Mazda Motor Corporation announces the release of the RX-8 “Sport
Prestige Limited” special edition. Featuring various enhancements
both in looks and in performance, this model goes on sale today at Mazda
and Mazda Anfini dealerships throughout Japan.
Mazda RX-8 Type S ‘Sport Prestige Limited’ (six-speed
manual transmission model)
Based on the theme “noticeable quality for appearance and performance,” the
RX-8 ‘Sport Prestige Limited’ indicates an evolution of the
RX-8, featuring not only handsome exclusive parts for both exterior and
interior, but also enhanced driving performance.
The interior reveals the beige-colored special equipment, such as
the beige leather seats trimmed with double stitches--the driver’s
seat equipped with electric-powered eight-way adjustments and lumber
support--and
door trims matched with the seat color. The color-stitched black leather
is applied to the steering wheel, parking brake lever and front/rear
console box lids, while semi-gloss parts are used to highlight the
meter rings, air-conditioner dials, air bent bezel rings and other
areas.
Among the exclusive exterior parts are semi-gloss bezels for the
headlamps and rear combination lamps, dark-silver gloss aluminum wheels,
rear lip spoiler and front fog lamps to create a quality look and
feel. The body color lineup includes the elegant and exclusive color “Radiant
Ebony Mica.”
To further enhance the driving performance and ride comfort, the RX-8
Sport Prestige Limited features the special-tuned suspension system,
including the front suspension cross member filled with foamed urethane
and special-tuned dampers, and improved body rigidity achieved by reinforcing
the front-top portion of the A-pillars, and improving the stability
of the rear damper
mounting points.
The manufacturer’s suggested retail price of the RX-8 Sport
Prestige Limited is 3,150,000 yen including the sales tax for the Japanese
market.
Outline of RX-8 ‘Sport Prestige Limited’
Base model
RX-8 Type S (six-speed manual transmission model) or RX-8 Type E (‘Activematic’ four-speed
automatic transmission model).
Additional equipment
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Interior
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Exclusive leather seats
Beige-colored front and rear seats trimmed with double stitches. Front seats
including semi-gloss metallic paint rotor-shaped ornaments in the upper portion. |
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Driver’s seat equipped with electric-powered eight-way
adjustments and lumber support. |
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Exclusive door trims
Matched with the seat color. |
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Exclusive black-leather-wrapped steering wheel
Wheel and spokes wrapped with one piece of the black leather trimmed with the
dark-brown stitching. |
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Exclusive piano-black switch panels on steering wheel spokes
(only for the six-speed manual transmission model) |
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Exclusive leather-wrapped parking brake lever and front/rear
console box rids
Black leather trimmed with dark-brown stitching. |
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Exclusive shift knob (only for the six-speed manual transmission
model)
Designed with black characters and lines in the silver background. Wrapped with
the black leather trimmed with dark-brown stitching. |
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Aluminum pedals |
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Piano-black-like console side bars with hairline surface |
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Semi-gloss paint parts
Including the air-conditioner dials, air bent bezel rings, shift-base ring, instrumental
panel meter rings, center bench louver knob. |
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In-dash six-disc CD changer kit |
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RX-8 ‘Sport Prestige Limited’
| 2. |
Exterior
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Semi-gloss headlamp bezels and rear combination lamp
bezels |
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Dark-silver gloss painted aluminum wheels |
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Rear lip spoiler |
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Front fog lamps |
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| 3. |
Body color
| RX-8 ‘Sport Prestige Limited’ features the exclusive body color, “Radiant Ebony Mica.” The existing body colors “Titanium Grey Metallic II” and “Brilliant Black” are also available. |
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| 4. |
Driving performance
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225/45R18 tires and aluminum wheels
Now applied also for the Type E base model--18-inch tires and wheels are
standard equipment for the Type S base model. |
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Large-size brake discs
Ventilated disc brakes applied to four wheels--323mm disc rotor for front wheels
and 302mm for disc rotor for rear wheels. |
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Exclusive tuned suspension system
Including Mazda’s original “Rigid Foamed Suspension Cross Member” filled
with foamed urethane, which helps provide better handling stability and damping
force to the vibration from the road. The system also features 14mm-diameter
front and rear dampers. |
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Enhanced body rigidity
Thanks to the reinforced top portion of the A-pillars and reinforcements to
the mounting points of the rear dampers. |
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Rigid Foamed Suspension Cross Member (cut model)
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Additional equipment
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Water-repellent front glass, front door glasses and door
mirrors |
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Two retractable-type keys |
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