Stock Rx-8 Turbo?
03-07-2004, 07:41 PM
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Well, yesterday, I took my wife to the Mazda dealership to show her an Rx-8. The sales guy was all about how much better it was then their last rotary vehicle and all, so I pointed out the fact that the fd had more power and was lighter than this new one. Now to the point. He said that by next year, Mazda will have a turbocharged model available. No clue if it's true or not, I was wondering if anybody else had some more info
03-07-2004, 11:13 PM
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Oh and NOS will be factory too. As well as those real cool vinal graphics. BAHAHAHAHAHA
The RX8 will not be coming out with a turbo. But there will be a new RX7 coming out in the future and that will be offered with a turbo. But the RX8 will be the 4 door family sports car.
The RX8 will not be coming out with a turbo. But there will be a new RX7 coming out in the future and that will be offered with a turbo. But the RX8 will be the 4 door family sports car.
03-08-2004, 11:18 AM
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There is no real information about this out there. Rumours abound that a SC is coming, that a Turbo is coming, that larger rotors are coming, etc.
In other words, just gotta wait to find out. Same as the RX7. There is not one bit of real info about wether it's coming out or not, and what kind of trim if it does.
In other words, just gotta wait to find out. Same as the RX7. There is not one bit of real info about wether it's coming out or not, and what kind of trim if it does.
03-08-2004, 02:53 PM
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Do the math. Mazda sold **** all cars(rx-8) 15,000 or so. They need to sell double that just to meet there sales mark. They can only make 30,000 rotary engines a year in Japan. Unless they get a bigger engine plant to make more motors aint going to happened!
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03-10-2004, 07:35 AM
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they had a special on speed vision about mazda and their plans for the rotary
and they said they have no intention of putting a turbo on but they are planing on making a larger rotary 1.5L they said there's more room for improvement with a n/a car
and they said they have no intention of putting a turbo on but they are planing on making a larger rotary 1.5L they said there's more room for improvement with a n/a car
03-16-2004, 11:06 AM
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its been a known fact that marketing and brain dont go together.
now for the turbo rx8 or the rx7 to come out there need a efw things to happen
liek rikki said if you look at the world sales of teh rx8 you can estimate that in US they sold about 15k and mazda/ford said before that the rx7 thing wont happen if they dont sell 30k of these rx8 in the states.
i didnt know they can only make 30k rotaries in japan, the situation is doomed i guess unless they realyl do build more plants to build these things.
now for the turbo rx8 or the rx7 to come out there need a efw things to happen
liek rikki said if you look at the world sales of teh rx8 you can estimate that in US they sold about 15k and mazda/ford said before that the rx7 thing wont happen if they dont sell 30k of these rx8 in the states.
i didnt know they can only make 30k rotaries in japan, the situation is doomed i guess unless they realyl do build more plants to build these things.
04-17-2004, 12:22 PM
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some people can just start talking and not even stop to think or care about how much of a dum **** their making themselfs sound like, the rx-8 will be turbo'd and there are plenty of dealerships already selling supercharged ones, just a bolt on one but they are doing so BOOOAAAMMMM