I tried my best to take detailed pics with a "so-so" Olympus point and shoot my girlfriend had. Very crowded Saturday afternoon so it was quite hard to get good shots and not have 50 people get in the way at the same time . Long lines to get a seat in the car too .

I Gotta say though, it did look quite nice in person. It really does look much better in person than the photos released online. I Absolutely hated how the back look in the pictures but it did look classy in person.

The new 3 spoke steering wheel didn't bother me much other than the fact that it was upside down. Couldnt see the gauges though because they weren't lit. The R3 Recaro seats hold your upper torso in somewhat tightly. I'm 5'9" and ~ 155 lbs so it'd imagine that anyone over 6'0" and 200 lbs might have some trouble with the Recaros. The bolsters started to peal also.

I'm going to throw in the Speedsource demo car and the Furai pics too.

 

Do you have an overall view of the car?

 

 

I dont have one from the show. I had a hard enough time taking single items of the car so getting a full shot without the car completely blocked by people was impossible. This is how it looks like.

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...ew-photos.html

 

 

 

 

did the mazdaspeed 8 come out??

 

Did someone really already steal the shiftknob?

That aside, I think the changes look NICE! They definitely give the RX-8 an extra boost, the Recaros look nice and I think the revised rear-end looks fantastic.

 

the new 8 look pretty nice +1^ with the change altohugh sudle nice. like the rear lights alot more that the previous version.

i think the **** was taken out so it would not get taken.

 

The mesh looks restrictive.. why would they do that?

 

No the Mazdaspeed 8 didn't come out.

I think they remove the shiftknob and other random ***** before the car show. Don't want people stealing the ***** I guess.

The pictures don't do the car justice in my opinion. I really didn't like how it looked in pictures but when I saw it in person, my opinion definitely change. The quad LED circle taillights should give it a more modern look too.

I don't know why the grill opening is so small. That's why i took a picture of it. Quite interesting.

 

 

Can you post pics of the whole car, I am getting dizzy with all this close up pics..lol...

 

Scroll up a few posts .

 

232 horsepower...such a ******* shame....when 280+ is now the norm for this class!

 

If they were smart they would offer a 3 rotor option.. Nice seats though..

 

Are those adjustment ***** on the bottom of the shock absorber?! I knew it came with Bilsteins, but adjustable Bilsteins?! That's crazy!

 

Lets see the furai pics! haha i only got shitty camera phone pics of the furai at the NY auto show. That beast is ridiculous when actually seen up close in person....

 

 

 

MMMMmm...i want a Furai

I would settle for a RX8 in white though. Not about those seats though!

 

new 8 looks hell lot better than the existing one..rear never did anything for me..new rear little better still not crazy about it..i would love to get the wheels and throw them on my fc.

 

Toyo Kogyo,

Thanks for the pics.

I definately agree that the 09 RX8 looks much better then the previous iteration.

The rear end still is a little too high for my personal taste, but the rear tail lights are a vast improvement over the original design. I also like the new headlights and side markers.

All thats missing is a turbocharger....