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#101
Yeah MS6 is their flagship car, complimented with plenty of horsepower, and to think the new MS3 is getting the MS6's engine.......I can't wait! As for interior/interior design, the current Mazda3 and even the new Honda Civic have some of the nicest interior/design I've seen in the "cheaper car" price range.
Last edited by Rich Rx-8; 03-17-2006 at 11:46 PM.
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Oh and by the way, my dealer told me very confidently that the Rx-8 is not going to be made anymore. Has anyone else heard this?? I told him that the 2006 model is on the web, and he said "This is the 8's last year, they're not making them anymore cause they can't sell them"??
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Originally Posted by Rich Rx-8
Oh and by the way, my dealer told me very confidently that the Rx-8 is not going to be made anymore. Has anyone else heard this?? I told him that the 2006 model is on the web, and he said "This is the 8's last year, they're not making them anymore cause they can't sell them"??
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So nobody is really sure if this rumor is true? I know you guys doubt the dealer's claim, but is anybody here more informed about this whole, "Rx-8 is not being made anymore cause they're not selling", statement that my dealer made VERY confidently?
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There's also rumors of more engine displacement and a facelift for the 2007 rx8, along with others. The rx8 seems to be paying Mazda's bills globally anyway.
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Originally Posted by Rich Rx-8
So nobody is really sure if this rumor is true? I know you guys doubt the dealer's claim, but is anybody here more informed about this whole, "Rx-8 is not being made anymore cause they're not selling", statement that my dealer made VERY confidently?
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Originally Posted by Ike
Well, you drive a Mazda and you're bashing Chrysler for their reliability. Honestly, it's all plastic and I don't really care if my car has better plastic or my plastic is molded in a prettier manner. Quality plastic is an oxy moron if you ask me.
Considering you're driving an Evo and used to drive a WRX, it is more than obvious that you care little about your car's styling, nor interior design. A bit biased aren't we Ike...
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Originally Posted by Japan8
NOt a single squeak nor rattle. No switches have come loose. The interior plastic doesn't look, feel, nor sound like it comes off the same assembly line as the cheap plastic of computer cases. Mazda has never left me on the side of the road either. I can't even say that about Honda!
Considering you're driving an Evo and used to drive a WRX, it is more than obvious that you care little about your car's styling, nor interior design. A bit biased aren't we Ike...
Considering you're driving an Evo and used to drive a WRX, it is more than obvious that you care little about your car's styling, nor interior design. A bit biased aren't we Ike...
I also care a lot about my interior design, but moreso the function of the design. No, the Evo interior isn't pretty to look, but the quality of things like the seats, steering wheel and the placement of all the important things is topnotch. I'm not biased, I just have different priorities.
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Originally Posted by Ike
However, I feel that '06 will be the RX-8s last year as well.
https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-media-news-11/2007-rx-8-a-79425/#post1283736
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#111
Originally Posted by rotarygod
Mazda did give their flagship car more horsepower. It's the MS6. The 8 isn't the flagship car.
I mean, at least the RX-8 has rear wheel drive. How many flagship model sports cars have front wheel drive?
#113
Which is the most reliable, the 3? I really liked the 3, I test drove it the other day while I was getting my tires rotated on my 8. Really smooth ride, I definetly didn't notice my speed. My Rx-8 might get traded soon but it's not going to be easy to give it up. I wish there were better and more reliable mods out right now for the 8. And if my dealer is right about the 8 not being built anymore, the mods probably wont be factory made anytime soon.
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Originally Posted by RotoRocket
Has the MS6 really 'officially' replaced the RX-8 as the flagship model?
I mean, at least the RX-8 has rear wheel drive. How many flagship model sports cars have front wheel drive?
I mean, at least the RX-8 has rear wheel drive. How many flagship model sports cars have front wheel drive?
#115
Yeah it's split awd, I think the majority of the power is in the front and the rear wheels spin when you need traction, can you adjust the power to the rear wheels like the WRX?
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no, and i don't think you can do that in the wrx anyhow. The STI maybe, but not the wrx
Per Subaru:
Continuous AWD: WRX models equipped with 5-speed manual transmission, utilize a viscous-type limited-slip rear differential with torque distribution normally configured at a 50/50-split front-to-rear. If wheel speed differs between front and rear axles, the system helps distribute power to the wheels with the most traction.
Variable Torque Distribution (VTD) All-Wheel Drive: WRX models, equipped with 4-speed automatic transmission, utilize an electronically controlled variable transfer clutch in conjunction with a viscous-type limited-slip rear differential. Torque distribution is normally configured at a performance-oriented rear-wheel-biased 45/55 split front-to-rear. Sensors monitor parameters such as wheel slippage, throttle position and braking to help determine torque distribution to the wheels with optimum traction.
Per Subaru:
Continuous AWD: WRX models equipped with 5-speed manual transmission, utilize a viscous-type limited-slip rear differential with torque distribution normally configured at a 50/50-split front-to-rear. If wheel speed differs between front and rear axles, the system helps distribute power to the wheels with the most traction.
Variable Torque Distribution (VTD) All-Wheel Drive: WRX models, equipped with 4-speed automatic transmission, utilize an electronically controlled variable transfer clutch in conjunction with a viscous-type limited-slip rear differential. Torque distribution is normally configured at a performance-oriented rear-wheel-biased 45/55 split front-to-rear. Sensors monitor parameters such as wheel slippage, throttle position and braking to help determine torque distribution to the wheels with optimum traction.
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#121
Isn't it the WRX STi or is it just STi? I think you definetly can adjust power to the rear wheels manually in the WRX Sti.
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Originally Posted by Ike
I do care about my cars styling and happen to like the styling of the WRX and Evo quite a bit. Many other people do as well and I get a ton of compliments. I can't count the number of times people are checking out my car when I go out to the parking lot, happened to me twice yesterday, once it was two really cute college girls.
I also care a lot about my interior design, but moreso the function of the design. No, the Evo interior isn't pretty to look, but the quality of things like the seats, steering wheel and the placement of all the important things is topnotch. I'm not biased, I just have different priorities.
I also care a lot about my interior design, but moreso the function of the design. No, the Evo interior isn't pretty to look, but the quality of things like the seats, steering wheel and the placement of all the important things is topnotch. I'm not biased, I just have different priorities.
Dont get me wrong tho, I like WRX/STi/EvO too. but just a thought
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well technically it is the wrx sti, but in common parlance(sp?
) when you say wrx you mean non sti and when you say sti you mean not the lower model wrx. Hence my confusion, the sti has a driver control center diff.
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Originally Posted by nycgps
Cute college girls? are you sure they're not 300+ lbs and/or just talking to each other that "yuck, that big wing looks like crap"
Dont get me wrong tho, I like WRX/STi/EvO too. but just a thought![Shocking](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/shocking.gif)
Dont get me wrong tho, I like WRX/STi/EvO too. but just a thought
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