Pics taken when overcast. Colour is actually a deep blue/purple
One week old.

 

I hate you coz you got the best colour :D

Like it when it is shiny... wonder it will be hard to keep clean as my black 8?!

 

Just gave it a clean. Wasn't too difficult as long as you have a decent bit of chamois leather

 

what the f*ck????
Very nice man!!!I love it and its the first time i see it!!!
Very unique i say!!!

 

Living in the UK we don't get much sun so I am waiting for it to come out to take some more pics

 

Reminds me of the colour of my S14 200SX.
Looks good!

 

I am very curious about the interior??What colours??

 

Interior is black/grey leather

 

Well... I never have a black car and my last 2 cars are white.

I found when I clean it and go out it is all dusty lose the shine. It is even worse when raining.

But hey when it is clean, it is 10x better looking than a lighter colour car.

 

Damn. I wish I held out longer so I can get my hands on a Strato Blue.

 

when do you supposed a release date is for here in the states

that is beautiful

 

Beautiful car & color!

This also seems to be another color combo we don't get in the US. I assume the black/grey two-tone is stock and not a custom job right? Please post a pic of your grey leather.

 

Best pics I've seen yet of the new blue - looking good.

UK only comes with black leather, or red and black. The grey and black is the cloth finish.

 

my X-man's color...... 8仔发烧友!! I join u!! david I hate u.... :P ...

 

Anyone know what those rectangular bumps below head lights are (on the bumper)?
Looks like different center caps on the wheels too....
Looks Great!

 

Mazda North America is missing the marketing in the States. They could be cleaning Nissan's clocks if they would just deliver product that apeals to us, like this color combo...

BEAUTIFUL COLOR BY THE WAY!

 

Headlamp washers, they pop up and squirt the headlamps every 5th spray of the windows. EU law for xenon headlamps.

 

Oh man ... DavidBowie I envy you. Black/grey interior ... must be sweet! Wanna trade for a winning blue?

 

Thanks for the explaination...
Let me see if I've got this right....
Mazda actually expects us to use these Headlight washers?!?
Just what I need.... washer fluid running down the side of my nicely waxed 8!?!
I think I'd rather have the drunk guy at a stop light
spit on and wipe them off...

To: David Bowie lookalike: I'm not flaming your car or your post.... it's a great color and a great car!
I just think headlight washers on any 8 is about as useless as +!+$ on a nun..

 

headlight washers and alot of other useless extras come standard with UK models. Thanks for letting me know what they do as I was wondering myself....

 

Indeed, that is what the manual says, but why the f*&% do mine pop up on every windshield spay

On the other hand, they are useful: the water spray has a lot of pressure and cleans the mud on the headlamp for good, when its raining. I PREFER that than "a drunk guy at the stop light spitting" on my 8

 

you know you can always get an aftermarket kit and those headlight washers will be gone : ) since spray will leave water spots on you car...that is why I never use my windshield washer unless it is an emergency

 

I'm mad because we dont have that color here in the US! I would have gotten that color!

 

Any Mazda spies poking around here take note!
WE WANT THIS BLUE IN THE US!!!!!!

I'll even buy a second RX-8 just to have it i this color.
(Course it'll also mean I dont have to fight my wife on who gets to drive the sexy car each day..heheheh)

 

I have a feeling the Nordic Green will be discontinued soon and maybe replaced w/ Strato.

- Irish