Re: Sharper Mazda RX-8 heralds new flagship

It's amazing how 'love-it / hate-it the RX-8 styling is. I consider myself
a 
student of car design and I completely disagree with Grant on the
disjointed 
styling. I think it's a very cohesive / modern design. To me, the 350Z
isn't 
bad looking by any means but it's just OK and from some angles it looks 
incredibly heavy which you'd probably agree never afflicts the RX-8.

The 'updated' RX-8 is a disaster to my eyes. They are just slapping on 
corporate look alike pieces and tacky scoops and grills. To me it's sad
that 
they've let the car die on the vine and now they are going to shoot it in 
the proverbial head. It won't be a pretty death. The car needs torque and 
improved fuel mileage, both in a pretty big way. The looks didn't need 
updating. Seriously, anybody who hated it before will still hate it and 
anybody who thought it was beautiful will hate that they changed it just
for 
the sake of change and 'corporate look'. That sucks!

Chris
99BBB

"Grant Edwards" <grante@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On 2008-03-26, earache@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 <earache@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> I'm not going to argue that the Wankel engine isn't pretty cool as a
>> mechanical curiosity, but 16/22 mpg on a 3050 lb. car, with a whopping
>> 159 ft-lbs. of torque, is just pitiful.
>
> And it's ugly too!  IMO, the RX-8 is a disjointed collection of
> random details with no overall style.  It's all vents and
> creases and bulges and slots and crap.
>
> The 350Z doesn't look bad at all -- except for those door
> handles...
>
> -- 
> Grant