Mazda RX-8 - The Car Connection
The Mazda RX-8 is a four-seat sports car, and the latest in a long line of rotary-engine sports cars from the Japanese automaker. In addition to its unusual engine design, the RX-8 follows a unique quad-coupe body style, with two small rear-hinged half doors allowing better access to the rear seating positions than a standard two-door coupe would allow. Read More Below » The Mazda RX-8 is a four-seat sports car, and the latest in a long line of rotary-engine sports cars from the Japanese automaker. In addition to its unusual engine design, the RX-8 follows a unique quad-coupe body style, with two small rear-hinged half doors allowing better access to the rear seating positions than a standard two-door coupe would allow. MORE: Read our review of the 2011 Mazda RX-8. . The RX-8 was introduced for the 2004 model year, after its predecessor, the RX-7 had been absent from the U. S. market for most of a decade. While the RX-7 in its later years had become a heavier—more bloated, some might say—grand tourer, laden with tech features, the RX-8 took the light, nimble feel of the Miata and was, from the start, more affordable. The RX-8 design was absolutely like no other, and blended form and function in better fashion than most other sports cars of its time. Source: www.thecarconnection.com
