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In addition, there have been updates to the Style and Performance sections. If you click on the Performance subsection, will be greeted with what seems like a rotary zing of the new RX-8's exhaust :D.

Also, contained in the last link I gave above, there are specs for a Euro, US and Japan versions of the RX-8, which put the car at a 247 horsepower instead of the targeted 250.

Just a heads up.

 

Put a CAI and take the Precats off and your a little over the 250 mark:D

 

I think the 250 horses is more symbolic than useful... if anything you'd want a torque increase. Horsepower doesn't mean much to me, specially with a 3 hp difference.

However since most Americans are stupid (and that's based on world educational rankings of developed nations), we need that 250 horses to feel better about the buying decision.. hard to market a car in the states with A BLISTERING 247 HORSEPOWER!

Sad though, ain't it?

 

Thats right I was being Sarcastic not real about that.

 

Sounds good to me. Now if we could just get some pricing....

 

US pricing revealed Tuesday January 7th at the NAIAS Detroit show.

 

did you see the last page of the pdf that had specs? for the standard power japan and europe get a 5speed manual or in japan an option of a 4speed at. north america and australia only get the 4 speed auto. whats up with that?

 

What I'm curious about is: What is a MAZDA2? They mention it on page 2 of the Mazda Sportscar DNA article.

 

Mazda2 is the Japan domestic-market econo small car. I believe also called the Demio.

 

Mazda2 is available in Europe too.
One interesting fact about the Mazda2 is that sequential manual gearbox with automatic clutch is available - sortof how the clutchless BMW SMG2 gearbox and some the latest Ferrari gearboxes work

Here is a picture of Mazda2:
http://www.mazda.com/mnl/200210/demio.html

And here is Mazda2 right next to RX-8 at the Paris autoshow:
http://www.mazda.com/mnl/200210/mazda2.html