I drove past a dealer down my way and noticed this little jobbie parked out front.

To the best of my knowledge (I bloody well searched..... ), these are the first Phantom Blue RX-8 pics posted on the forum.....enjoy .

 

nice pics. the colour looks little bit off :P
mmm, little more darker than WB..

 

That's my Winning Blue RX-8 on the road in the background.....just for comparison.

Mods, I know this thread should live in the Photo Gallery, but I wanted my Aussie brothers (and sisters!!) to see them first. We can move it in 24 hours....

 

would still prefer the WB.... by miles...
thats a "dirty" blue.....

 

I really like that!

 

I'd describe it as subdued. It's a classy colour, whereas the Winning Blue is a lairy colour.

It's a colour that will appeal to older buyers, I reckon. I can't see buyers being torn between this blue, and Velocity Red.

 

i hope MA didnt bring this colour in to "replace" the Nordic Green (which we thought it'd appeal to older buyers too...)

 

I suppose they did, actually. This colour has a lot more appeal than the Nordic Green though.

 

agreed....
i'd pick this colour instead of the NG if i have no other choices...

im hanging to see what Copper Red would look like in real life/real pix.....
i have seen a copper red mx5 at a servo on a sunny day a couple of weeks ago (i think it was copper red....) and from what i can see, it looked nothing like my royal jaffa under the sun..... but it may be close on a cloudy day

 

I saw a Copper Red RX-8 Revelation in full sunshine at the dealers the other day when I took the Mazda 6 MPS for a spin. That colour is to the Velocity Red what this Phantom is to the Winning Blue........less lairy, more classy.

 

I like it too! but I wish we got the Strato-blue or Strut Blue Mica that the Mazdaspeed ver.II got! That is a pretty color! but this is close enough

 

nice pics Mr. Gomez

 

hey its brake calipers are painted..silver? mine certainly didnt come in that colour..my was some greeny yucky colour..is that somethins new to the 2006 models?

 

very nice.

 

This reminds me a lot of the Mutant Blue that was the X-Men car.

 

^It was the blue on the X-men car.

That is one sexy color.

 

I noticed that too! Mine came in "Gray Steel" color.

 

Very nice, like this color more than the original WB color. Will have to stop by a dealership and take a look once summer comes. No point looking if you can't drive it.

 

I like it!

 

oh not bad. i kidna like it!!!!

 

Not as bad as I thought, but I still have to see it in person.

 

that almost looks identical to the montego blue mica of the FD RX-7s...

 

I like that blue alot
very clean

 

the phantom blue DOES replace the nordic green... i have an NG and love it!!

 

and indeed it looks like '06s gets PAINTED calipers as an 'unmentioned' upgrade from '05