I saw a Mazda zoom past me here in Texas. I’m certain it wasn’t an MX-5, so it must be the RX-8. Can you tell me more about it?

Richard

Houston, TX

Zoo, zoom, zoom! Hello, Richard! Yes, it was definitely the RX-8. I think that you will be excited to know more about it. One critical difference from other cars that you should know of first is the 1.3 Liter Renesis Engine. 1.3 liter? Yes, 1.3 liter, its not your usual 4 cylinder piston engine, the Renesis is a rotary engine. I even read somewhere that Renesis stands for Rotary Engine geNESIS. Catchy? Being a rotary engine, this thing has less moving parts than the traditional engines that you are used to. This engine type is thought of as more reliable or durable.

Anyway, the RX-8 is available in 4 trims namely the Sport, Touring, Grand Touring and R3 which mainly differ on luxury appointments like moon/ sun roofs, leather seating and the like. But more importantly for speed freaks like us, if ever you’re going to choose an RX-8 to drive around Texas, do go for the 5-speed manual. I mean, having 9,000 rpm as a redline value, you gotta max it out with a manual. In terms of power and sprinting ability, the RX-8′s Renesis churns out 238 hp at 8,500 rpm and it sprints to 60 miles per hour in 6.6 seconds. There’s more to find out about the RX-8, why don’t you get yourself behind the wheel of one?