Everywhere on the vehicle you'll find a distinctive triangular designed logo which relates to the rotary power unit. It can be seen in the shape of the

2006 Mazda RX-8 (Photo: Kevin ''Crash'' Corrigan)

hood, the front, the rear, and even on the interior carpets. This shows that the styling ideas have been truly thought through, and it is nice to see a manufacturer take that much care.

Opening the rear clam shell-like door gives access to the rear seats. As with a lot of coupes nowadays, rear leg room is more suitable to young children than adults, unless of course, you have cartoon-like characteristics, or are a contortionist. Then again, as with all RX models, this really is a driver's car and this vehicle is definitely more about Zoom than room. After all, Mazda makes plenty of nice four door models if you need the latter.

So what's the verdict? Is the RX-8 a vehicle that I would want parked in my driveway?

2006 Mazda RX-8 (Photo: Kevin ''Crash'' Corrigan)

Well, throughout this review, you may have noticed that I have used one particular word quite often, that word is "impressive". That is exactly how I see this vehicle. It certainly has the looks, I like the performance, the sound of the engine, and the interior is a nice place to be. All in all, I was suitably impressed and I would have no objection whatsoever in making a little space available for one.