Mazda announced today that the new facelifted 2009 Mazda RX8 will be launched in Australia in July. There will be three versions of the new 2009 Mazda RX8 in Australia, one of which will wear the GT badge. The Australian version of the 2009 Mazda RX8 GT will be equipped with sports tuned suspension, light-weight 19" wheels and a number of modifications to the RENESIS rotary engine.
At this time Mazda has not released any information on the 2009 Mazda RX8 price for the Australian market.
Mazda Press Release:
Anticipation is building over the revitalised
Mazda RX-8 sports car range arriving in Australia early in the second half of 2008. The new RX-8 employs a myriad of mechanical upgrades under its sharp new clothes, all designed to enhance the exhilarating reputation and iconic status of the world's only rotary-powered, four-door sports car.
"The Mazda RX-8 is a special car, both to us and in the automotive world, and there's a palpable excitement in the lead-up to the new model," said Mazda Managing Director Doug Dickson. "It's like one long night before Christmas!"
Mazda Australia can now confirm that the new RX-8 range will consist of three models - one of which will wear the storied GT moniker.
The new Mazda RX-8 GT will spearhead Mazda's charge into the next decade of rotary exhilaration when it hits Australian dealerships in July. Specially tuned sports suspension with light-weight 19-inch wheels and a wide range of modifications to the RX-8's RENESIS rotary engine will raise handling and dynamic prowess to new levels.
The original Mazda RX-8 redefined the sports car
genre when it debuted in production form at the 2003 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. It was a sports car only Mazda could make - A Sports Car Like No Other.
The Mazda RX-8's curvaceous lines and compact proportions incorporated an innovative four-door body with room for four adults. This combined with the RX-8's unique RENESIS rotary power-plant capable of revving to 9,000rpm to captivate car buyers and critics alike.
The original Mazda RX-8 has won more than 50 automotive awards around the globe, including 2003 International Engine of the Year, and Australia's most prestigious; 2003 Wheels Car of the Year.
The popularity of the Mazda RX-8 is beyond question; more than 170,000 have been sold around the world.
When setting the goals for the new Mazda RX-8, Mazda's engineers chose not to mess with the original's successful formula; instead all efforts were focused on further honing its performance and styling. Mazda RX-8 Program Manager Noboru Katabuchi named this the pursuit of "Sophisticated Dynamism".
