New Mazdaspeed RX-8?
 

http://roadandtrack.com/article.asp?...rticle_id=1627

Speed Magazine, Availible on Oct 26.

"Renegade Rotary
SPEED Editor Sam Mitani gains exclusive access to Mazda's super-secret RX-8. With its specially-designed Mazdaspeed suspension improvements (shocks and springs, anti-roll bars) and supercharged rotary, this is one mean sports car, lapping Willow Springs faster than a Porsche Boxster S or the Nissan 350Z."

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http://roadandtrack.com/assets/image/10152004105747.jpg

Interesting, especially this part - supercharged rotary

:eek: :eek: :eek:

:D SWEEEEETTTTT

What's that - a hood scoop????

wow ... can't wait to see that!

DAMN.. finally. a post with some evidence!!

I was going to cry if it was another bogus thread.....

Great find!!

It's my new avatar! Looks like it was M12's first post - your right - great find. Can't wait toll 10-26-04 now!

What is Speed though? I have not heard of this magazine.. Is it different from Road & Track?

This should be my new avatar.... haha

http://roadandtrack.com/assets/image...0418252285.jpg

OK.. back on topic.. but damn..

Great find!!! I will look for that magazine on Oct 26. :D

..but damn is right Dave!

Seems we have missed the first issue! New magazine just for us :)

F@#*ing sweet !!!!! thank you "m12"!!! sam mitani has been the llucky journo to be rthe first to drive each version of the * i believe. glad he was the one to get the scoop here.

woooot!!

So does this mean it will be in news stands and is a seperate mag from R&T?

kind of like a special edition?

That's what I'm talking about! Party! Reverse the curse, not, sorry boston fans.

yes its a sepeate new magazine from the folks at R&T available on newstands where ever R&T is sold.

Speed is a sweet magazine for tuners and sports car enthusiasts, it's similar to a regular road and track magazine but without the SUV and other silly articles, and a little more in depth numbers and stuff.

:eek: :eek: :eek: Oh baby! I think my heart just skipped a beat. I know what my next car will be. :D

Sam is the man! He also was first to sample the yellow prototype RX-8 at Mazda's proving grounds, long before the other mags. Mazda must like him and R&T. That looks like a very cool issue. They've also got an article on the SpeedSource Grand Am RX-8, which has won 4 races this year and has chance of beating BMW for the championship in the last race.

interesting how mazda australia and now this car both show up around the same time sporting forced induction, makes you wonder if there was a competition within mazda corp to see what each division could develop. notice they both have the blacked out headlight covers and nobody else seems to have seen them before.....hmmmmm

Damnit... and all we get is a teaser! I want the whole article!!! :D

Man oh man I hope the offer a non-warranty voiding retrofit kit...

Yes an interesting coincidence. But the new Mazdaspeed body kit looks way better than the old one for me. Combined with enhanced suspension tuning and a factory engineered FI solution, I'll take the Mazdaspeed one over the Aussie effort. This little teaser is just what Mazda needs to keep the spot light and interest on the RX-8.

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*note to self: pick up SPEED mag next week*

where are you seeing anything about a new mazdaspeed kit? all i see is
" With its specially-designed Mazdaspeed suspension improvements (shocks and springs, anti-roll bars) and supercharged rotary "

If you look very closely at the photos (I know they are small), you will see the front spoiler is a different design. The rear spoiler is also different and there's a rotary shaped hood scoop as well.

Look at the photo... specifically around the oil cooler ducts, side skirts, and rear underside of the car. (wing is different too)

Bigger picture..... worse quality, look at the front, and the spoiler