Page 4 of 07 Mazda RX-8 Brochure by Mazda USA

it s all about wide-open performance the mazda rx-8 is a whole-new breed of sports car one that delivers wide-open performance on every essential level one that ingeniously obliterates any outdated ideas about what a sports car can be and can t be and smartly replaces the tradeoffs that plague traditional sports cars with far more relevant solutions including first-class seating for four adults the convenience of four doors sleekly sculpted into true sports-car styling thanks to an innovative freestyle door system a genuinely useful trunk that can easily swallow duffel bags weekend luggage or even a pair of golf bags a handy cargo pass-through in the rear seatback that readily welcomes longer items such as skis plus a comprehensive matrix of both passive and active safety features in short the rx-8 surrounds you with an unprecedented combination of pure sports-car performance practicality and safety and while it was also the first passenger car in the u.s to earn a five-star rollover rating the highest possible from the national highway traffic safety administration nhtsa it never forgets that it s a true sports car fact is the experts at road track 8/04 were so inspired they concluded sports-car thrills and practicality can happily coexist government star ratings are part of nhtsa s new car assessment program ncap for complete test results visit www.nhtsa.gov a b c a the rx-8 employs power-assisted 4-wheel disc brakes with massive ventilated rotors plus an anti-lock brake system with electronic brakeforce distribution to help produce consistently linear fade-resistant stops b advanced dual front air bags front seat-mounted side-impact air bags plus side-impact air curtains with coverage for both front and rear seats are standard on the rx-8 c side reinforcement beams in all four doors help deflect side-impact energy vertical reinforcement beams and special top-and-bottom latch mechanisms in the rear doors provide excellent side-impact protection and eliminate the need for center pillars always wear your safety belt and secure children in the rear seat.

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