As expected customers that anted up the reasonable, but still considerable $36,795 to $43,595 to purchase a new RX-8, are all but pleased to hear the news. Cars started to roll into showrooms in early July with the news of the reduced horsepower ratings becoming known on August 26.
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| Needless to say, RX-8 owners aren't pleased to hear their new car isn't all they expected. (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press) |
To compensate Mazda Canada is offering free scheduled maintenance for the car's entire comprehensive warranty period, 36 months or 80,000 km. Mazda Canada will also throw in a $500 check, just to ease the pain.
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| Although the horsepower figures are off, the 0 to 100 km/h times for Mazda's RX-8 remain the same. (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press) |
For those who would rather not keep their new RX-8, Mazda will buy it back for the original purchase price.
To be reasonable, while the horsepower figures are less by 3.6 percent in 6-speed and 4.8 percent in automatic models, the car's 6.6 second 0 to 100 km/h sprint (6-speed) remains the same. Only the knowledge of less horsepower has changed.
It is expected that the majority of RX-8 customers will keep their cars, being that the sporty 4-door, 4-seat coupe is completely unique in the marketplace and still offers extremely good performance.