R3 Package for Mazda RX8

Mazda will further the evolution of the four-door, four-seat sports coupe, giving the RX8 a refreshed exterior and interior design, enhanced performance and a new R3 sport package for the ultimate driving enthusiast.  Unchanged is the core of the RX8 - a high-powered, lightweight and perfectly balanced machine powered by the world-renowned twin-rotor RENESIS rotary engine.

Refinements for the 2009 Mazda RX8 include restyled front and rear bumpers and front fascia; sporty, high quality-finish front and rear lights; and larger headers and exhaust pipes.  The 2009 RX8 also offers a new five-spoke alloy wheel featuring a symbolic and sporty design of the rotary engine, with different arrangements for each wheel size.

Interior enhancements include redesigning the center instrument panel shape and gauges to give a feeling of dynamic movement.  Additionally, a variable red-zone was added to the tachometer that rises as the engine comes to operating temperature, and a new steering wheel and redesigned front and rear seats are included.

Providing the very best in rotary-powered motoring, the Mazda RX8 R3 harkens back to the R1 and R2 packages offered on the mighty third-generation RX-7, and adds a sport-tuned suspension with Bilstein shock absorbers and front suspension cross members filled with urethane foam.  Filling the cross members makes for a smoother ride, minimized vibration and greater suspension control.

R3 Package highlights:

• Re-styled front and rear bumpers
• Larger headers and exhaust pipes
• Redesigned center instrument panel
• Variable tachometer
• Redesigned front and rear seats
• Bilstein shocks come stock from the factory on the R3 package