Mazda RX-8 Facelift on sale in Japan

Mazda Motor Corporation has announced the launch of the freshened Mazda RX-8. The updated four-door, four-seat rotary-powered sports car is available from today at all Mazda and Mazda Anfini dealerships throughout Japan.*1 The four-seat RX-8 sports car debuted in Japan in May 2003, powered by Mazda’s lightweight, compact and powerful rotary engine.

The freshened version evolves and refines the high performance and sporty styling core elements of the RX-8, and features enhanced quality and packaging. The newly released Type RS grade offers exceptional driving pleasure with better performance and bolder styling.
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EL34 - 3/10/2008 11:22:40 PM

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Hey look at that, it looks just like last years model :-?

Alec - 3/10/2008 11:49:53 PM

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The lower grille reminds me of peugeot. but it looks ok.

Chaos29 - 3/11/2008 1:36:06 AM

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looks better than the last pic.

fuelfool - 3/11/2008 1:36:59 AM

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Hasn't aged nearly as well as the 350Z.

Agent63 - 3/11/2008 6:31:50 AM

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Looks good but too bad they didn't come up with that from the get-go.

Spectator - 3/11/2008 11:29:34 AM

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I think it looks quite good. Of course as a CX-7 owner I am slightly biased to the RX-8's look as it basically defined Mazda's entire current product line.

They still need to work on that engine though (come on bring back the 20B-REW from the Cosmo we will be good little boy's and girls we promise). I have a turbo in my CX-7...why don't you put one in the RX-8? You obviously aren't adverse to turbocharging engines mazda since the Speed 3/6 and CX-7 come with turbos. You have to have a surplus of parts that you could easily throw at the few RX-8's that are going to be built. So add a turbo. Please. With a cherry on top.

And yes I am WELL AWARE of the difficulties of turbocharging the new wankel engine. But they have had a couple years to play with it now...couldn't they have thought up somthing?

...PS Mazda, while your at it, throw a turbo at the MX-5 again...the sky and solistice have forced induction...it should too.

investor27 - 3/11/2008 2:07:58 PM

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Spectator. Great post. Mazda should bring a Mazdaspeed MX-5 (Miata) out with forced induction. Make that a hard-top (non-convertible) one and it's perfect.

simbaba - 3/11/2008 3:27:54 PM

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EL34 :Hey look at that, it looks just like last years model :-?
no girl that's the shit in your eyes....LOL

Type707 - 3/15/2008 5:42:23 PM

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ABSOLUTELY no difference in style and looks. It just look like someone slapped on a bodykit