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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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