Overview & Reviews

The RX-8 is an all-new car for 2004. Its arrival marks the return of Mazda's rotary engine to the U.S. market. Priced less than Nissan's 350Z, the RX-8 also offers four doors and a usable backseat.

• Low base price, agile handling yet still comfortable enough for daily use, room for four in a pinch.

• Option packages can get expensive, iffy interior ergonomics.

User Reviews:

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  RX8 - Unreliable Gas Guzzler - 2004 Mazda RX-8
  By martinD - May 21 - 4:36 pm

  Very poor gas mileage. On hot days, I often need to switch off the AC just to get it to move from the lights. Tires were shot after 16,000 miles and so expensive. Heating is very poor at the feet.

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  i love the mazda - 2004 Mazda RX-8
  By deerules - May 16 - 2:00 am

  this car is tight!

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  Miles-n-Style - 2004 Mazda RX-8
  By Miles-n-Style - May 16 - 2:00 am

  For the money, this car is steal when compared to the other sports cars with eye appeal. I love the contours and shape of the exterior. Shes such a classy/sexy little vixen. She has spunk, allowing you to explore smooth exhilerating velocity which invites you to explore all her deep dirty secrets. Ease of back seat entry and comfort. Ease of manipulating the interior climate and audio theater allows me to concentrate on the road and the unfortunate drivers of lesser vehicles. I find the rotary accepting of low and high rpms. Often, I find myself shifting from 1st to 3rd to 5th and bypassing 2nd and 4th. One word description: SWEET!

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  RX8 - 2004 Mazda RX-8
  By Sarah Cobbs - May 8 - 5:20 am

  This is a fun car to drive, and looks great, but is very unreliable. I constantly have service lights on. Whether its an engine light, a oil light, or a tire light, without fail there is always a problem. Also, this car does not like to remain idle. After about 30 seconds in dead stop traffic my entire car begins to shake. I actually had the car stall at a busy light due to this problem. Therefore, if you travel into a city on a daily basis and have to deal with traffic, I highly urge you NOT to purchase this vehicle.

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  Theres Nothing Else On The Road Like It - 2004 Mazda RX-8
  By 1GR8RX8 - May 5 - 10:00 am

  Great car to own so much in a vehicle for an affordable price and lots of fun on the road!!!

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  I love it until I get inside - 2004 Mazda RX-8
  By RXH8R - May 5 - 6:00 am

  Boy! I could not believe I was going to have to pay over thirty grand to get leather...as a result, I didnt get the leather. Instead, I got crappy cloth seats. Plastic panels inside are cheap and the interior rattles like crazy. Stereo looks interesting but forces the use of a Mazda radio for the rest of your RX8 life...oh and the CD player skips like crazy. Use the cupholder and your center armrest evaporates. Door armrests are so low that only an Urangotan could use them. Reverse is a challenge for my wife. Tall people must contend with the low windshield. Visibility is poor due to the rear pillars. I hate driving this car but people love seeing me in it.

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  An Amazing Little car - 2004 Mazda RX-8
  By LovingtheRotary - April 24 - 2:16 pm

  Plain and simple - this is a car for those that LIKE being involved in driving. If you want things bank-vault quiet, and dont like hearing the rippp! of the buttery smooth rotary engine; if feedback from the tires and steering bothers you; if youre more concerned with saving gas than enjoying the irresistible urge to use the 9,000 RPMs worth of power - get an Accord or a Hybrid econobox. Oh and by the way, if you DONT want to be noticed, this is NOT your car! Otherwise this machine is an deliriously addicting combination of engineering refinement, race car design suspension, sweet high revving engine, comfortable high class interior, and drop dead looks, and affordable to boot!

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  Its a Kick - 2004 Mazda RX-8
  By RX8tive - April 20 - 3:13 pm

  Mazda RX-8 is nothing but fun, capable of putting a smile on your face in 5.7 seconds. Excellent balance, redlines at 9K, great wrap around bucket seats. Goes through tires quickly, too small for a married man with kids (me), trunk space with spare tire installed is a joke... shouldnt be called a trunk.

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  Worst car ever - 2004 Mazda RX-8
  By Seriouscoin - April 17 - 12:56 am

  Not a fan! The only thing I liked was the look, and getting on the gas around 5k RPM. Tons of problems later!!

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  Looks are not everything - 2004 Mazda RX-8
  By speeede - April 16 - 10:00 am

  Unbelievable looks. Its so fresh, I couldnt get looks like this in an nsx. You have no idea until you drive one how much people stare. Gas, however, is abysmal. I have 1000 miles and I average about 12 mpg, all city. Not granny driving, but not indy either. I am 62", way too tall for the sunroof. Cloth on rear inside fender walls is an AWFUL choice, will fall apart by end of year. I recommend automatic since 1st gear is very low power in the manual. Bose radio sounds dull and stock.