|
| Search:
Submit An Article
Top News
Most Recent
Dealer Reviews
FREE Classifieds
Search Listings
Sell Your Car FREE
Auto Show Galleries
SEMA Auto Show
Paris Motor Show
Concours D Elegance
The Quail Event 2008
Concorso Italiano
Comicon
Mercedes Fashion Week
TransSyberia Rally
Barber MotorCycle Museum
Concours on Rodeo
Villa D'Este
Bimmerfest
New York Auto Show
Geneva Motor Show
Chicago Auto Show
Paris Cars
Detroit Auto Show
San Diego Auto Show
2007 New England Auto Show
2007 LA Auto Show
BMW Welt (World)
2007 SEMA Auto Show
2007 Frankfurt Auto Show
2007 The Quail
2007 Concorso Italiano
2007 Concours d Elegance
LA Cycle and Pinup
Concours on Rodeo
2007 Bimmerfest
Villa D'Este
News By Category
Spy Shots
Spy News
New Cars
Misc News
Photo Galleries
Reviews
Report Cards
Videos
Polls
Rumors
turbox
View My AgentSpace
8
2009 Mazda RX8 Launched Australia
turbox
submitted on 05/26/2008
Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 7:28 AM
from: ucarmagazine.com
[12] user comments
| category:
New Cars
Print this Page
|
Digg It
|
del.icio.us
Tags: 2009, Mazda, RX8, Launched, Australia
Tag Links:
2009
,
Mazda
,
RX8
,
Launched
,
Australia
2009 Mazda RX8 Launched Australia
Anticipation is building over the revitalised Mazda RX-8 sports car range arriving in Australia early in the second half of 2008. The new RX-8 employs a myriad of mechanical upgrades under its sharp new clothes, all designed to enhance the exhilarating reputation and iconic status of the world’s only rotary-powered, four-door sports car.
“The Mazda RX-8 is a special car, both to us and in the automotive world, and there’s a palpable excitement in the lead-up to the new model,” said Mazda Managing Director Doug Dickson. “It’s like one long night before Christmas!”
Mazda Australia can now confirm that the new RX-8 range will consist of three models - one of which will wear the storied GT moniker.
The new Mazda RX-8 GT will spearhead Mazda’s charge into the next decade of rotary exhilaration when it hits Australian dealerships in July. Specially tuned sports suspension with light-weight 19-inch wheels and a wide range of modifications to the RX-8’s RENESIS rotary engine will raise handling and dynamic prowess to new levels.
The original Mazda RX-8 redefined the sports car genre when it debuted in production form at the 2003 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. It was a sports car only Mazda could make - A Sports Car Like No Other.
The Mazda RX-8’s curvaceous lines and compact proportions incorporated an innovative four-door body with room for four adults. This combined with the RX-8’s unique RENESIS rotary power-plant capable of revving to 9,000rpm to captivate car buyers and critics alike.
The original Mazda RX-8 has won more than 50 automotive awards around the globe, including 2003 International Engine of the Year, and Australia’s most prestigious; 2003 Wheels Car of the Year.
The popularity of the Mazda RX-8 is beyond question; more than 170,000 have been sold around the world.
When setting the goals for the new Mazda RX-8, Mazda’s engineers chose not to mess with the original’s successful formula; instead all efforts were focused on further honing its performance and styling. Mazda RX-8 Program Manager Noboru Katabuchi named this the pursuit of “Sophisticated Dynamism”.
Read Article
Comments:
Images hosted in your
AgentSpace
can now be posted in the comments section using the following syntax (case matters):
[img]IMAGE URL[/img]
Example: [img]http://agent004.myautospies.com/users/150/Sample-Gallery/sample1.JPG[/img]
LexSucks
- 5/26/2008 11:53:06 AM
-6 Boost
What about the RX8's lack of torque and poor fuel mileage?
reply to this comment
Threepoint1415926
- 5/26/2008 1:41:26 PM
+4 Boost
What about them?
LexSucks
- 5/26/2008 2:12:37 PM
-2 Boost
They are horrible
LexSucks
- 5/26/2008 2:15:13 PM
-2 Boost
Rotaries are inefficient engines as evidenced by the RX8's Lousy torque numbers and SUV-Like Fuel Mileage. There's a reason why all the other makes have abandoned Rotary engines. Mazda would be wise to do the same IMO.
reply to this comment
LexSucks
- 5/26/2008 2:16:57 PM
-1 Boost
The article reads more like an advertisement than anything else. The RX8 has serious flaws. But for some reason they failed to mention it in the article. Hmmmm
reply to this comment
abcd
- 5/26/2008 3:33:34 PM
+4 Boost
LexSucks:
"What about the RX8's lack of torque"
if you would better know physics than you would recognize what`s the difference about engine torque and torque on the wheels . and then you would recognize that engine torque isn`t important and that only power matters - formula one engines have less torque than volkswagen 2.0 TDI diesel engine but many times more torque on the wheels becouse of higher revs - gear ratios may be "shorter" . that`s why cars with similar power not torque have similar acceleration , max speed etc
reply to this comment
Threepoint1415926
- 5/26/2008 4:46:43 PM
+2 Boost
I would go so far as to say that the ONLY thing that's important is torque to the rear wheels. If you can achieve that with high horsepower (ala high revs, low torque) and high gear ratios, or high torque (ala low revs, high torque) and lower gear ratios that nox nix. Sure is helpful that the RX8 revs to 9000 RPM enabling it to use some pretty high gearing ratios. But I think that's beyond LexSucks comprehension.
91z4me
- 5/26/2008 8:17:58 PM
+1 Boost
I would say that low rev torque is more important in street cars than high revs. As evidenced by the RX8's poor performance in economy and livability in real world driving situations.
Threepoint1415926
- 5/26/2008 10:44:22 PM
+1 Boost
I would agree. On street, low end torque is more accessible.
lexusrox123
- 5/27/2008 9:07:33 AM
+1 Boost
reminds me of audi R8. better than the plain looking current gen
reply to this comment
To post a comment for this story, you must first
Login
.
If you do not have an account, you will need to
Register
(It's Free!).
Most Recent Stories
Luxury Cars Starting To On The Repo Man's List More Frequently in 2008
2009 Nissan Sentra and Sentra SE-R Pricing Announced
Lexus D1 Drift Car
SOUND OFF: GM and Chrysler In Merger Talks, Is This Good Or Bad For The Industry?
GMAC Limiting Car Loans Only To Applicants With Scores Above 700
Four Volkswagen models awarded the best grade of "top safety pick" by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
New Mitsubishi Lancer EVO X GSR Premium Edition
Mr. Norm’s Super Cuda prepares its 2008 SEMA debut
Audi Q3 two years away, Q1 also in the pipeline
Clarkson: 2009 Cadillac CTS-V smashes the BMW M5
GT-R production halted!
Cerberus Sets It Sights Now On GMAC and GM. Could The Big Three Become Only Two?
Are These New Diesels Here To Stay? Or Just Another Flash In The Pan?
Seeing the 2010 Nissan 370Z - More Pictures
GM To Schmooze The Fed For $5 Billion More To Stay Afloat
2009 Mazda 6 GT-V6 Review
Top Gear's Clarkson Involved In Head On Crash
Porsche 997 V-GT Coupe by Vorsteiner
Car and Drivers Annual Lightning Lap around Virginia International-- See how your Favorite Cars Did!
Honda S3000: Next S2000 may get 300-hp V6
Audi R8 V10 and convertible will come in limited numbers
First AMG hybrid supercar coming in 2010
2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe Officially launched
Acura says its NSX will be faster than the GTR
2009 Audi A4 receives five-star rating at the NHTSA tests
Bangle Butt Is Gone On The New 7, But Is It Better?
What Was The Most Disappointing New Vehicle Shown At The Paris Motor Show?
Ford Planning to Sell Mazda!
My response to Audi’s viral video
I Know We're A Car Site But Could 001 Have Spied Details Of The New MacBook's That No One Else Has?
Video of F1 vs. M5
GM and Chrysler Merging? Who Will Be The Next To Fall?
Citroen C3 Picasso to Get New Micro-Hybrid System
Renault Megane Coupe Caught Testing at the ‘Ring
New Hyundai 310HP V6 Lambda RS Engine
Spy Shots: Audi TT-RS Roadster
Mazda planning to mass produce hydrogen rotary engine
Fiat eco:Drive launched in Paris
Ford’s New Collision Warning with Brake Support
U.K. debut for the Skoda Superb Greenline
Vw Tiguan by Caractere
2010 Bmw X1 to receive both AWD and RWD transmission
Maserati MC12, new “King of the Ring”
No Credit and A Pending Economic Meltdown: The Current State of the Automotive Industry - Money Now Is The Object, How Will It Affect Your Next Purchase?
Lotus Builds Track-Ready 2009 Exige Cup 260
Capital One Cuts Off Dealer Financing For Inventory Purchases In New York And New Jersey
Toyota iQ will be badged as a Scion in the U.S.
F1 boss’s daughter posses in a checkered flag for a cause
Next-generation Mazda MX-5 could go hybrid or diesel
Toyota Says It Has Credit To Give, Just Fewer People Are Buying Their Cars
More Recently Added News
Join AutoSpies
Register to vote, post articles, write comments, and interact with fellow auto enthusiasts.
Join AutoSpies
Photo Galleries
AutoSpies presents the best
Auto Show Photos
,
Automotive Videos
,
Car Reviews
and
Hot Rides
.
Latest Galleries
Cars
Audi Mileage Marathon
2009 BMW 3-Series
2009 BMW 7-Series
2009 Cadillac CTS-V
VW Passat CC Coupe
2009 Dodge Challenger
2009 BlueTec Diesels
Porsche RS60 Spyder
2009 Ford Flex
2009 VW Tiguan
2009 Infiniti FX
2009 BMW X6
2009 Audi A4 Avant
2009 Mercedes SL-Series
Auto Shows
SEMA Auto Show
Paris Motor Show
Concours D Elegance
The Quail Event 2008
Concorso Italiano
Comicon
Mercedes Fashion Week
TransSyberia Rally
Barber MotorCycle Museum
Concours on Rodeo
Villa D'Este
Bimmerfest
New York Auto Show
Geneva Motor Show
Chicago Auto Show
Paris Cars
Detroit Auto Show
San Diego Auto Show
2007 New England Auto Show
2007 LA Auto Show
BMW Welt (World)
2007 SEMA Auto Show
2007 Frankfurt Auto Show
2007 The Quail
2007 Concorso Italiano
2007 Concours d Elegance
LA Cycle and Pinup
Concours on Rodeo
2007 Bimmerfest
Villa D'Este
More Galleries