East Moon, your RX-8 has cloth seats?

Please post some photo's of the seats!

many of us are having cloth and have not seen the cloth trim yet.

 

East Moon,

Can you give us you impressions on how the RX-8 rides? How's the feel of the car? How does the shifting feel? Anything?
Likes / dislikes?


:D

 

Hi all

This is the rear smoke(black!)-window.It's very cool and very fitting for Yellow!

First, a clutch feel is very light.I think that I am lighter than my previous car Road Star (Miata)1800cc.
Shift-feel, and stroke, is feel like a RS, they were very glad.
A suspension is very smooth.It is not too soft and not too hard. RX-8 is very fun to drive car! ...same as Road Star.
(my car is 16 inch wheel,and I don't know a feel of 18inch wheel.)

a bulge(or swell?) is under the left leg of a driver's seat,That is the catalyst of exhaust. It is obstructive while getting used.
My car is Right-Handle drive. Probably, the car of a left-Handle drive does not have a problem.

The rear-view from a driver's seat is (a few) bad. for entry to small garage like me.
But there is no problem "in Driving time.

thanks all

 

Thanks Eastmoon you've been a great help so far!

Keep the info coming!

 

Thanks for the new photo and information. With the wide C pillar, changing lanes may be a problem.

 

Just stay ahead of all other traffic and you can change lanes like you want :D

 

The C pillar looks to be about as wide as the C pillar on my 81 RX7. I understand it was deliberately designed to be reminisent of the 1st gen. If your mirrors are adjusted properly, this should not be a problem. I've explained how to adjust mirrors in another thread. Do a search if you need to.

 

...all RX c pillars look like that because of the trademark wrap-around rear window.

 

Thank you yet again, East Moon, for your information. I believe one of the magazine reviewers mentioned the passenger footwell (U.S. spec) having a bulge, so that checks.

Are you serious kwolfman, or just poking fun? It made me giggle. :D

 

East Moon-san I am embarrassed to have to ask you for yet another photograph please. My UK car will be RHD like your car and I am concerned about the engine bulge in the driver's footwell. If you would take a photograph to illustrate the problem then it would be very useful for all of us in the UK. Thank you for the excellent information so far.

 

B-Nez

Yes, I was being serious. I didn't mean to appear condescending. There are tons of folks out there that do not properly adjust their mirrors, resulting in horrible blind spots.

I guess I wanted to point out that with my 81 RX7 and it's wide C Pillar, but with properly adjusted mirrors, I had no problem with the right-hand side of the car.

 

http://www.rx8forum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1122

I'm gonna have to try this out....

 

This is a bulge for the forum Member of Japan and UK.

(The Road Traffic Law of Japan is based�@from UK.)

 

thats the same bulge i saw on the LHD car. Only it was on the passanger side.

East Moon san in the pic is your seat all the way back?

 

YES
My height is 175cm.
and Weight is 65kg...It is unrelated.:D

 

That bulge is quite pronounced. When I first saw pics of the optional floor mat, I thought it looked very long--now I see it's actually just thin in order to clear the bulge. Very inteesting.

 

that bulge also exists in my 91 RX-7, on the passenger side.

when i sit on the passenger side, i ususally just lean my left leg against it, quite comfortable actually

 

Oooh! The BULGE looks a little obscene.

The bulge looks a little obstructive for the driver! We'll be getting the RH drive over here, Thank goodness .

 

Thank you East Moon. It is not as bad as I had feared and I appreciate the photo. Is that a ventilation grille under the pedals?

 

Hi Lensman
You talking about that bulge?
It's the "Catalyst equipment" for an exhaust gas. (It is only this that I know.)
thanks

 

no, i believe he means the square shaped "foot pad" or "foot rest" straight under the pedals EASTMOONsan.

 

Yes, I did. As you say it is, on closer inspection. no more than a quality foot rest. The bumps appeared non-symmetrical at first glance and I thought maybe it was some cunning foot warmer as part of the climate control.

 

Maybe,I think, I understood what you are talking about.

Is it the square on a floor mat?
It is the slip-stoper of a right leg.

There are two kinds of floor mats,that is not attached to another floor mat.(My floor mat is "sport type", another one is "standard type")
I thinks that is a "fashion".
To be sure, it is "cooler" than another one.

If I mistake again ....Please reply.:p
thanks all

 

congrads. EAST MOON, yellow looks great.
Can you give us how the acceleration predictions please.
0-60, since no one has tested the auto yet.

 

Do the door sound good when you close them. There have been some questions on how solid they felt. Can you give us your thoughts on this


Thanks