Mazda today announced the launch of two upgraded versions of its RX-8 sports car in the Japanese market. There’s no word yet if the new car will make it to North America. The RX-8 Sport Prestige Limited II has been enhanced with an updated interior, exterior and handling. The interior features newly designed sand beige-colored seats with mixed alcantara and leather covers. In addition to some exterior enhancements. RX-8 Sport Prestige Limited II comes specially equipped with 225/45R18 tires and aluminum wheels on the four-speed Activematic transmission model, and the six-speed manual transmission model comes with the base model’s standard equipment.
The alcantara is suede-like artificial leather upholstery provided by Toray Industries. Some sand beige-colored material is also used to match with the door trim and front- and rear-console box lids. “High-texture materials that evoke a sense of higher quality have been used in exterior upgrades such as a new glossy paint for the headlight bezels and the combination taillight bezels, and highly luminous paint on the aluminum rims and rear lip spoiler.”
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The manufacturer’s suggested retail price for the RX-8 Sport Prestige Limited II is 3,150,000 yen, including sales tax, both for the six-speed manual transmission model and the four-speed Activematic transmission model.


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The RX-8 Sport Prestige Limited II model also has the following exterior features:

- Semi-glossy painted headlight bezels and combination taillight bezels

- A change to dark-silver glossy paint for the 18-inch aluminum wheels for the six-speed manual transmission model. The four-speed Activematic transmission model has 18-inch wheels and aluminum rims, rather than the 16-inch size version used before, also featuring a different paint.

- A rear lip spoiler

- Front foglights are special equipment on the four-speed Activematic transmission model, and the six-speed manual transmission model comes with the base model’s standard equipment.


A total of four exterior trim colors are available: exclusive Copper Red Mica, as well as Snowflake White Pearl Mica, Galaxy Gray Mica and Brilliant Black.

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Driving Performance

RX-8 Sport Prestige Limited II comes specially equipped with 225/45R18 tires and aluminum wheels on the four-speed Activematic transmission model, and the six-speed manual transmission model comes with the base model’s standard equipment.

Large-size brake discs are installed on the specially equipped four-speed Activematic transmission model, and the six-speed manual transmission model comes with the base model’s standard equipment. Large-diameter disc rotor brakes are 323mm wide in the front and 302mm in the rear wheel brakes.

Special large-diameter dampers feature an increased rod diameter from 12.5mm to 14.0mm and adopted on both front and rear dampers.

A new front suspension cross member is filled with foamed urethane to provide better handling stability and damping force that mitigates road vibration.

The car also features a water-repellant front windshield, front door window glasses and door mirrors. A newly adopted advanced card key-type keyless entry & start system (two cards provided) as standard equipment.quipment.
