Speculation : RX-8 face lift
03-01-2006, 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by zoom44
ok for everyones enjoyment here is my horrible paint version. let the ridicule begin 
03-01-2006, 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Glyphon
based off the cx7 and the 3 & 6, i think the facelift could go in this direction...
i put current and my speculation together for easier comparison.
i put current and my speculation together for easier comparison.
03-01-2006, 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by cjkim
added mesh and fogs in two different styles.
personally, i don't like the second one.
personally, i don't like the second one.
03-01-2006, 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Glyphon
haha, that's how i feel about the mazda emblem holder on your versions
v2.
v2.
something about yours though. is that shadowed part supposed to be like the CX-7's grill thingy? see picture
03-01-2006, 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by cjkim
hehe, never said i like the kabura emblem holders either. don't think its too bad though.
something about yours though. is that shadowed part supposed to be like the CX-7's grill thingy? see picture
something about yours though. is that shadowed part supposed to be like the CX-7's grill thingy? see picture
03-01-2006, 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Glyphon
haha, that's how i feel about the mazda emblem holder on your versions
v2.
v2.
your grill doesn't look too much like a grill.. looks kind of like the hood isn't closed fully. and i also doubt there will be a grill there for one reason. if you look at the nose shapes of the mazda car's that do have a grill/double grill, the noses on them are relatively flatter and longer, whereas in the 8, the hood draws farther into the nose with a more gradual slope. hard to explain, see picture
03-01-2006, 05:40 PM
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i see what you're saying, but there isn't a reason why there couldn't be a scoop-grill there.
i redid the manip so that it looked like a design element rather than a funked up hood that doesn't close right.
i redid the manip so that it looked like a design element rather than a funked up hood that doesn't close right.
03-01-2006, 07:34 PM
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yep this is the direction i think they'll go. they've done the black bar on the other cars an mazdaspeed 8 kit to hide the crash bar, i think the emblem holder looks better for that . i kinda like the no lip for the center and then let the mesh for the oil coolers be recessed. but i like elements of all of these. thank you gentlemen
03-01-2006, 09:21 PM
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I think the side intakes should be a bit smaller and they won't have mesh. My reasoning? Well, if the side intakes do have mesh, they'd have to make two different versions; one without foglight holes and the other with. That would drive production costs up for such a minor thing, so I don't see them doing it. In that case, such a big side intake would not match with the center, so I see the size being smaller. Anyway, this is complete speculation, I have no idea how (if) the facelift will look like!
03-01-2006, 09:41 PM
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Originally Posted by LionZoo
I think the side intakes should be a bit smaller and they won't have mesh. My reasoning? Well, if the side intakes do have mesh, they'd have to make two different versions; one without foglight holes and the other with. That would drive production costs up for such a minor thing, so I don't see them doing it. In that case, such a big side intake would not match with the center, so I see the size being smaller. Anyway, this is complete speculation, I have no idea how (if) the facelift will look like!
still, this was just my image of what zoom requested sooooo
