imported_JookSingKid

Mazda Canada Inc. today announced its RX-8 sports car, equipped with either a four-speed automatic transmission and rated at 210-horsepower or with a six-speed manual transmission and rated at 250-horsepower, will be priced at $36,795 when it goes on sale in June.

In Canada, the RX-8 will be offered in two, well-equipped, trim levels. Standard features include cloth seats; 18-inch alloy wheels; four-wheel disc brakes with ABS; front and side airbags and side curtains; air conditioning and fog lights. Fully loaded, the RX-8 adds heated leather seats (electrically adjustable for the driver); automatically dimming rear view mirror; Torsen limited-slip differential’ Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) and Xenon headlamps. The GT trim level will be available for $39,595.


Mazda Canada Announces Price for 2004 RX-8 Sports Car

Rice Burner

Not bad price wise! Also hp is only something like 7hp less then the last gen RX-7 twin turbo.

ryuujin

but the Renesis is much better in terms of reliability now isn't it?

imported_v33k

Very nice car indeed, also very well priced.

However, it will be very hard to tune this car. Not Mod friendly at all.

Rice Burner

Ah young grasshopper, where there's a will there's alway's a way!

bbarbulo

iTrader: (2)

Sounds underpowered and overweight...kinda like JSK
Only 250hp, and all that weight. Should I spank you now, or later? Run circles around you... keep it light, keep it fast!

imported_94EG6HB

That's a nice pricepoint...

We all know they are waiting a model year or two before they start releasing the "good" version...

Lets wait..

Same thing will happen with the current model Z as well..

I'll just sit on my hands...

imported_JookSingKid

Jeez, I always thought of myself as a hybrid, light and overpowered!
Damn! Too much drive thru!


C'mon 250 hp is plenty! Theres no doubt that over the few years that the RX-8 is out that there will probably be slight power gains while its around.

The G-35 sedan is 260hp and i imagine it much heavier
The WRX was 227 hp and that thing moves, I imagine the RX-8 is lighter or the same as the WRX

imported_94EG6HB

Lets all go on a test drive...

Aero

RX-8 looks ok except for the backward door thing

imported_JookSingKid

I like "the backwards door thing"

The G2 Racer

I like the sudice doors but a sports car is supposed to be a 2 seat, 2 door not a 4 seat ,4 door.

I like it though, gonna try for a test drvie when it comes out.

bbarbulo

iTrader: (2)

OK JSK, if you say you're a hybrid...I'll take your word for it.

250hp is not bad for a family sedan like a Acura TL Type S (260hp), but for a sports car.... it's outrageous!! I expect more and better... like 280-300 claimed horses. The thing that stumps me is that I know they can do it...then why not??

Aero

I'd take the fdrx-7 anyday.

no offense aight, but the "sudice door" looks rice

bbarbulo

iTrader: (2)

The term "rice" has been banished for use in Act 21, Section 24.1 put forth by loudsubz of TCC. A suicide door is NOT in fact cosmetically oriented. Though I agree that it gives me flashbacks of the Saturn coupe 3 door commercials, I don't think it would turn me away from buying the car. I think the suicide door is downright on the Element!

imported_JookSingKid

Is that what we're down too, calling the OEM goods rice?



FYI:
"rice" is the way of the future
you may have noticed altezza style lights on many of the new cars out there...
I guess the carriage-style doors on the element are "rice" too
maybe the 3rd access door on saturn coupes are "rice"
Maybe the rear access door on some pick-ups are "rice"

yah, you're right buddy



btw its spelled S-U-I-C-I-D-E

1Sic4Dr

it looks sweeeeet with the wing too

Aero

yes they are, I didnt say rice is bad or anythin, its my opinion that it looks rice, and besides the third door doesnt belong in a sports car, like putting a TRD on a Honda Civic or a Type R on a Corolla, its not suppose to be there right, or a 2-4 feet high wing, ehehehe. What will they put in next? its not suppose to be there right, instead of those cosmetics why not improve on the perf right,...

This is a discussion board right, Im statin' my opinion that the third door looks nasty, it might look ok in a family car but not in a sports car, rx-7 is one of the best sports car and the successor to it looks nasty. quote" IMHO "end quote.

rice is not bad, for some people it might look good. some of their cars look good.

and the suicide thing, Im just quoting the other guy, thats why theres a " and a "