Anyone seen the absolutely amazing R & T supplement dedicated to the RX-8. It cam with the May issue of the magazine.

If only I had a scanner . . . . It's a 64 page separate supplement dedicated to the RX-8 and other Mazda rotary products.

For R & T to do this, they must be REALLY impressed with the car.

Gotta go get it you guys!!

 

Dam, I went to look for it but they only had the april issue. When does the may issue come out?

 

Got mine in the mail today.

 

sweeeeeeeeeeeeet cant wait to get it :p

 

Does the 64 page article say anything about the automatic version, or do they avoid that version like the plague? Also (offtopic) do you get Car and Driver and if yes what is in the May issue, I usual get my next month issues by usually the 5th of the month but nothing as of yet from either one.

 

They talk a bit about the automatic version. According to it, it has 210 hp because of the torque converter - can't handle 9000 rpm, so the engine gets limited at 7200 (I think give or take a couple of hundred rpm... I don't have it here with me, just going on what I remember). Also the auto version has one less intake port than the manual.

 

Cool, can't wait until I get mine!

 

No articles about the RX-8 in the May issue of C&D. They did three comparos, one of which included the Mazdaspeed Protege: Results as follows:

4th (81pts) - Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V
3rd (90pts) - Mazdaspeed Protege
2nd (91pts) - Ford SVT Focus
1st (93pts) - Dodge SRT-4

 

I saw the May issue of Road & Track at the bookstore today, but I didn't see any RX-8 supplement in it. Is the supplement only for subscribers?

 

Just got mine, some really intresting stuff, yes its subcriber only, i have a scanner but.... 64pages christ that take a day

 

...go figure: they're americans.

 

C&D doesn't seem real American car biased. They've put Mazda products on top quite often, and Japanese and German products too. I'd say American cars beating Japanese or German is the exception rather than the rule.

 

how about scanning the cover.. I wanna see what to look for if I can find it heheh

 

Oh, and not to be cynical, but:

while they may well be impressed with the car, I suspect the supplement has a lot more to do with Mazda marketing money than R&T deciding to do this just because they love the 8.

 

heh heh heh... i'm just kidding... i know that C&D is usually very very fair, but test outcomes can vary widely depending on which writer(s)/editor(s) is/are conducting it, and the MSProtege was lumped in with the Elise, Z06, Modena and other really quick cars in the all-out handling comparo, and it ends up third here?? it's a bit slower in a straight line, and a bit more expensive, but destroys around corners (the Ford is probably #2 after it in that respect, and probably close too), and has a bad *** sound system... this comparison looked more like a drag race (with a bad driver in the Nissan...?? )....

in any case, i don't really care, i was just being silly as always. *halo above head glows extra bright*

 

Actually it was the MP3. I heard the Mazdaspeed Protege has some torque steer.

 

Ain't that the truth. I mentioned the supplement to my wife, who's in marketing. Her instant response was, "I wish I had that sort of budget!"

 

I didn't know Mazda did. I guess they're better off financially then I thought, with 5000 preorders in Japan alone ... :D

 

Yeah, and your point is????

Get off yer *** and get scanning!!! :D :p :D

 

So how in the world can non-subscribers get the suppliment? Damn this is the only magazine that I dont subscribe to :-)

 

That really sucks that only subscribers can get it! Typically a lot of magazines would do a "plastic package" special edition with the supplement included and sell it like that for a little more money. SHEESH! I WANT ONE!

Someone with the supplement please scan it for us....please! please!

 

Maybe your Mazda dealer will have copies of the supplement. When the Mercedes ML320 was about to come out R&T did a similar supplement. My M-B dealer had copies to give out.

 

Watch Ebay....

 

I actually got this as a seperate mailing, and I don't subscribe to R&T. I have received marketing items in the past from Mazda, and this is really a big promo item for Mazda.

Still, a very nice little piece of RX-8 goodness to drool over.

 

In another thread it was mentioned Mazda was handing these out at the Rev It Up Event. That would suggest they will make it into your local Mazda dealerships hands soon.

I finally got to review the supplement I got with my subscription over the weekend -- very nice work.