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Old Sep 20, 2001 | 12:01 PM
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I`ve seen a production model. They are back east as we speak!
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Old Sep 20, 2001 | 12:29 PM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by The Reverend
[B]Yeah, rotaries make nice power for their displacement and all, but you have to keep in mind they're two stroke motors and they are damn near the WORST sounding engines on earth.
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Old Sep 20, 2001 | 01:13 PM
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Vtecvoodoo,

What year? C&D reported in their "new car issue" that the RX-8 was coming out late 2002.

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Old Sep 20, 2001 | 02:18 PM
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Originally posted by What The
RX8 is a 1.3liter Wankel Rotary engine w/ 250hp

It will have suicide doors.

And yes, it is out in 2003 with an msrp of only $25,000!
Where did you see the projected price of $25K? I thought it would be closer to ~30K.
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Old Sep 20, 2001 | 02:51 PM
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The pic's
http://www.mazdausa.com/conceptcars/defaul...ip=&did=&state=

It seats 4. Lexus made that mistake.
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Old Sep 20, 2001 | 03:01 PM
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It has doors like the Saturn coupe
And its not a convertible

I don't like it.
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Old Sep 20, 2001 | 05:00 PM
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dude....no need to bust out the insultz...ive just never seen a car with a such a high reving engine as the s2k.

i think itz ugly as sin though with those suicide doors...itz got some FAT wheels though...wut is it...19?
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Old Sep 20, 2001 | 05:08 PM
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For a 4 seat coupe (sort of), I think it looks great.
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Old Sep 20, 2001 | 05:11 PM
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Originally posted by tokyo_james
For a 4 seat coupe (sort of), I think it looks great.
Yeah, I like it. It's not easy to make a four-seat four-door sports car look good, and I think Mazda has done an admirable job.

I like the suicide doors. Just because a Saturn has them doesn't mean they're lame.
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Old Sep 20, 2001 | 05:24 PM
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Originally posted by dsp


yeah dude, they're totally copying. some more "coincidences":

1) RX-8 is made of metal, just like the S2000!
2) RX-8 has letters and numbers in the model name
3) RX-8 has tires on all four wheels. They're even black AND round, just like on the S2000!
4) RX-8 will be made in Japan. By a Japanese company!

How dare they!
I don't know if you picked up on it, but they copied the placement of the wheels as well...... one at each of the corners

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