Is the MAZDA RX8 a member of the Rotary Club?
When you find something that is really good, it will either be a Saint or a flawless diamond. The RX8 is the motoring equivalent of that not so pious Saint, or that not quite flawless diamond; it is however fun, fast, (not Ferrari fast) but quick enough for the people who will invariably buy this pretty sports coupe. I stress coupe, because with a driver or front seat passenger of above average height, you will only have sufficient rear legroom for short adults or children. Ever since we did Wankel engines at school (and that’s a long time ago), I’ve been hankering to see one in action. Through the years I had been following Mazda’s progress with them in the RX series of sports cars, admiring them for their dogged determination not to let the idea die. The press car I tested was gratifyingly in my favourite colour Liverpool Red, regrettably marketed by Mazda as Velocity Red and I had been looking forward with anticipation to reviewing it since I first saw it. For whatever reasons I hav
