RX-8 Spirit R SPECIAL EDITION at Tokyo Auto Salon 2012
04-28-2012, 08:27 PM
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so mazda produced almost 200,000 RX-8s. That's more than what I thought
Not sure I understand why is it people say the RX-8 was a failure
And Mazda should have produced that last Spirit-R RX-8 with a damn turbo charger. Come on Mazda. Last car, last production, make it really memorable with boost!!
Not sure I understand why is it people say the RX-8 was a failure
And Mazda should have produced that last Spirit-R RX-8 with a damn turbo charger. Come on Mazda. Last car, last production, make it really memorable with boost!!
04-29-2012, 07:14 AM
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04-29-2012, 07:43 AM
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so mazda produced almost 200,000 RX-8s. That's more than what I thought
Not sure I understand why is it people say the RX-8 was a failure
And Mazda should have produced that last Spirit-R RX-8 with a damn turbo charger. Come on Mazda. Last car, last production, make it really memorable with boost!!
Not sure I understand why is it people say the RX-8 was a failure
And Mazda should have produced that last Spirit-R RX-8 with a damn turbo charger. Come on Mazda. Last car, last production, make it really memorable with boost!!
not likely
So ... Just wait for the next one to come out !
05-11-2012, 12:38 PM
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1000 more "Spirit R" Rx-8's being produced in Japan.
Looks like at least the japanese know a good car when they see one.
http://wot.motortrend.com/more-pleas...an-199095.html
"The 1000-unit Mazda RX-8 Spirit R special edition commemorated the end of the RX-8 sports car. It was evidently so successful that Mazda will make another 1000 copies before ceasing production of the car next month.
The Spirit R was conceived as a final edition model of the Mazda RX-8 and sold exclusively in Japan. The cars were available with manual or automatic transmissions (although Mazda says the manual take rate was some 66 percent), and painted in aluminum metallic, sparkling black mica, or crystal white pearl mica.
The second round of Spirit Rs will look and feel exactly the same as the first, which means they’ll have the same special features as the original 1000. Those features include special Recaro seats, 19-inch alloy wheels with bronze paint, a special aerodynamic kit with a revised front fascia and side skirts, and Bilstein dampers.
As for the Spirit R name, it harkens back to the final production run of the late RX-7 sports car, which left the American market in 1995 and ended production in 2002. With the end of the RX-8 Spirit R comes the end of the rotary-powered Mazda, at least for now. Fans of the quirky engines will remember that Mazda officials have hinted that the Renesis rotary engine may make a comeback in the future.
In the meantime, Japanese RX-8 fans should grab $40,277 ($38,666 for the automatic) and run, don’t walk to the nearest Mazda dealer. We’re guessing the last 1000 Spirit Rs will be sold as fast as…well, as fast as they drive.
Read more: http://wot.motortrend.com/more-pleas...#ixzz1uaGaRz1a "
http://wot.motortrend.com/more-pleas...an-199095.html
"The 1000-unit Mazda RX-8 Spirit R special edition commemorated the end of the RX-8 sports car. It was evidently so successful that Mazda will make another 1000 copies before ceasing production of the car next month.
The Spirit R was conceived as a final edition model of the Mazda RX-8 and sold exclusively in Japan. The cars were available with manual or automatic transmissions (although Mazda says the manual take rate was some 66 percent), and painted in aluminum metallic, sparkling black mica, or crystal white pearl mica.
The second round of Spirit Rs will look and feel exactly the same as the first, which means they’ll have the same special features as the original 1000. Those features include special Recaro seats, 19-inch alloy wheels with bronze paint, a special aerodynamic kit with a revised front fascia and side skirts, and Bilstein dampers.
As for the Spirit R name, it harkens back to the final production run of the late RX-7 sports car, which left the American market in 1995 and ended production in 2002. With the end of the RX-8 Spirit R comes the end of the rotary-powered Mazda, at least for now. Fans of the quirky engines will remember that Mazda officials have hinted that the Renesis rotary engine may make a comeback in the future.
In the meantime, Japanese RX-8 fans should grab $40,277 ($38,666 for the automatic) and run, don’t walk to the nearest Mazda dealer. We’re guessing the last 1000 Spirit Rs will be sold as fast as…well, as fast as they drive.
Read more: http://wot.motortrend.com/more-pleas...#ixzz1uaGaRz1a "
Whoops, I must of missed it.
05-11-2012, 03:30 PM
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05-12-2012, 03:57 AM
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Threads merged.
05-12-2012, 03:54 PM
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Yeah.....Mazda just had a 'spare' 1000 body shells, 1000 seat sets, 1000 engines, 1000 dashboards and the 396,000 other parts needed 'just lying around' to make another 1000 complete RX-8's.
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