24th November, 2004
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.
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 lumbar support--and door trims matched with the seat
colour. The colour-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 vent bezel rings and other areas.
Among the exclusive exterior parts are semi-gloss bezels for the headlamps and rear combination lamps, dark-silver gloss
aluminium wheels, rear lip spoiler and front fog lamps to create a quality look and feel. The body colour lineup includes the
elegant and exclusive colour "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'
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Base model
RX-8 Type
S (six-speed manual transmission model) or RX-8 Type E ('Activematic' four-speed
automatic transmission model).
Additional equipment
1.Interior
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Exclusive leather seats
Beige-coloured 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 colour. |
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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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Aluminium 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 vent bezel rings, shift-base ring, instrumental panel meter rings,
centre bench louvre knob. |
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In-dash six-disc CD changer kit |
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2.Exterior
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Semi-gloss headlamp bezels and rear combination lamp bezels
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Dark-silver gloss painted aluminium wheels |
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Rear lip spoiler
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Front fog lamps
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3.Body colour
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RX-8 'Sport Prestige
Limited' features the exclusive body colour, "Radiant Ebony Mica." The existing
body colours "Titanium Grey Metallic II" and "Brilliant Black" are also
available.
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4.Driving performance
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225/45R18 tyres and aluminium wheels
Now applied also for
the Type E base model--18-inch tyres 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. | |
5.Additional equipment
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Water-repellent front glass, front door glasses and door
mirrors |
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Two retractable-type keys | |
