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
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2006 Mazda RX-8 (Photo: Kevin ''Crash''
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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?
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2006 Mazda RX-8
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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.