Mazda RX-8 True Red Style Special Edition on Sale in Japan
Featuring exclusive exterior color and black leather interior to emphasize its sporty credentials




Mazda Motor Corporation has announced that 2006 Mazda RX-8 True Red Style Special Edition goes on sale today at Mazda and Mazda Anfini dealers throughout Japan. The RX-8 is Mazda's acclaimed four-door production sports car powered by the RENESIS new generation rotary engine.

This special edition RX-8 comes with the exclusive True Red Style body color that is not available to the other RX-8 models. It also has special features such as black leather interior trim, a black leather-wrapped parking brake lever, a black leather-wrapped steering wheel, and semi-gloss finish chrome lamp bezels, all of which reinforce the strong, sporty image of the RX-8.

The manufacturer's suggested retail prices of the True Red style RX-8 models are 3,097,500 yen for the six-speed manual transmission model and 3,034,500 yen for the four-speed Activematic automatic transmission model, both including the sales tax.



Main features of the True Red Style RX-8

Base models
RX-8 'Type S' (with a six-speed manual transmission/6MT) and the RX-8 'Type E' (with a four-speed Activematic automatic transmission/4AT). 

 
Special equipment
- Black leather interior trim (genuine leather seats including the eight-way power driver's seat with power lumbar support and matching door trims). 
- Leather-wrapped parking brake lever (black). 
- Leather-wrapped steering wheel (the 6MT model comes with the piano black color audio switch panel on the steering wheel). 
- Semi-gloss finish chrome bezels for headlights rear combination lamps. 
- 18-inch tires and aluminum wheels, combined with large front disc brakes and sport-tuned suspension (special equipment on the 4AT; standard equipment for the 6MT base model). 
- Advanced keyless entry and engine start system. 
- Water-repellant windshield, front door window glasses and door mirrors. 


Body color
A youthful, vital image is conveyed through the vivid crimson True Red exterior paint, which is exclusive to this RX-8 model. 


















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