Damn Charlie, that made me bust our loud laughing!

 

these are all intresting and of course speculation but look what toyota has been up to. Very similar front bumber for the 2007 camry. I like the MS look better.

 

Not really similar at all.

 

which part Kev?

 

here's one inspired by the msp6 front grill.

looks a bit like a honda to me

 

Hey, just for fun, can you make one with an Edsel front end?

 

Your Paintchop

Actually, I'm no better. But that was a classic one you posted.

 

its my best work yet

 

wow would that be hideous |
maybe later

 

Nothing personal....I hope you guys don't go work for Mazda... you'll likely turn our attractive car's front into looking like an SUV or an Audi... not sure which is worse ...but IMHO both are pretty damn fugly awful. Stop!!!

 

what would you like to see Spin? What direction do you think they wiil go?

 

Oh No! It finally dawned on me why I started to feel ill when looking at those last pics!

Can it be?

 

this is waht the 2006 will look like. see the pic below

 

lol prob some direction I don't want! I don't like the 'stuck out' fronts w/badge on many of the latest gen cars. Unfortunately, Mazda seems to be following (or leading) the crowd, i.e., the 3 and 6 in particular have this trait. Many Japanese car's styling seem to be coming together in front end style, they're getting too the same. The dif w/Mazda's version is them putting the RX-8ish opening under the grill. Don't like that either ... looks too busy..messy..like two sets of grills.

What would I like....? Since the 8 is so unique and rare already... why not make it more so by adopting some existing style, like the MazdaSpeed kit or Autoexe style kit? Build it into the car, standard. Save everyone a bunch..they'd already have a pretty decently good bodykit w/purchase.

 

These pics as a possible face lift, look pretty ugly imo.
The only face lift that would be good was a photo chop some1 made of a blue rx8 a lil while ago.
I think it was a combination of the mazda 6 front.
That thing looked dope.

 

Honestly, I like the angry guppy styling of the RX-8 just fine.

 

wow, harsh crowd
i feel a bit sinful by saying this, but i see a resemblance of the ms kit in my chop :| besides the logo holder(which i'm not too fond of myself, but at this point, it seems to have a chance to make it into production) i don't think it's that bad... but then again, i chopped it -_-
mazda would never release a kit too similiar to the ms kit stock, it would make the ms kit worthless!

 

Ok, it's later! Now can we have an RX-Edsel?

 

bump

 

I think if they do a restyling it will most likely be the front of the prototype mazdaspeed like we have seen at tokyo autosalon2006

 

I'd like to see them make it a little less busy. Smooth it out a bit more. That goes for the interior as well. I'm shopping the 8 now after having lusted after it since it came out, and i think it's starting to age. I hope i can hold out on buying till i at least see the refresh, but the ones here are making me want to buy now!

 

Make it in a wide body style so that the front fenders don't look so much wider than the rear.

 

Thanks guys for the work on making the pic's look so real...but I hope you all are wrong. I don't like any of them that much, the yellow ones aint so bad but I'd rather have an aftermarket front end then those.

Mazda...just give me the dang Mazdaspeed Version II front end, where is ITTTTTT????? I hope Mazda does not mess things up...

 

My 50 cents worth...

Zoom, I tend to think, and going on the very subtle changes to the 2006/7 Mazda 3 and 6, the 2008 RX-8 changes will also be very minor, change of rear tail lamps, perhaps more aggressive (larger) headlamps, new mags, suspension upgrades, trim changes and new paint...then there is the engine issue, UMmm, slight fuel and HP improvements, but don't expect too much here, and YES, a MAZDASPEED 8.

 

Maybe the upcoming changes are going to be along the lines of the MS Concept 8...

JDM mags have been showing photochops of a Kabura-faced 8 ever since the Kabura was shown.... saying that is going to be along the lines of the facelift.