on view, although I think the new tail lights are better. Cleaner, less fussy. However, the front is now more fussy and over done. The interior is better in some ways. I like the two tone leather, I like the recaro seats, be interested to see if they make it to the production model. HATE the wheel, seriously, one thing I liked about the RX8 was it didn't have an ugly steering wheel. Don't think the head unit looks much better, overall the interior doesn't blow me away.
When is this due out? Late next year? Early 2009?
When is this due out? Late next year? Early 2009?
01-10-2008, 07:36 PM
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I think the design of the new one blows ours away!! Its just the same things most people said when they first saw an RX8, "Its design is overdone". Thats what I love about it!!! 
I think that by the time this thing hits streets itll be amazing and probably have more power so we can not only have the best handling cars, but fast ones too 
I think that by the time this thing hits streets itll be amazing and probably have more power so we can not only have the best handling cars, but fast ones too
01-10-2008, 07:43 PM
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What's that above the tail pipes?
Is that the false flame 4th and 5th brake light..........or should I simply put the Tequila down and back away?
Also seems like a little more of the water heater cannister underneath is exposed back there.
Is that the false flame 4th and 5th brake light..........or should I simply put the Tequila down and back away?
Also seems like a little more of the water heater cannister underneath is exposed back there.
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01-10-2008, 09:15 PM
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01-11-2008, 04:20 PM
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Basically I like those steering wheels that are shared across a lot of Mazdas, but I like the steering wheel in the new Mazda 6 a little better because the center part is not round.
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01-11-2008, 06:43 PM
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I miss the rotary accents in the front and back. I also don't like the black pastic bar acros the front grille area which is hanging that front license plate. I liked the old front grille area where it looked a little like the open maw on a Lotus 7. The steering wheel looks bad, but I dig the red stitching and the Recaro seats, however, I forced to agree that the chances of them sending Recaros the the US is low. I find the overall design to be more reserved than the current car trimming back the wheel arches and integrating the body panels together more. As a redesign it looks more like a normal car to me than it used to. The only thing that sells me are the Recaro seats. No Recaro seats; no sale.