Whilst signing up for a new RX-8 yesterday, I was told that RX-8 imports to Australia would finish up at the end of this year. Local dealers aren't taking new orders, all RX-8's coming into Australia from here on in have been pre-ordered by dealers.

Auzoom has seen paperwork indicating that Australia will see a new RX-8 in April 2008. At this stage we don't know if it'll be a freshened up Series 2, or the first of a new generation.

Get your local spies onto it. We wanna know more.

Cheers.

 

https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-discussion-3/%5B2008%5D40th-anniversary-edition-rx8-126623/
is it this?

 

^^^No, the 40th Anniversary model is now yesterdays news.

It's the last of the current RX-8....we believe.

 

I hope a 1.6L engine. That way I can wear out my current engine and upgrade

 

Sounds about right. Most generations of car design go for 4 years before a freshening up.

 

hmmm......i wonder why we haven't seen any spy pics of testing

 

This is pretty monumental if it's true. I thought the general consensus was that we weren't seeing anything new until 2009.

 

you shifty bastard, this is EXCELLENT news! (if only I lived Down Under. )
Keep us posted

 

down under the sea? I can make it happen, and since you live near the coast also...........I'm just gonna stop :D

 

Still a rumor. You would think if they were at the point of ceasing current gen RX8 production we would have heard of it by now rather than through a dealer..

 

http://robson.m3rlin.org/cars/mazda-kabura-concept-car/ check this website out i've heard that this might be the next 8!

 

except that everything about the kabura so far has said it is NOT using a rotary engine..
which would mean it's not part of the RX line.

FTFA:

 

please - if you are going to link to somethign about kabura at least link to the right one

http://www.kaburaforums.com/

 

if it doesn't have a turbo, I wont buy it

 

says the guy with the nexen "racing tires"

 

Old news.

Most people have thought this might be the next rx7 for some time now.

 

AT too

 

I doubt very much that Australia would see a new RX-8 much before the US did...if at all.

Make sure someone lifts every single tent flap at SSX....the car (or pics of it) is out there somewhere!!

 

I agree. I was shocked when I heard it....but hear it I did.

Read this thread:

https://www.rx8club.com/australia-new-zealand-forum-37/vale-rx-8-a-126629/

 

well, about a year ago what I thoug till then a good source said that we will have a refres rx-8 in 2008 and a new one in 2010, but a few very conected people told me diferent. ( that threat is somere in this forum)

maybe they did develop the renesis 1.5 version that zoom mention?

this is the same that ASH8 said, that production was going to be stop

 

maybe it has something to do with this:

https://www.rx8club.com/general-automotive-49/mazda-will-debut-sports-car-study-franfurt-next-week-126203/

 

I have a feeling Mazda Execs are having a field day watching us going backwards and forwards on this!!!!

 

Someone move the satellite over the Hiroshima Plant. Maybe we can get some pic's.

 

New colors and seat upholstery doesn't really need testing.

 

Maybe, just maybe, Mazda is gonna pull something BIG out of its *** at the Tokyo show. Saying previously that the rotary won't go into the Kabura shape might have been a spin smoke screen.

no point running around in circles on it though. We'll find out sooner or later. Hopefully not MUCH later...