According to my dealership, there is a red and a white Shinka. I must have missed that. I saw the normal Shinka and I said, "I didn't know you guys had a Shinka. He replied, "Ya, we just got it. I think we have a white and red one also if you want to have a look."

Was he misinformed or am I misinformed?

 

I thought the shinka came in one color; that black cherry color.

 

Thats what I thought too.

 

me too....

 

Me three

 

.....The dealer was confused by how gooood the White 8 looks......it could be a special edition

 

The shinka only comes in one color BACK CHERRY MET !

 

Yeah it's not a shinka if it doesn't have the black cherry paint and polished aluminum headlights and tailight, instead of painted.

 

Maybe he's just talking about RX-8s. As in, "We just got a Shinka. We also have a White and a Red RX-8."

 

I saw one last week at one of our meets, It also has all the piano black finish everywhere. I.E. center console, steering wheel, and doors...

 

I thought it came in titanium and black too, but I've heard nothing about white or red

 

Not the Shinka RX8.

 

That's what I thought too.

 

Yes must have gotten confused/misheard....

 

Shinka = one color; Black Cherry

http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/sele...anual&x=52&y=5

 

It's only in black cherry. There is mica in the white as well but it's not the same quality of paint as on the shinka. From what I know the white is a tri-coat and not a true mica which means there is a very thin layer of mica in the white instead of mica in each layer.

It's a lot cheaper to do that than use a real mica paint (like on the shinka) which is very expensive.

My wive's company produces automotive paint for ford and mazda among others.

 

point prooven!

 

No no jenkins, I think we need to hear it again.
Shinka only comes in one colour: Black Cherry Mica.

 

whatta dumbass

 

Only one Shinka right now.

 

Here is Shinka the Chinchilla. She is kind of grayish/white.

 

Damn, what's that Stinka????

Sorry couldn't resist, I actually saw one get unflooded the other day and all we could say was jeesh, that Shinka sura Stinka

 

I wondered where they got the name from.....so thats a shinka?

 

”SHINKA” in Japanese means “evolution” or “transformation” and with the RX-8, Mazda transforms the rotary-powered car into a more luxurious package. Only 2,150 “SHINKA” Special Editions will be built. This RX-8 can be configured with the six-speed manual and 238-hp engine or a four-speed automatic with the 198-hp engine and steering-wheel-mounted paddles for manual gear shifting. The suspension gets a tweak with a foam urethane filled front suspension cross member and specially tuned dampers to improve rigidity and stability. Outside the car features the Black Cherry paint (only color available), semi-gloss bevels for the headlamps and tail lamps and dark-silver gloss aluminum wheels. Inside you can sit in the tan leather interior and enjoy a 300-watt Bose sound system with in-dash 6 disc CD changer. All cars get a one-year subscription Sirius radio included. More pictures at the link.

Oh well, I was wrong

 

Anyone at a Mazda dealer, especially a sales person, is the last one who would know any facts about these cars. I wonder how many people have been told the RX-8 has eight cylinders bangin' around under the hood? (It might get better gas mileage, but anyway...)