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Old 08-08-2010, 04:07 PM
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2001 RX8 Concept car

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Old 08-08-2010, 05:33 PM
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And we are going to keep on SPINNING!!!!!! (puts fist in the air) Never thought I'd own a concept car. Next time someone asks me "what kind of car is that" I going to be like "its a concept car by MAZDA". , the sad part is they'd probably believe me too.
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Every car had a concept. Do you think that designers just went "oh lets build... THIS!" and start manufacturing by the thousands without response from the market?

I must add, those are sick glasses Felix has.
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it was a joke.
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Old 08-08-2010, 07:11 PM
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& bored outta my mind at the moment..........
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This just made me love my car even more. Nice job Felix
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Old 08-08-2010, 10:00 PM
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Originally Posted by SayNoToPistons
Every car had a concept. Do you think that designers just went "oh lets build... THIS!" and start manufacturing by the thousands without response from the market?

I must add, those are sick glasses Felix has.
I kinda want the forward opening hood tho.
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I kinda want the forward opening hood tho.
That probably never makes it into production cars for a lot of reasons. But I agree, it looks amazing. It's exotic without being lame & played out (lambo doors).
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Originally Posted by ZumnRx8
And we are going to keep on SPINNING!!!!!! (puts fist in the air) Never thought I'd own a concept car. Next time someone asks me "what kind of car is that" I going to be like "its a concept car by MAZDA". , the sad part is they'd probably believe me too.
I like to think of it as a very long running Rotary eXperiment.
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thats the RX-Evolve concept car not the RX-8 protype. Later with some changes exterior ( like the hood among others) and interior it became the RX-8 prototype.

The clam shell forward tilt hood made way more sense to me. since the engine is so far back it would be much easier to work on with it tilted that way.
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cool vid yo... I love history channel...
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Nice find and nice post. It's always cool to see and hear about the inner working of our little power plants. THANKS!
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