I've looked at and driven a few RX-8's on test. I think it's a great car with a great layout and smart door design, except for two aspects which drive me nuts and actually have stopped me from buying one:
1. The huge digital speedometer which looks totally out of place in a sports car panel and more like it should be on a Ford Falcon, and;
2. The idiotic loop handle of the handbrake lever which occupies an insane amount of space between the driver and the gear shift. I can only conclude it has been designed for the US market which would put it on the far side away from the driver, but it is a totally inadequate design for RH drive cars.
Sorry guys. Fix those and you might have a buyer - especially if you can get one (or preferably two) turbo's on it too!
CP_e Standback & PNP; CP_e 3" SS Downpipe; Corksport FMIC with Top-mount K&N filter & OEM Ram CAI; Turbosmart BOV; Dashhawk; Prosport Boost Guage; JBR solid shift bushes; DBA 4000 Wiper-Slot front rotors; Hawk Ferro-Carbon HPS Street front brake pads (@ 69,000km); Sumitomo HTRZIII's in 225/45 x 18