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Old 10-31-2002, 10:01 AM
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Exclamation New pic and testdrive in german mag "Autobild"
Autobild testdrive

More pics and informations tomorrow, I'll scan the article..

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Old 10-31-2002, 10:56 AM
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Damn......you are me one step ahead! I was just about to post it here

I like the RX more in yellow
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Old 10-31-2002, 11:29 AM
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lets see- sunroof, left hand drive, plate holder, black stems for the side mirrors, bigger ducts in front- this must be the one from mazda irvine/ sevenstock with the bra and panties removed, looks great!:D
edit: anybody got a translation for us. from my small understanding of german i dont see anything new but the pic.
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Old 10-31-2002, 11:45 AM
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Translation
Click for translation

Enjoy "translating the translation"!

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HA HA
Well, whatever they said . . . it seemed to be good! :D
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first two pics...
number one
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...and number two
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theese do seem to be new pics, not recycled ones. i like the 0 of the tach being at the bottom. and the other shot clearly shows colored seat inserts and of course the steering wheel. i say this is new because you can see a line on the roof which is either the gutters or the edge of the sun/moon roof are those from that article as well?
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That pic looks VERY different at the front to even the latest red car from the video's... the main air intake seems deeper and the side ducts are way bigger...

Mabe I've just lost the plot... but I swear it's different!
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No one has commented on the freakn' ugly side turn indicators/reflectors that magicaly have popped up on this incarnation. They are horizontal and just ahead of the front wheel. They are recking the classic lines of OUR RX-8!

PLEASE TELL ME THEY ARE NOT SERIOUS!
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Originally posted by Puppy1
No one has commented on the freakn' ugly side turn indicators/reflectors that magicaly have popped up on this incarnation. They are horizontal and just ahead of the front wheel. They are recking the classic lines of OUR RX-8!

PLEASE TELL ME THEY ARE NOT SERIOUS!
Yep! I was just talking about that... they are hideous... I won't say it, as I'd find it hard not to be rude, but PLEASE!
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are those turn indicators mandatory in the us? i hope not. also is the rx8 logo on the front in a plate holder or attached to the grill?
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:p well, i'm gonna have to say i like them... i LIKE turn signals, and those are neat, i like the positioning... i just wish they wrapped around to the front, touching the side of the head lamp...

and those bigger ducts look SICK!!! i agree with Blue, this one is definitely different... :D

anyone notice the size of those huge wheels??? are those 18"s??? yikes...
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are the turn sigs there because they are not on the mirrors?
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Looks like the center part of the front portrudes a little bit, like the Ferrari F60 (but not overdone). The inlets are definately bigger. And if this picture is from the same article, it looks like the gauges might be white illumination now (or it could be a poor picture):



Edit - those gauges ARE different. For one, the redline is shown as 9000 RPM, whereas the other photos showed it as 8500.
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The whole car looks much meaner.



Putting stoneguard or x-pel on the front is going to be much harder...
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i think i know what my first mod will be now:D
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This is one of the best pics of the RX-8 that I've seen. It looks slicker than I remember. Thanks for the treat.
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Actually, those teeth look pretty sweet! Makes it look like a hammerhead shark. Who was asking about mods? There's your first one
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Thumbs up The Real Thing
This is not the one from Irvine, but you are now looking at the 'REAL THING":D

You can see that the front end has changed considerably and LOOKS A LOT BETTER, IF THAT'S POSSIBLE!

THIS CAR IS AWESOME. ENJOY:D :D
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This is not the one from Irvine, but you are now looking at the 'REAL THING"
boo, are youy saying the side mirror stalks are going to be that way?
and yeah i am seriously considering the teeth.:D i wonder if they will be an option from the factory with a warrenty and everything?:D
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Hey, it's halloween here. :D Too bad I don't have an RX-8 right now. *cough* mazda *cough*
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Old 10-31-2002, 06:44 PM
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Boo... are those side signalers going to be there for the us model as well....? AND YES THE FRONT END DOES LOOK BETTER.... about it looking meaner well it SHOULD its a MEAN car. :D
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This may be moot now, but has anyone seen this picture before:



There are a couple of others at this site that I hadn't seen before.
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