What do you all think about the new Mazda RX-8?

**Leon** · 12-04-2002, 09:42 PM

I'm glad they kept the rotary engine, but they lost the turbos which makes me sad.

The NA 13B twin-rotor Renesis engine pumps out 247 horses.

Estimated Performance:

0-60 : 6.3 secs
0-100 : 16.5 secs
Quarter Mile : 14.9 secs at 95 MPH

http://www.mazdausa.com/rx8/

**PreDatoR** · 12-04-2002, 09:54 PM

I think it looks good myself... Wish they would have kept the turbo's on it. Those are what made the FD body RX7's so much fun

**kimchicowboy** · 12-05-2002, 12:00 AM

still prefer the rx-7. but i'm sure it'll grow on me over time.

**CornMonkey** · 12-05-2002, 12:02 AM

i'm more than certian within a couple years, they'll slap on a turbo...

**revil** · 12-05-2002, 04:19 AM

wait. they lost the turbos? arn't turbo's an important part of rotary engines?

**UnReAL** · 12-05-2002, 10:27 AM

i saw motorweeks review of the new rx-8 this past week and one thing they said they do not like is that the new rx-8 is not a sports car. it looks like a sports car, but has 4 seats. i missed the first part of the piece but that was all they kept saying towards the end.

**johnnymk** · 12-05-2002, 12:27 PM

Pretty sharp, except for the generic wheels. One of the nicer designs to come along in awhile.

**psycho-** · 12-05-2002, 01:25 PM

I like...I don't expect it to be a super-hardcore sports car though...since Mazda is thinking about releasing a new RX-7 anyways. It should be somewhere in between a sports sedan and a hardcore car though.

Twin turbo would be nice though. Looks grew on me, i like it.

**Jihforce** · 12-05-2002, 01:30 PM

I think it might be going against sports sedans instead of true sports cars.
Personally I think it rocks. I wouldn't exactly buy it after owning a Mazda...but you never know.

**Capricornholio** · 12-06-2002, 12:17 AM

I think it looks great, I would love one. I don't like what Nissan did to the Z!!!

**revil** · 12-06-2002, 02:23 AM

Originally posted by Capricornholio
I think it looks great, I would love one. I don't like what Nissan did to the Z!!!

I kinda like the look of the new z. the interior could use a little work though. i hate the steering wheel they stuck in there.

**attgig** · 12-06-2002, 01:54 PM

i personally love it and am considering it for my next car.... (in a few years, hopefully, they'll have a turbo on it by then)

and contrary to motorweek, C&D says even though it has 4 seats, it's still a sports car (not like the maxima when they claimed they were sports cars)

**palayah8ta** · 12-06-2002, 11:40 PM

Originally posted by Capricornholio
I think it looks great, I would love one. I don't like what Nissan did to the Z!!!

i agree 100%, the front is nice, but the back is just too damn bubbly. at first i thought it was a new lexus soarer.
im not a big mazda fan, but im IN LOVE with the new rx-8, they are planning to make a turbo'd one in the near future. well thats wat it sed on the video that came in the mail. (it was a CD in the shape for a Rotor)

since were on the mazda subject, i think the new mazda speed protoge is nice. if they turbo a protege, u know thats the direction there going for there sporty cars.

**kevs** · 12-15-2002, 07:56 PM

Originally posted by UnReAL
.....it looks like a sports car, but has 4 seats...

If it's anything like the MKIV Supra with the 4 seats, that means it really has two seats.....that is, unless you've got two Oompa Loompas that need a ride somewhere.

Even if there isn't a turbo that comes stock, why not just put a nice huge aftermarket turbo?

I think the car looks pretty nice.....

**Tommy Boomfiger** · 12-16-2002, 04:31 AM

Originally posted by kevs

If it's anything like the MKIV Supra with the 4 seats, that means it really has two seats.....that is, unless you've got two Oompa Loompas that need a ride somewhere.

Even if there isn't a turbo that comes stock, why not just put a nice huge aftermarket turbo?

I think the car looks pretty nice.....

according to mazda, its not a 2 full size/ 2 child, its 4 full size seats

**Leebo** · 12-17-2002, 12:23 AM

I like it... it looks nice and redlines at 9000 rpm's... how can you go wrong with a car like that?

Personally though, I'm kinda wanting to see what the replacement for the surpa will look like.

**rajatQ2** · 12-22-2002, 07:29 PM

Originally posted by kimchicowboy
still prefer the rx-7. but i'm sure it'll grow on me over time.

i am with you on that one.

RX-7 , i was talking to a guy at the mazda factory in hiroshima this summer and he told me why they stopped exporting them to the US : mazda doesnt want to alter the car at all to conform to US emission standards. they like it the way it is, i do too.

Man, i wish they had that car in the US still . the newest models bear a striking resemblance to a viper, low, fat back end, huge scoops in front of the doors. except japanese quality. gorgeous car and fast too. i want to import one