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Mazdaspeed Rx-8 - No 56k
New MAZDASPEED RX-8 Model M'z Tune
http://www.media.mazda.com/photolibr...tas07_023s.jpg http://www.media.mazda.com/photolibr...tas07_024s.jpg http://www.media.mazda.com/photolibr...rxe06_008s.jpg You saw it here second ;) (I looked ... but saw no other posts on this) Link to the Japan site: http://www.rx-8.mazda.co.jp/mz_tune/ |
seats look cool from here, dont like the rear bumper, but i wonder if the performance specs are gonna be any different. Prolly juist a kit...
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Complete with rusty rotor hubs...YES!
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looks like the RB kit to me
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i see coilovers!
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Way to ruin the front and rear.
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According to the website, for approx. $36K US one gets:
- Unique MS body areo parts - MS lightweight flywheel - MS exhaust - MS brake pads - Upgraded suspension bits - Upgraded oil cooler - A special tuned PCM I think I prefer the old JDM MS RX-8 ver. II over this M'z Tune. |
gay
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You would think they would fill the gaping void that is the exhaust outlet of the back bumper
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I actually really like the kit. The back end is alright, but I love the front, sides, and lip. Maybe I am alone?
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Doesnt look too bad.
Wonder if we can get the upgraded oil coolers? I dont think this should be a Mazdaspeed car though, that seems to suggest it has more power..... ooohh a lighter flywheel, BFD! The MazdaSpeed 6 has more power. |
What's going on with the seats.
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Ewww the front and rear doesn't flow with the lines of the 8. I do like the sideskirts though.
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I like the front and sides, but the rear is pretty heinous.
I also don't like that it's a batch of upgrades we could just do ourselves for less. |
Originally Posted by x-ped
Ewww the front and rear doesn't flow with the lines of the 8. I do like the sideskirts though.
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They better not use those side skirts.
That's what I have. Oops wasn't suppose to tell you I have the first prototypes. |
Take a look at the link... its not too hard to navigate even if you dont understand japenese. Looks like a new MS shiftknob, some bilstien coilovers... those seats are really really nice. In the picture of the new shiftknob: anyone know what that clear dotted thing is right below the ashtray?
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It appears to be available in only one color too (if I'm understanding the website) and it looks like titanium gray. If that's the case, I'd like to get my hands on that rear lip spoiler. Other than that, it really doesn't seem like the Mazdaspeed 8 that everyone's been waiting for. I wonder how much power the PCM upgrade will be good for? 1 or 2 HP?
Is this even going to be coming to the US? |
Booh, they don't have the power specs listed for this version (in the comparison to the 6-port/6sp)
Only statistical diffs are that it weighs 10kg more and is 5mm longer Oh, and that light may be a passenger airbag on/off |
Exhaust tips wtf
What's up with the exhaust.... think it wouldn't look so...... STOCK!
Think it should look way better. |
the older mazdaspeeds where still better in my opinion. the older ones had all of those plus the shorter final gear ratio and etc. i guess this is the best they can do for the states.
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Nice seats with an improvement on lateral support from what I can see!! The regular RX8 seats are pretty darn good so I don't feel too cheated. The Bilstein factory coilovers are also pretty cool. Overall its a pretty nice package, but not as over-the-top as I might have expected for a special. I am surprised that they didn't spec the dual cannister mazdaspeed exhaust. That and a different type of wheel and even bigger brakes...Brembo perhaps.
Its always interesting to see what the car manufacturers will pull out of the closet in creating specials towards the end of a cars lifecycle. Other than the seats, and Bilsteins it seems like the rest is fairly readily available. On the Japanese website it looked like they had a very nice gauge set which looked like Defi's perhaps? Nice info !! |
Originally Posted by Xantium
Take a look at the link... its not too hard to navigate even if you dont understand japenese. Looks like a new MS shiftknob, some bilstien coilovers... those seats are really really nice. In the picture of the new shiftknob: anyone know what that clear dotted thing is right below the ashtray?
Originally Posted by Aipex8
It appears to be available in only one color too (if I'm understanding the website) and it looks like titanium gray. If that's the case, I'd like to get my hands on that rear lip spoiler. Other than that, it really doesn't seem like the Mazdaspeed 8 that everyone's been waiting for. I wonder how much power the PCM upgrade will be good for? 1 or 2 HP?
Is this even going to be coming to the US? I doubt very much that this is coming to the US. Other than the new seats and body kit, it's really not that different from the other Mazdaspeed RX-8s (ver I & II) that were released only in Japan in the past. This M'z tune is kind of like the JDM True Red version, just yet another "special version" car for the home market. Mazda North America knows we're power hungry and won't import something as our US Mazdaspeed unless it's got a substantial performance increase, which this M'z tune doesn't seem to have. |
at $36k and less than 200 whp - this car will be a complete flop.
I agree with the above poster - i doubt this will make it to the US |
nice wallpaper
http://carview-img4.bmcdn.jp/carlife...3472567/P1.jpg |
Originally Posted by RX-Hachi
I doubt very much that this is coming to the US. Other than the new seats and body kit, it's really not that different from the other Mazdaspeed RX-8s (ver I & II) that were released only in Japan in the past. This M'z tune is kind of like the JDM True Red version, just yet another "special version" car for the home market.
Mazda North America knows we're power hungry and won't import something as our US Mazdaspeed unless it's got a substantial performance increase, which this M'z tune doesn't seem to have. |
Whopee. It looks like its more of the same. That rear end looks terrible with the puny exhaust and huge space for the exhaust.
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Looks like shit.
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front looks horrible! I see guages in that link though....
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......eh
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:boring: Im very disappointed. It looks like a normal 8... no big brakes, no new engine, no FI, no new body kit, nothing cool or really useful at all..... what a waste. New seats and shocks, lame.
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Looks like crap to me, the 2006 shinka interior is better and I’m not feeling the bodykit at all. If they won’t do an FI Mazdaspeed why not just start making it lighter with some carbon fiber panels?
I don’t have any hope that Mazda will bring out a true MS RX8. At this rate they should make the Kabura a light-weight, 2700lbish rotary and call it a RX7 and kill the 8. Then make a new design based off the RX8 platform with a 300+hp turbo four and reintroduce it as the MX8. So a lightweight reasonably powerful rotary 2 door and a big power 2+2 coupe. |
What happened?!?!
http://mcheddadi.googlepages.com/01_l.jpg That one was so much better. Why mess with a good thing. Even if it didnt have any more power it had other cool things like these! http://mcheddadi.googlepages.com/03_l.jpg |
HA!!! see this bit of the rear
http://www.carview.co.jp/tas/2007/pr...mages/06_l.jpg i talked about this in February in this thread https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...79#post1261279 where i speculated we would see this type of design show up on the RX-8. the center trapezoid with horizontal "wings" is a new rear end theme seen on the ms3 and the Kabura. http://www.autoclub.com.au/uploaded_...ept-761186.jpg i bet this isnt mazdaspeed by a facelift possiblity in disguise. |
Agh, seriously, the ver2 was so much nicer! Had a more aggressive/elegant feel, this seems kind of wimpy for some reason (dont like the rear bumper). Besides that the color match isn't that good for oem. Did they paint the new parts a different color on purpose? Hah.
http://www.carview.co.jp/tas/2007/pr...mages/03_l.jpg Also I doubt this would be released in the US. All other ms vehicles have had different rims or hood buldges, etc Zoom could be right with the facelift thing, the 8 is due and these changes (bumpers/spoiler) are tame enough for the general public. ::sigh:: I like the current 8 much more |
[QUOTE=mike1324a]What happened?!?!QUOTE]
Amen. Those were cool fenders and front clip. |
Of course, since it's another "new RX-8" no one was surprised to see that the the engine still looks like this:
http://www.carview.co.jp/tas/2007/pr...mages/07_l.jpg :jerkit: |
Interestingly enought the back doesnt read mazdaspeed like all other mazdaspeed cars. Instead it has the standard mazda name there.
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Where is more power ??!!
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Originally Posted by MegaLoL
Where is more power ??!!
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Originally Posted by JeRKy 8 Owner
Of course, since it's another "new RX-8" no one was surprised to see that the the engine still looks like this:
http://www.carview.co.jp/tas/2007/pr...mages/07_l.jpg :jerkit: |
Originally Posted by mike1324a
What happened?!?!
http://mcheddadi.googlepages.com/01_l.jpg That one was so much better. Why mess with a good thing. Even if it didnt have any more power it had other cool things like these! http://mcheddadi.googlepages.com/03_l.jpg That MS car was displayed at last year's 2006 Tokyo Auto Salon. How Mazda went from that one to the M'z tune is beyond me. |
I honestly do not believe this is officially the Mazdaspeed 8. I have a feeling it's named the way it is because it's just another special edition that has been tuned by Mazdaspeed.
You'll notice in the announcement they made, this thing is called the Mazda RX-8 Mazdaspeed M'z Tune not Mazdaspeed RX-8. See Bern's link here: http://mazdanews.com/node/view/385 |
Why can't we get this interior?!
http://www.carview.co.jp/tas/2007/pr...mages/15_l.jpg http://www.carview.co.jp/tas/2007/pr...mages/16_l.jpg http://www.carview.co.jp/tas/2007/pr...mages/01_l.jpg http://www.carview.co.jp/tas/2007/pr...mages/02_l.jpg http://www.carview.co.jp/tas/2007/pr...mages/03_l.jpg http://www.carview.co.jp/tas/2007/pr...mages/04_l.jpg http://www.carview.co.jp/tas/2007/pr...mages/05_l.jpg http://www.carview.co.jp/tas/2007/pr...mages/06_l.jpg http://www.carview.co.jp/tas/2007/pr...mages/07_l.jpg http://www.carview.co.jp/tas/2007/pr...mages/08_l.jpg http://www.carview.co.jp/tas/2007/pr...mages/09_l.jpg http://www.carview.co.jp/tas/2007/pr...mages/10_l.jpg http://www.carview.co.jp/tas/2007/pr...mages/11_l.jpg http://www.carview.co.jp/tas/2007/pr...mages/12_l.jpg http://www.carview.co.jp/tas/2007/pr...mages/13_l.jpg http://www.carview.co.jp/tas/2007/pr...mages/14_l.jpg |
That looks pretty slick in yellow. I wonder if that's coming here.
(referring to the Mazdaspeed 3 not the 8) |
this is reallly ugly.. i am so disappointed. but i guess it doesnt depreciate our current 8s as much ahhaa!
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This is sad, I just hope it's another option and just a MZ tune MS. I would really love to get the proto 06 tokyo auto show body kit. I'm sure it would look really sick in Yellow. Anyone care to photo chop me one? :)
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too bad even the ms3 doesnt look like that over here.
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too bad the mazdaspeed 3 has alot more HP than our 8's you mean.......not to mention that you could tune it quite easily for more power.
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