Mazda RX-8 2008 Video Review

And Mazda has tried to make sure that noise stays around in Australia, with the RX-8 – the only rotary mass production car on the market – selling 5400 since it was first launched in 2003.

That’s an average of about 90 per month for the suicide-doored four-seater sports car, but the company is being conservative with its sales targets for the new – and broader – range, aiming for about 75 per month.

The RX-8 arrives with an updated engine and suspension, new transmissions and restyled interior all wrapped in a stronger body that has also been given a design brush-over.

Read the full Mazda RX-8 2008 review: road test .