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Old Jan 10, 2008 | 05:37 PM
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That looks so much better.
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Old Jan 10, 2008 | 06:35 PM
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wow, like it. Nice job Mazda
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Old Jan 10, 2008 | 07:16 PM
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Looks GREEEEAAAAAAT!!!!!

I stopped at a light besides the current RX8 the other day and though dayum that's NICE! Love the short front overhang. This update looks even better. And those short reverse rear doors are a very practical solution to the typical 'coupe challenges' of putting stuff in the back seats.
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Old Jan 10, 2008 | 07:41 PM
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It looks pretty nice. I love those seats.
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Old Jan 10, 2008 | 09:16 PM
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The RX8 would be great without that crappy renesis engine. Throw in the mazdaspeed 3's engine in there and it'll be perfect.
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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 12:15 AM
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Originally Posted by ba-b4
The RX8 would be great without that crappy renesis engine. Throw in the mazdaspeed 3's engine in there and it'll be perfect.
Then it wouldn't be an "RX" car
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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 01:17 AM
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I see audi R8 influences on that car...

and i likey
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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 06:50 AM
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Front end looks like a Saturn Sky...
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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 07:31 AM
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Now if they just made it faster.
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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 10:25 AM
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Bleh.


And why make it faster? So it can break down sooner? LOL.

So lame. They should have just stopped with the 7.
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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Caoboy
Bleh.


And why make it faster? So it can break down sooner? LOL.

So lame. They should have just stopped with the 7.
Wrong. They should have remade the 7. Take the original design and update it.
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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 10:44 AM
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Yes, that would have been better.
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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 03:04 PM
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Some beautiful details. There are some gorgeous details, espeically around the airvents, the rear diffuser. But none of it looks very cohesive. We've got a slightly teutonic, old RX-8 design with the new, curvy, and organic bumpers tacked on. It doesn't look natural. And I thinkt he front grill is a tad too wide.

I am surprised they decided to change the interior. There was nothing wrong with it. But they gave it a completely new center stack and console that looks the same, but is just higher and gets rid of the Nav pop up space. Weird decision.
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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 05:14 PM
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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 05:42 PM
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I think I can see what the next RX will be like... as this change moved the RX8 closer to that furai, taiki or whatever concept car they've released just sometime ago... They've certainly moving it to bridge the concept designs...
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