Mazda RX-8 Awards

As of October 2006 the RX-8 has won at least 37 international motoring awards including 2003 International Engine of the Year, the 2003 Japanese Car of the Year, Australia's Wheels magazine's Car of the Year for 2003, the 2004 Singapore Car of the Year, the 2004 U.S. Best Sports Car, and several UK Best Car Awards.

It was named on Car and Driver magazine's Ten Best list for 2004, 2005, and 2006. It also took home 1st place on Car and Driver's "Four of a Kind" comparison test. 2010 RX-8 R3 edition placed 3rd out of 7 on Car and Driver's The Best-Handling Car in America for Less Than $100,000.

Mazda RX-8


Mazda RX-8


Mazda RX-8




Mazda RX-8


Mazda RX-8


Mazda RX-8




Mazda RX-8


Mazda RX-8


Mazda RX-8

Mazda Logo Evolution through the Century - Plus 185 Historic Pictures

Mazda, the maker of cars such as the RX-7, RX-8 and MX-5/Miata, turned 90 this month. So what a better time to take a trip down memory lane and see how the Japanese company’s logo and cars evolved over the past century. The first corporate logo dates back to 1936. It was registered as a trademark when Mazda began manufacturing its first three-wheeler. The name itself is a derivative from Ahura

Mazda will bring in Frankfurt updated RX-8 coupe

In September this year at the International Automobile Exhibition in Frankfurt Mazda company plans to submit an updated version of the sports coupe RX-8, the German publication Auto Motor und Sport. The car will be new elements of body, improve aerodynamics, as well as small changes in the exterior and interior.

An updated version of the current car will be different the new front and rear spoiler, the other "skirts", the exhaust pipe of larger diameter, ie the rear LED lights, and painted dark gray 19-inch light-wheel discs. In the car, and change materials have a new dashboard.

Expected that the novelty will be offered only with the 1.3-liter rotary engine output of 231 horsepower, which will be aggregated with six mechanical gearbox. The current version coupe RX-8 also is equipped with a 192-strong version of the same engine.

Immediately after the premiere in Frankfurt updated Mazda RX-8 will be on sale from European dealers. According to some sources, the cost of the car in a basic version of about 38 thousand euro.