2004 Mazda RX-8 6-Speed Road Test

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.