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2004-2011 Mazda RX-8 Pre-Owned
Saturday, February 04, 2012
A four-door coupe with room for the kids? That was the Mazda RX-8's premise. And on top of its rare suicide doors and striking looks, the RX-8 also featured a unique rotary engine that delivered plenty of revs. Sharp-as-a-tack handling, track-ready steering and plenty of performance were part of the package.
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2011 Mazda RX-8 R3 Review (video)
Thursday, September 01, 2011
Every time I get behind the wheel of the RX-8, I remember how much I like it. It's the before and after where I kind of forget what it's like to pilot this rambunctious ride, and I'm not quite sure why. It's not that it's a forgettable car; I mean, really, looking at it, how could it be? And it's not that it's boring to drive either. I spent the week pondering this thought behind the wheel.
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Curtains for the Mazda RX-8
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Anemic sales and stricter emission laws across the globe have forced Mazda to stop production of the RX-8 at its Japanese plant in Hiroshima, asking dealerships to sell off their remaining inventory.
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2010 Mazda RX-8 GT Review
Friday, September 24, 2010
The RX-8 is not out to impress your friends with its looks, but it can. The RX-8 is not meant to carry you, your spouse and your two kids to grandma's house, but it can. The RX-8 was not conceived to spend every weekend on a track, but it can. The RX-8 should not be a comfortable enough vehicle to be driven on a daily basis, but it can. In fact, the RX-8 can be a great many things this type of car should typically not be, but it is.
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2010 Mazda RX-8 Preview
Saturday, January 16, 2010
The Mazda RX-8 continues to offer world-renown handling, four-door flexibility and a unique rotary engine powertrain for the 2010 model year. Carrying forward with a recent makeover, Mazda's popular Wankel-powered sports-coupe offers more style and uniqueness than ever.
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2009 Mazda RX-8 R3 Review
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Snuggly set behind the wheel, you drive the car as if it was a roller-coaster wagon, gobbling corner after corner without even feeling the outside forces that so desperately try to send the machine into a tailspin. Sure, the takeoff wasn't very electrifying, but once up to speed, you can shred the perfect line almost every time out.
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Mazda Builds First RX-8 Hydrogen RE for Norway
Friday, April 24, 2009
Mazda Motor Corporation today announced that it has built the first Mazda RX-8
Hydrogen RE vehicle with Norwegian specifications, developed specifically for participation in HyNor,
Norway's national hydrogen project.
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The Mazda RX-8 with hydrogen rotary engine on Norwegian roads
Friday, October 17, 2008
A Mazda RX-8 equipped with a hydrogen-powered rotary engine will take to the Norwegian roads. Mazda and HyNor, the Norwegian national hydrogen project responsible for establishing a clean transportation system based on hydrogen, will jointly evaluate its performance.
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2009 Mazda RX-8 R3 Review (video)
Friday, January 16, 2009
The RX-8 didn't need to be any more agile or sporty, but Mazda's dialed it up a notch anyways with their new-for-2009 R3 package. Building on the machine's recent makeover, the R3 kit adds a few goodies to get the tuner and performance buffs talking around the water cooler. Sunroof? Gone. Power seats? Gone. Lip-kit? Very much. The R3 add-ons give RX-8 a strictly race-track appearance.
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2009 Mazda RX-8 R3 Review
Thursday, July 31, 2008
For 2009, Mazda's flagship sports coupe gets numerous improvements. While relatively subtle, these upgrades inject newfound dynamism into the car. After five years on the market, the RX-8 was beginning to show serious signs of age. The rebirth took place last January at the Detroit Auto Show. The design is remarkable. The RX-8 is simply magnificent, evolving with flair while retaining the same overall look.
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2008 Mazda RX-8 40th Anniversary Edition Review
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Off the bat, the RX-8 is unusual; it was designed as a sports car and drives like a sports car, but there's a real trunk, four doors and a different kind of engine. Weird or not, it still has to measure up to such coupes as the Nissan Altima and Mitsubishi Eclipse, but also newcomers like the BMW 135i.
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2009 Mazda RX-8 Preview
Monday, June 09, 2008
A refresh and some additional features for Mazda's rotary-powered RX-8 will see it enter the 2009 model year with a sharpened look and the addition of an enhanced performance model. RX-8 is a popular car for shoppers after the racy looks and performance of a coupe, coupled with the added utility and sensibility of a four-door. It's powered by Mazda's unconventional rotary "Renesis" engine, which displaces just 1.3 litres but generates up to 232 horsepower.
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Detroit 2008: Mazda presents 2009 RX-8 as well as Furai and Taiki concepts (video)
Monday, January 14, 2008
Mazda's Zoom-Zoom ideology was on display in full swing today at the NAIAS in Detroit, where the Japanese carmaker presented several new production and concept models to give a taste of their future direction for performance and style. Geared towards drivers who race their cars competitively on weekends, the Furai concept is designed after an ALMS race car- but with an eye for environmentally friendly operation as it runs on ethanol fuel produced by British Petroleum (BP). The Furai rides Mazda's Courage C65 chassis which was introduced just two seasons ago. Power for the sleek, lightweight racer comes from a triple-rotor rotary engine with a potent 450 horsepower.
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2007 Mazda RX-8 GT Road Test
Wednesday, November 07, 2007
Weight is the enemy. By keeping a car as light as possible, we improve its performance and its handling. A good example of this theory is Mazda's RX-8. The Japanese automaker conceived a sports car that's different than what the competition currently offers. Just like its predecessor, the 1993-2002 RX-7, efforts were made to substantially reduce the vehicle's weight.
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2007 Mazda RX-8 GT Road Test
Saturday, November 04, 2006
The sound of Mazda's Renesis rotary engine and the willingness of it to rev its way into the stratosphere immediately distinguish the RX-8 from any other sports car. The petit, 1.3 litre rotary engine does not use an assortment of reciprocating pistons to deliver a stout 232 horsepower and 159 foot-pounds of torque to the rear wheels. Rather it follows a design that utilizes a couple of triangular-shaped rotors spinning within an oblong housing, creating an intake, combustion and exhaust phase with each revolution. German engineer, Felix Wankel originally invented the rotary engine in 1960 or so; since then it has undergone considerable refinement- most of it under the tutelage of Mazda engineers.
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2006 Mazda RX-8 SE Road Test
Sunday, September 17, 2006
Zoom-Zoom: you've heard it, you've read it, and you may have shopped for or driven it too. It's a slogan with staying power that marketers strive for, but it's more than just a catch phrase. It's something that Mazda builds into every machine they make. It's a little bit of extra attention to lively handling, powerful brakes, peppy engines and driver interaction that's all designed to ignite ones thrill of the open road.
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2006 Mazda RX-8 GT Road Test
Thursday, September 07, 2006
There's a difference between a sporty car and a sports car. We can say that a sporty car is a better performing version of a mainstream coupe or sedan. A sports car is designed and produced above all for performance and handling.
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2006 Mazda RX-8 SE Road Test
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Zoom...Zoom...Zoom. I have often felt that the people behind that famous phrase were geniuses. After all, it perfectly sums up Mazda's emphasis on sporty fun, which the company seems to build into every vehicle that they make. This is particularly true of their 2006 Mazda RX8.
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2005 Mazda RX-8 ''Shinka'' Special Edition Road Test
Wednesday, November 16, 2005
I love it when people start talking to me about cars. In the natural evolution of the conversation, somehow the question that always pops up is, "What do you think of this car?" which just so happens to be the car that the person drives. I bring up this example because I recently had one of 'those' conversations with someone who asked me about the Mazda RX-8. When I answered his question, I had nothing but praise for the RX-8 because I am a fan of its athletic performance and eye-catching curves and evolutionary rotary engine.
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2005 Mazda RX-8 (Video Clip)
Thursday, September 08, 2005
Other than Lexus and their RX SUVs, these two letters are essentially synonymous with performance within the halls of Mazda. North America first gazed upon an RX in 1974 under the denomination of a Mazda RX-4. What was particular about this car, other than its exterior design, was the advent of the Wankel Rotary engine called 13B. Instead of a conventional piston-run motor, this powerplant uses two rotors that simply replace the pistons, connecting rods and valves. These rotors rotate and go through the same four strokes as a regular internal combustion engine. Between 1975 and 1977, the rotary was put aside for our market.
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2004 Mazda RX-8 GT Road Test
Monday, December 13, 2004
Alfred Hitchcock's words "There is no terror in a bang, only in the anticipation of it" came to mind as I sipped my coffee looking over the Mazda RX-8 that waited for me in my garage.
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2004 Mazda RX-8 6-Speed Road Test
Thursday, August 12, 2004
It would be great if car manufacturers could sell cars to consumers like they do to automotive journalists. I just spent the better part of a day driving Mazda's full lineup of new cars, from the 3 right up to the RX-8. While flying to some secluded area for the specific purpose of test driving an upcoming vehicle isn't unusual, getting to drive each and every one of an automaker's cars back to back is a unique opportunity, which in this case allowed me to get a feel for the Mazda brand as a whole.
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2004 Mazda RX8 Road Test
Tuesday, June 08, 2004
"GR8 - RX8" is what the personalized license plate on my 2004 RX8 tester proclaimed - and justifiably so! I have always been a Mazda proponent, considering them to be a progressive manufacturer of well-engineered, affordable automobiles. But I was determined not to let this prejudice influence my findings as I put the "sleek blue beauty" (say that three times fast) through the paces of a rigorous road test.
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2004 Mazda RX-8 Road Test
Monday, July 28, 2003
Finally, a sports car that I can consider buying! With four doors and four spacious seats I could take my entire clan for a day's drive or a weeklong jaunt across the country. t's easy to see that Mazda has its' RX-8 targeting young families and young-minded grandparents.
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