Leno drives the Kabura and gushed over his RX-8
Read it here: http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/tol...cle3681914.ece
Here's the RX-8 bit.... Then recently I got my third Mazda: the RX-8. I’d picked the RX-8 as the best-handling car for Road & Track. The magazine did the 10 best cars for under whatever price, and that was my choice. I thought it had the best gearbox. I thought it was the lightest on its feet. You had to work the engine to make it go – it didn’t have all kinds of torque – but it was a great deal of pleasure running it up to 9500rpm and just tapping the gearlever and it all seemed very linear. I just liked the way it felt. The rotary motor fascinates me because it’s really the only new engine of the 20th century. Mazda perfected it and made it popular and I like the fact that the company sticks with it. It doesn’t have as good fuel consumption as the conventional internal combustion engine, but the reliability seems to be there. People say they burn oil but mine doesn’t. Putting half a pint of oil in every 1,000 miles doesn’t seem excessive to me. If you’re an enthusiast and you like your car, that doesn’t seem crazy. I also like the design of Mazdas. I like the RX-8 because, whether you love it or hate it, at least it doesn’t look like any other car on the road. When I was a kid growing up in America you could tell by a rear tail light, by a rear quarter-panel or a front quarter-panel, whether you were looking at a Ford or a Chrysler or a Chevy. Everything was distinctive. Nowadays there’s a line of cars from Buick and Chevrolet that all kind of look the same. The Lexus, the Infiniti, these cars kind of look the same. The RX-8 looks different and I like the original thinking. I like the rear quarter-door that opens. It looks like a two-door but it’s really a four-door. I like the haunches on the fenders. When I see one on the road I immediately identify it. |
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dope article
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niceee.... but im really suprised his big ass chin was able to fit in the car too!
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Originally Posted by snowflakes
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niceee.... but im really suprised his big ass chin was able to fit in the car too!
You're a natural comedian. :icon_no2: |
sweetness.
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Nice choice of words. Slap that same quote on all the "I'm thinking about an RX-8" threads...
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Originally Posted by JRichter
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Nice choice of words. Slap that same quote on all the "I'm thinking about an RX-8" threads...
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Thats pretty cool to hear, that for all the cars/trucks/bikes he has that he still buys an RX-8 and like its...goes to show how sweet our cars are.
Also, anyone know around how many toys "cars" he has? |
I wish I had his garage.....
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Originally Posted by HiTMaNN
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I wish I had his garage.....
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^ill take both, got to keep those cars safe lol
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i want it all, and i want it now!
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Calling Leno!! Are you on the forum? :)
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Originally Posted by IcarusX8
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Calling Leno!! Are you on the forum? :)
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Originally Posted by delhi
(Post 2396007)
Sorry for the late reply. Had to move the Carrera GT to make way for a Koenisegg CCX. Wasup? :)
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anyone know what color his 8 is?
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I believe his RX8 is black.
Jay Leno's Cosmo (repost): http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/...html?cat=30494 He also owns a Suzuki RE5 motorcycle. Yup, rotary engine. |
Jays 8 is a dark cherry (or whatever is was called) SHINKA. It was actually given to him by Mazda. There was some article on here a long time ago talking about it.
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Wow, it's good to watch the video of his Cosmo. I love the way those look. They dropped a 12A in there, which isn't so bad. Great engines.
He gets +10 respect points. |
Does anyone have a link of his R&T test?
Leno is me...if I had his money. The most amazing collection I've seen, check out his site. |
great post.
Why doesn't he join the club? We'd love to see him on dyno day and at the BBQ! |
Originally Posted by CyberPitz
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Wow, it's good to watch the video of his Cosmo. I love the way those look. They dropped a 12A in there, which isn't so bad. Great engines.
He gets +10 respect points. |
I wonder if they just re-edited some of his previous articles for this one. Some paragraphs of that article sound very similar to his writings in Octane and Popular Mechanics. Nothing wrong with that, I just like fresh stuff.
I remember a piece he wrote for Octane saying his favorite engine sounds are Mclaren F1, Porsche Carrera GT, and then his Cosmo. |
Originally Posted by delhi
(Post 2396712)
I wonder why Leno didn't get a G35 or a 350Z or even one of those EVO things.
On the other hand, it's not like he sought out the 8 in favor of those cars. Like it has been mentioned already in this thread, it was given to him by Mazda. |
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