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Old 07-20-2007, 11:44 PM
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Don't expect too much in 2008...

From the Mazda USA website:

To help celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Mazda’s rotary engine, Mazda will offer a limited-edition 40th Anniversary RX-8. Available in early 2008, the 40th Anniversary RX-8 will feature a special Metropolitan Gray exterior/Cosmo Red leather interior color scheme, unique 18-inch alloy wheels, suspension enhancements, fog lamps, silver engine cover and special badging
Mazda USA have already dropped Winning Blue and now Phantom Blue (apparently), so I expect we'll see a colour shake-up too.

Hmmm, might start shopping around for a Crystal White Cloth Pack sooner rather than later.....
Old 07-20-2007, 11:55 PM
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Oh, and this is Metropolitan Grey....







Stunning, isn't it....
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Hmm. A slightly sexier version of the Ka?

I love it - For the 40th anniversary, we get FLOOR MATS!!
Yay floor mats!

For the 75th anniversary of WWII you get - SUSHI AND WEINERSCHNITZEL!

Mazda is dead. Long live Mazda.

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Old 07-21-2007, 01:06 AM
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Originally Posted by MazdaManiac
....I love it - For the 40th anniversary, we get FLOOR MATS!!
Yay floor mats!....
Oh yeah?

We can top that fella. We're gonna get a "Special Key Ring"!!

I've got the email from Mazda Australia to prove it!
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Wow a silver engine cover that should come in handy for a quick improvised Aussie barbecue around the track and on drive days

MM....Jeff you mentioned Sushi and Weiner schnitzel but you forgot to mention the Hot dog with sauerkraut and mayonese for the girls in your avatar ......and you forgot the latkes .

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Originally Posted by Gomez

We can top that fella. We're gonna get a "Special Key Ring"!!
One Ring to Rule Them All. One Ring to Find Them. One Ring to Bring Them All and In The Darkness Bind Them.

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and you forgot the latkes .
Mmmm. Latkes...
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A bit off topic here...how do you get away with those avatars!!!
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I'm not sure.
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Originally Posted by enforcer
A bit off topic here...how do you get away with those avatars!!!
He is the Messiah of the rotary world as well as a wiseguy and he keeps on rotating his avatars

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Ah...I see....you can't hit a moving target!!!!
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Was it Jeff who used to have the jPeg in his sig of the 3 chickybabes walking away in bum cleavage jeans?? Ahh, I have fond memories of that footage, lol.

The other jPeg doing the rounds a while back of the Asian model looking up her shirt was also fun.
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That was Dominion.
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can never have too many grays
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Originally Posted by MazdaManiac
That was Dominion.
Oh, that's right. Sorry, my bad...
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Its probably going to be similar to the PZ model they have in england







bilstein shocks and sways
OZ racing rims

different spoiler

thats about it

oh yeah and an extra "limited edition" price tag
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side view mirrors are nice, but that spoiler blows
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Originally Posted by mysql101
side view mirrors are nice, but that spoiler blows
i am the other way arould
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Looks like it comes stock with that damned rainbow haze on the headlamps. Won't have to wait for it to appear with age.
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"Its probably going to be similar to the PZ model they have in england"( Drewman) quote

Yep seems like we are once again getting the left overs they couldnt sell in England

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The PZ is old news...the Poms have moved on. I've got a brochure for it around here somewhere.

The Kuro is the latest Pommy Blingmeister:





With its spectacular styling and exclusive features, the limited edition Mazda RX-8 Kuro enhances an already multi-award-winning sports car.The superior handling, performance and comfort of the Mazda RX-8 is renowned, as is the thrilling RENESIS rotary engine that powers it. And now the Mazda RX-8 Kuro raises the bar in terms of sporty sophistication. Limited to just 500 models, each individually-numbered Mazda RX-8 Kuro bears the real mark of exclusivity. Like the model on which it is based, the Mazda RX-8 Kuro is powerful and assured. With its dynamic shape and unique enhancements, it is a car for those who don’t mind being the centre of attention.

The unique Sparkling Black Mica paint is perfectly complemented by special 18” dark-silver alloy wheels. This is a car that wears its sporty heart on its sleeve, with its uniqueness highlighted by the bespoke stainless-steel scuff plates visually identifying which one of the 500 limited edition vehicles you are looking at.Mazda RX-8 Kuro is further enhanced by a unique stone leather interior featuring co-ordinated steering wheel, gear **** and handbrake stitching. The darkened light bezels, Kuro-branded interior carpet mats and discreet exterior Kuro badging really make this car extra special......

You guessed it......Kuro is Japanese for Black .
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still no engine enhancements...
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The model Drew posted also has the rear fog and what seems to be different pipe-tips.

I like the mirrors and am indifferent to the spoiler.
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Yes, but the downside is we keep them because there is nothing to upgrade to!
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What is the "legal" usage of the fog light?

How many days we have fog down under, never... but it looks good

I think every car should have fog lights and turn it on!

More to the topic. So how many colours now that Mazda has in the RX-8 range?


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