Mazda RX-8

What the experts say about the Mazda RX-8

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Won best coupe in the What Car? Car of the Year 2005 awards. Also won in 2004. It looks great and drives brilliantly, and has reasonable practicality as well. And all at a very affordable price..

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It looks sensational, and with its four doors is rather practical too. This really is a coupe that you could use as a family car. The interior is spacious with plenty of storage space, the instruments and controls are all well positioned in a style familiar to Mazda's more recent offerings like the 6. Not only does the Mazda RX-8 break conventional coupe rules by having two extra rear hinged doors to give access to passengers, but it also comes powered by a rotary engine. Those rear doors might be considered a gimmick, but with proper passenger