Overview & Reviews
Mazda's four-door sports car was all new in 2004, and is back for 2005 with no changes except for the addition of a satellite radio-compatible head unit.
- Low base price, agile handling yet still comfortable enough for daily use, smooth rotary engine fun to wind out on the open road, room for four in a pinch.
- Option packages add considerable expense, iffy interior ergonomics, poor gas mileage.
User Reviews:
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da kid - 2005 Mazda RX-8
By nick gusman - November 3 - 9:43 ami love the speed of this vehicle as i cruise the parkaway i hit about 80 in the 5th gear
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Titanium Gray w red & black leather int - 2005 Mazda RX-8
By Zokkhon - October 16 - 10:00 amAmazing car to drive hard. Very smooth, makes you look like you are a better driver than you are. Expect attention from strangers regularly. Mine has all the options available from the option brosure. Fender strakes, deflector, appearence pkg, rotory accents, extra interior lighting, wing, ect. Had it for almost a year (the board will not let you put 2003) and people still compliment me on it all the time. Gas milage is not good and it only drinks premium. About the same mpg as my friends G35, but much better gas milage than SVT Mustangs or GTOs If you just want to go fast in a strait line buy one of those, but if you want a real drivers car with a unique flair look no further.
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owner on rx8 since 2003 - 2005 Mazda RX-8
By tom frazzetto - October 16 - 10:00 amvehicle is great but don,t try to go out in the snow. need a winter car
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Mazda RX 8 - 2005 Mazda RX-8
By a.stein - September 17 - 6:36 pmA fun car to drive, gets looks everywhere you go. Great handling, responsive and quick, but not for the snow.
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Very Pleased - 2005 Mazda RX-8
By ditto13041 - September 13 - 3:30 amJust bought used 2005 with 26K miles. Had to immediately replace tires with snow tires (no problem ....am driving it in winter in midwest...$1000 for tires but should last 4-6 winter seaons). Alternator went out but warranty still good! (0 cost to me). Fuel economy is about 19 MPH combined Hwy, City. Rear quater view is restricted but acceptable. This car rocks! Fun to drive...you have the option of automatic, or you can still manually shift it (no clutch!) which I like to do about half the time. Roomy and comfortable interior (Im 62" and still plenty of room). Mirror has garage door opener built in. Overall I really like this car...sports car with a backseat!
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Nice car - 2005 Mazda RX-8
By fredo - September 8 - 8:46 pmMore than adequate acceleration with great handling characteristics. Like the style and design in silver -- looks like the sports machine it is. Have had no mechanical problems to date although just got a recall notice about possible engine cooling problem. Did run the car hard during our peak hot week -- temps mid-90s for 600 miles with little stopping along the way and everything worked fine; comfortable ride with no excessive heating indications. Lots of inquiries about "whats that?" with lots of positive comments about the cars design. Gasoline consumption depends on how you drive it. Did check on one throughway trip at average speed of 70 and got almost 24mpg. Less when playing in city.
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Zoom-Zoom - 2005 Mazda RX-8
By CvS - September 8 - 7:43 amIve been very satisfied with my RX-8, even after the first few weeks of road fever were gone. Its still hard not to drive it as a go-kart, for it is so stable and fun to drive that you will find yourself revving it up just to hear the jet-engine noise. The 6 speed transmission is great, and you will learn soon to skip gears when driving with the traffic flow and keeping the revs under 3500. A common issue pointed in the reviews is the low gas mileage. To me it is fine. This car performs as a 6 cylinder, and uses about the same amount of gas. During normal driving I get 20+ mpg in mixed use, and 24 on the highway. Can you how me a 6 cylinder sport car that can do better?
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Read before you buy a 2005 Maxda RX8 - 2005 Mazda RX-8
By firebabe - July 18 - 9:12 pmThe rotary engine is horrible, you have to treat it like a diesel in cold weather which we didnt know and got it flooded. It ended up costing us $1500 to finally get it started and to help prevent it from happening again but now I want rid of it. Check engine light is on all the time and no one knows why. It now sounds bad and every one is now telling me after owning it for 6 months with 69,000 that the rotary engine dont live past 60,000. I know Im going to lose with trading it in put I cant afford to keep it running. Wish I had never seen this beautiful car but the rotary engine is horrible.
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Nice Car Fun to Drive - 2005 Mazda RX-8
By cindy - June 27 - 1:56 amI have had mine for over a year, still love it. Of course its bad in the snow but its rear wheel drive so I expected that.
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awesome - 2005 Mazda RX-8
By na - June 21 - 1:36 pmThis car is amazing. Fun to drive as long as you got the gas money.
