Mazda Rx8 News

Updated on July 10, 2008. WHEN BRUCE WILSON HEARD a friend was selling her 1987 Porsche 911 Carrera, he couldn't resist the opportunity to buy it.

Winner: the Mazda2 really is as good as they say it is. It's awfully cute to look at, but DAVE MOORE asks whether Mazda's World Car of the Year is as good as they say it is.

" Mazda has announced that its 2009 RX-8, currently on its way to dealers, receives a refreshed exterior and interior design, enhanced performance, and a new R3 sport package for driving enthusiasts, along with ...

Mazda ups warranty on RX-8 engines - AutoWeek Magazine Mazda has decided to up the warranty on the RX8's rotary engine to eight years/100,000 miles .

Tags: 2009, Mazda, RX8, Launched, Australia Tag Links: 2009 , Mazda , RX8 , Launched , Australia 2009 Mazda RX8 Launched Australia Anticipation is building over the revitalised Mazda RX-8 sports car range ...

During two days in Monterey, California at the Western Automotive Journalists media day recently, we had the chance to drive five different unabashedly performance-oriented cars all priced in the mid-$30,000 ... via Left Lane News

SPECIFICATIONS Model : Honda S2000 Price : 28,155 Engine : 2.0-litre four cylinder petrol Performance : 150mph, 0-60 mph in 6.2 seconds, 28.2mpg, 237bhp at 8,300rpm, 153lb/ft at 7,500rpm CO2 : 236g/km Worth ... via The Independent

“I'm incredibly honoured that Champ Car have asked me to drive”

Canada's James Hinchcliffe has been given the honour of driving the Pace Car for the Champ Car World Series finale taking place this weekend at the '34th Annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach', in California, ... via Champ Car Atlantic News

For the first time ever, we're taking consumers inside the walls of the SEMA Show, the largest trade-only show for the automotive aftermarket. via Automotive

Geneva Meriva - we have pictures! February 29, 2008 Opel has released the first images of the Meriva concept it will feature at the March 2008 Geneva auto show with the new design language already seen on the ... via Motoring.co.za

“You know and I know who the real exterior designer is of these cars. Now you have a choice.”

A BLACKMAILER threatened to launch a smear campaign against three top American-based car designers unless they paid him 90,000, a court heard. via News Shopper

Posted Feb 12th 2008 12:32PM by Merritt Johnson Filed under: Etc. , Government/Legal Engineers and marketing specialists invariably inject reality into a designer's original vision before it ever hits the ... via Autoblog

“The enhancements made to RX-8's exterior, interior, packaging and performance takes it to a whole new level of visual and driving excitement”

Not that it's a surprise to anybody, but the new RX-8 looks a lot like the preview shots we brought you earlier. via Jalopnik

Mazda RX8 Screensaver 2 Report spyware Mazda RX8 Screensaver 2 description A great image slideshow for your desktop screen. via Softpedia

Sometimes, a particular vehicle model is so well received, and so well beloved, that anything which attempts to succeed it is greeted rather harshly. via Associated Content

“While we've got increasingly cosmopolitan in our tastes, it's interesting to see a distinctly Kiwi bias to buying patterns with baches, tents and utes all showing strong performance”

Other strong themes include people searching for baches, a thirst for part-time summer work and a demand for wedding dresses as brides-to-be prepare for a summer wedding. via Scoop

It believes improving the sustainability of society in this manner will lead to further growth. via The Globe and Mail

Mazda will sell 20 RX8 Hydrogen RE models to HyNor, the first sold outside Japan. via The New Zealand Herald

“This is the first agreement of its kind in Europe directly between a car manufacturer and hydrogen development project”

The HyNor project to develop a viable hydrogen transport network in Norway passed a major milestone this week by signing a memorandum of understanding with Mazda Motor Corporation in Tokyo. via The Norway Post

Need for Speed ProStreet , coming this fall, is promised as a departure from the series' origins. via IGN complete