Mazda R&d Spy Pictures!
11-01-2003, 02:46 AM
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Mazda R&d Spy Pictures!
as i was picking up my new MX-5 SE at MAZDA HQ in Irvine i snooped my way over to the R&D garage to see what was going on..i managed to take a few shots of some of the cars there...there were a few MAZDA 3's there and there were also a couple of supercharged RX-8's..i couldn't take a pic of those though either...i also got a glimpse of the new MX-5 turbo...The mechanic said that they will be on display at the SEMA show this coming week...The mechanic also said that the supercharged 8's might make a debut over at the SEMA show...Hope you guys enjoy the pics...
11-01-2003, 03:09 AM
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the garage was halfway open...i couldn't go in cause you needed some kind of clearance to even go in..but the mechanic in the garage siad that they were indeed supercharged...the kit might make it out by late next year or early 2005...eeeeek!!
11-01-2003, 10:54 AM
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Yeah, the Mazda3 is definitely a sweet front-driver. I've been checking out the galleries on mazdausa repeatedly this past week. I did the same thing when the Mazda3 site first debuted. I used to tell my wife that if we couldn't have gotten the RX-8, the Mazda6 might've been my 2nd choice...scratch that - the Mazda3 would've been my 2nd choice. Too bad my wife likes driving her SUV...
I have to say, though, that I like the hatch over the sedan. Great car for Mazda. It's like a mini-RX-8, styling wise, which just might help it sell. People come to the showroom and gawk over the RX-8 (that's out of their price range), and go home with the Mazda3 that has some of the same neato features (i.e. the blackout gauges, the slick headlights, the steering wheel controls, etc.).
I have to say, though, that I like the hatch over the sedan. Great car for Mazda. It's like a mini-RX-8, styling wise, which just might help it sell. People come to the showroom and gawk over the RX-8 (that's out of their price range), and go home with the Mazda3 that has some of the same neato features (i.e. the blackout gauges, the slick headlights, the steering wheel controls, etc.).
11-01-2003, 09:52 PM
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Originally posted by XDEEDUBBX
yea the 3 is pretty badass...hey BNEZ do you know what kind of power the 3 makes??
yea the 3 is pretty badass...hey BNEZ do you know what kind of power the 3 makes??
I also wanted to say before that there is a massive variety of colors available on the car. All the same colors as the RX-8 (except lightning yellow) and more:
Black Mica
Sunlight Silver Metallic
Shimmering Sand Metallic
Solar Yellow Mica
Strato Blue Mica
Velocity Red Mica
Winning Blue Metallic
Nordic Green Mica
Lava Orange Mica
Starlight Green Mica
Titanium Grey Metallic
Rally White (solid)
That Strato Blue is the color many of us were hoping Winning Blue looked like on the RX-8.
11-02-2003, 12:46 AM
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Originally posted by mental pimp
how did the supercharger look like? big or small? mustang supercharger type?
how did the supercharger look like? big or small? mustang supercharger type?
11-08-2003, 07:17 PM
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Originally posted by mental pimp
how did the supercharger look like? big or small? mustang supercharger type?
how did the supercharger look like? big or small? mustang supercharger type?
11-08-2003, 10:48 PM
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11-09-2003, 12:37 AM
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Originally posted by custom
I am sorry but what exactly is a supercharger type for a Mustang? I believe 8 different companies make superchargers for Mustangs ranging from twin-screw to centrifugal.
I am sorry but what exactly is a supercharger type for a Mustang? I believe 8 different companies make superchargers for Mustangs ranging from twin-screw to centrifugal.
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