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2.38 out of 5 stars

Mazda no go!

leo , 07/10/2006
2005 Mazda RX-8 Manual 4dr Coupe (1.3L 2rtr 6M)
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Since I have had this car for the last four months the dealer has had it one month out of the first 3 months. There is very little acceleration and it has been taken to the dealer. After Mazda had it for a week they called and said take it home, go through two full tanks of premium gas (that's all I use anyway ) and then if it still has no acceleration we will look further into it (in other words they do not quickly stand behind their car).

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4.63 out of 5 stars

Titanium Gray w red & black leather int

Zokkhon, 10/03/2004
2005 Mazda RX-8 Manual 4dr Coupe (1.3L 2rtr 6M)
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Amazing 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 friend's G35, but much better gas milage than SVT Mustang's or GTO's 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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4.88 out of 5 stars

Zoom-zoom? They ain't Kiddin'!!

Letter-Rip, 10/12/2004
2005 Mazda RX-8 Manual 4dr Coupe (1.3L 2rtr 6M)
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We (My wife and I) took our time and checked out a number of performance cars. When considering the thrill to price tag ratio, no other car came close. The engine looks no bigger than a beach ball,but with a 9000 rpm redline and 'snake in a rat-hole' handling, it's more than enough! My kids have plenty of room in the back and I feel they are well protected with the side curtain air-bags To sum it up, the head turning good looks of the RX-8 got us interested, the pure fun of the ride sealed the deal.

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4.5 out of 5 stars

Just right

Anthony321, 10/19/2004
2005 Mazda RX-8 Automatic 4dr Coupe (1.3L 2rtr 4A)
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I purchased my r-x8 on 5/04.A mature sports car. If you're a 17 year old and think a sports car is speed and thats all,this is not the car for you. If you understand what a great sports car is about,then the x-8 is worth a test drive. True, it is slow "Off the line" and thats where it ends. HANDLING (on par, if not better then Porshce,I know I've drivnen Porsche) SUSPENSION,BRAKING,COMFORT,INTERIOR and especially a head turning exterior. Oh yeah, room ROOM-and more ROOM,you can fit 4 6Ft. adults in the Rx-8 and the x-8 is not longer or wider than a Porsche 911 !!! Bottom line, if you want to stand out, the proof is in the pudding, test drive it!

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4.75 out of 5 stars

This is not your Daddy's RX-7

Birdy, 10/25/2004
2005 Mazda RX-8 Manual 4dr Coupe (1.3L 2rtr 6M)
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This car is FUN! It is responsive and tight in the turns. It accelerates off the line fast enough for me! This is a lot of car for the pri

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