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RX-8 exclusive preview, @ Adelaide Australia Motor Show 2003| SuperMazdaKart |  Posted: Apr 3 2003, 06:03 PM |
Button-masher  Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,063 Member No.: 242 Joined: Feb 16th 2003 Location: Adelaide, Australia | yay!, I got my invitation to attend the exclusive preview of the RX-8 tommorow morning. Now, if only I were able to find a video camera.. |
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| killerenergy | Posted: Apr 3 2003, 06:17 PM |
Hi! Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,360 Member No.: 152 Joined: Dec 22nd 2002 Location: Ohio | who cares, take out the credit card. Congrats!:D:D:D whoo PS: this is a major thing right? |
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| Isometric Bacon | Posted: Apr 4 2003, 05:08 AM |
IDW Full Member Group: Members Posts: 48 Member No.: 220 Joined: Feb 1st 2003 Location: Adelaide, Australia | Heh, I went and saw the RX8 at a motor show the other day. Nothing special. I don't like the design. Gimme a FD over it anyday  |
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| Isometric Bacon | Posted: Apr 4 2003, 05:09 AM |
IDW Full Member Group: Members Posts: 48 Member No.: 220 Joined: Feb 1st 2003 Location: Adelaide, Australia | Oh, wait. You're from Adelaide? Cool. That's where I saw it at, the motorshow. |
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| KenshinX | Posted: Apr 4 2003, 09:37 AM |
Dark Hitokiri Group: Members Posts: 380 Member No.: 186 Joined: Jan 13th 2003 Location: Japan (Just kidding....) Canada | Went and saw the RX-8 at a auto show the other day, about a week ago to be exact..... It drew some attention, personally, the design is ok but I'll take the FD anyday. Supposedly, the RX-8 improves on some aspects but then suffers greatly in others. It's got better top speed, obviously, but I think the handling of the car itself is not as good as the FD ever was. I haven't tried it out yet but I'm not expecting the RX-8 to be better than the FD though. |
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| karasac | Posted: Apr 4 2003, 03:11 PM |
Rotary Disciple Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,209 Member No.: 11 Joined: Aug 28th 2002 Location: Chino Hills, California | well they r marketing the rx-8 as a "sedan-sports car" so it really isnt a true sports car, they just want to bring back the rotary, so if the rx-8 does good they'll bring back the rx-7 |
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| netbizkit | Posted: Apr 4 2003, 07:16 PM |
MASTER PROCOKER Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,541 Member No.: 312 Joined: Mar 17th 2003 Location: SUNNNYVALE, CA | www.mazdarx-8.com |
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| SuperMazdaKart | Posted: Apr 4 2003, 08:23 PM | ||
Button-masher Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,063 Member No.: 242 Joined: Feb 16th 2003 Location: Adelaide, Australia |
Well, apprently most car magazines & such (even Rotarynews.com) say it handles even better then RX-8 because of all it's newer technology like EBD, DCS etc etc. The only real area where it lacks a bit in comparison to RX-7 is the horsepower. But 250hp natural aspirated from 2.0 litre without turbo compared to the 280hp twin turbo'ed (3.2 litre??) RX-7 is pretty impressive to me. RX-8 Driving Impression, Part II "As I directed the car back onto the tarmac, I felt the rear coming around, but I didn’t lift. Instead, I kept my foot buried. In a RX-7, I certainly would’ve spun, but the 8 activated its DSC, got me back under control and straight and we just kept going. Nice, I thought to myself, as I caught my breath. The last lap had come to soon and the fun was over before I knew it."  So if you're disappointed with the RX-8, don't be. It might not be a hardcore performance car, but it's not meant to be either. If sales of the RX-7 hadn't dropped so much in the mid 90's the RX-8 wouldn't of needed to be designed. I like it, I think this will be the perfect car to make the world notice rotary power again & if it's success will lead to the possible designs of more thoroughbred rotary sportscars in the near future, then I say "Zoom Zoom!" | ||
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| S15-guy | Posted: Apr 4 2003, 08:55 PM | ||
dampachi! Group: Advanced Members Posts: 4,164 Member No.: 177 Joined: Jan 10th 2003 Location: Adelaide, South Australia |
3.2??? more like 1.3 litre | ||
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| SuperMazdaKart | Posted: Apr 4 2003, 09:01 PM |
Button-masher Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,063 Member No.: 242 Joined: Feb 16th 2003 Location: Adelaide, Australia | it is? hrmm, where did i read or hear that from then.... |
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| S15-guy | Posted: Apr 4 2003, 10:58 PM |
dampachi! Group: Advanced Members Posts: 4,164 Member No.: 177 Joined: Jan 10th 2003 Location: Adelaide, South Australia | so are you an adeladian? |
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| SuperMazdaKart | Posted: Apr 4 2003, 11:26 PM |
Button-masher Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,063 Member No.: 242 Joined: Feb 16th 2003 Location: Adelaide, Australia | yep, I live in Adelaide. |
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| Sugoi Kuruma | Posted: Apr 5 2003, 10:56 PM |
IDW God Member Group: Members Posts: 175 Member No.: 168 Joined: Jan 3rd 2003 Location: Prospect, Adelaide, Australia, Earth | wicked! more adelaidians!! im from adel too |
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| SuperMazdaKart | Posted: Apr 5 2003, 11:25 PM |
Button-masher Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,063 Member No.: 242 Joined: Feb 16th 2003 Location: Adelaide, Australia | yay for Adelaide, u guys know we have the 2nd fastest over the quarter mile rotary engine car in the world? |
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| S15-guy | Posted: Apr 5 2003, 11:48 PM |
dampachi! Group: Advanced Members Posts: 4,164 Member No.: 177 Joined: Jan 10th 2003 Location: Adelaide, South Australia | and that would be....? BTW, did you go to 4's, 6's and rotors this year? |
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| SuperMazdaKart | Posted: Apr 5 2003, 11:54 PM |
Button-masher Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,063 Member No.: 242 Joined: Feb 16th 2003 Location: Adelaide, Australia | the guys name is Corey Armstrong, he drives a 20B rail car. I got the article about him in a FastFours magazine. nah i didnt goto any of them o.o |
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| S15-guy | Posted: Apr 6 2003, 12:00 AM | ||
dampachi! Group: Advanced Members Posts: 4,164 Member No.: 177 Joined: Jan 10th 2003 Location: Adelaide, South Australia |
I know that car, I belive I saw it there last year. | ||
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| Isometric Bacon | Posted: Apr 6 2003, 12:37 AM |
IDW Full Member Group: Members Posts: 48 Member No.: 220 Joined: Feb 1st 2003 Location: Adelaide, Australia | Hey, I'm from Adelaide too.  This is getting freaky. S15 Guy, are you an Adeladien? If so, what schools/work do you guys go to? and whereabouts do you live just out of interest? I live down near marion myself. If you ever see a Black and Red AW11 (Toyota MR2) Chances is, it's me. |
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| SuperMazdaKart | Posted: Apr 6 2003, 02:36 AM |
Button-masher Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,063 Member No.: 242 Joined: Feb 16th 2003 Location: Adelaide, Australia | Marion ehh, I dun live too far from there. I sometimes goto the shopping centre to play ID at Intencity. I live around Daw Park, Edwardstown, Colonel Light Gardens area. I study a Tafe equivalent course at home & drop by the office in the city when I need to drop of work. |
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| S15-guy | Posted: Apr 6 2003, 01:44 PM | ||
dampachi! Group: Advanced Members Posts: 4,164 Member No.: 177 Joined: Jan 10th 2003 Location: Adelaide, South Australia |
yep, well sorta, I was born in Adelaide, I lived in Adelaide, right now I live in Canada, but im moving back to Adelaide. So I guess I can proudly call myself adelaidian. | ||
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| Sugoi Kuruma | Posted: Apr 6 2003, 10:10 PM |
IDW God Member Group: Members Posts: 175 Member No.: 168 Joined: Jan 3rd 2003 Location: Prospect, Adelaide, Australia, Earth | Hey renesis, its too bad u didnt go to the 4, 6 and rotor shootout, it was wicked! they hold it every year usually in january, make sure u go next year! I saw a little KE20 (i think) corolla run the fastest untubbed rotary time in the world, was an 8.54 i believe, that was insane. also, watching that silver R32 skyline pull a 9.51 sec 1/4 mile and the silver R33 pull a 9.66 (both on nittos) was fkn awesome. too bad the R32 f**ked up when they dragged each other though, the R32 is my fav of the two. i sometimes make the trip to marion, but living in prospect its very far for me, and when im there im usually watching movies take it easy my adelaide brothers  |
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| SuperMazdaKart | Posted: Apr 7 2003, 03:46 AM |
Button-masher Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,063 Member No.: 242 Joined: Feb 16th 2003 Location: Adelaide, Australia | hrmm what are these 4,6 events exactly? drag races? if it is then I dunnoes. I kinda get bored of watching drags. I might make it next year, they got websites with details on it?  you make that long of a trip to Marion just to watch movies? Come down on April 30 & we'll all watch X-Men 2 movie for the debut of RX-8! & then play some Initial D at the arcade there =DWhich reminds, I went there today to play it & theres a note stuck to the machine about a drifting event being held in May. There taking applications for participants & spectators can watch for $5 entry fee. I think I'll go watch |
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| S15-guy | Posted: Apr 7 2003, 01:47 PM | ||
dampachi! Group: Advanced Members Posts: 4,164 Member No.: 177 Joined: Jan 10th 2003 Location: Adelaide, South Australia |
sucks 2 be in Canada  | ||
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| Sugoi Kuruma | Posted: Apr 8 2003, 05:30 AM | ||
IDW God Member Group: Members Posts: 175 Member No.: 168 Joined: Jan 3rd 2003 Location: Prospect, Adelaide, Australia, Earth |
Renesis, you are talking about the Japanese Motorsport drift competition. Its $5 for spectators, and $20 for combatants. Its being held at the Port Gawler off road hire park on May the 10th, possibly the 11th if bad weather. im going to watch, and i urge anyone in adelaide to go, ive been to other japanese motorsport drift events and i hear they are much better now. if only i could compete.... for more information visit www.japanesemotorsport.com.au and follow the links something like events - drift. come itll be sweet! | ||
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| SuperMazdaKart | Posted: Apr 8 2003, 07:06 AM |
Button-masher Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,063 Member No.: 242 Joined: Feb 16th 2003 Location: Adelaide, Australia | arhh, where is it in the UBD street directory? >.< |
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