Designed to give a near race-car feel to the facelift version, the 2010 Mazda RX-8 comes with new features that make new car model more exclusive and convenient as a compact sports cars. Since launch in 2003 Mazda RX-8 has always had the appearance of a classic sports car with an aerodynamic body, powerful-looking and sporty exterior design. Now, the RENESIS engine of the RX-8 facelift is evolved to deliver even more sports car performance and driving fun.

The new 2010 Mazda RX-8 version enhances this with a new front bumper design that has a larger five-point grille and oil cooling openings (below the front fog lights), that are nearly twice as large as on the original model for an even stronger look and improved oil cooling (see powertrain section below). Added to this are new front headlamps, new front fender designs, new LED rear lamps and a redesigned rear bumper with larger exhaust pipes (now 90 mm in diameter) all carried out with a further improvement in build quality. For even more sporty appeal, new designs for the car’s 19-inch wheels are introduced with distinctive spokes that resemble the engine’s rotor.

The interior of the RX-8 facelift is just as sporty and sophisticated as its predecessor, and adds new trim materials for a further improvement in quality look and feel. For the driver, the cockpit is even sportier with a new center console design, a tachometer that now has a variable red-zone that rises as the engine comes to operating temperature, an instrument cluster with a newly developed color to help minimize eye strain, and a new steering wheel. Improvement also  includes an integrated front spoiler, side spoilers and a floating-type rear spoiler that work together to reduce front and rear lift even further and to improve high-speed stability. Adding to the sporty, race-car feel are specially designed, dark grey, extra lightweight forged 19-inch alloy wheels and exclusive Recaro® branded bucket seats in black half-leather with red stitching, delivering superior side support. Steering wheel and handbrake lever also come with black leather and red stitching.

The RENESIS rotary engine delivered major improvements in emissions and fuel efficiency while retaining the rotary engine’s unique smooth, high-rev nature to deliver true sports car performance without the use of a turbo-charger, which had been a feature of Mazda’s rotary engine from 1983 until 2002 on the RX-7. No wonder Mazda engineers chose to call the engine RENESIS (short for Rotary Engine genesis).  This award-winning rotary engine delivers 170 kW/231 PS at 8,200 rpm and 211 Nm of torque at 5,500 rpm. It accelerates the RX-8 facelift from 0 to 100 km/h in 6.4 seconds and allows a top speed of 234 km/h.

Source: LeftLaneNews

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