With a unique rotary motor, 50:50 even weight allocation, and seating for four people; the Mazda RX-8 supplies the joy and speed of a sports car with the feasible sense and understanding that sometimes you have to carry more than one passenger. Regardless of what you’re looking for in a sports car, the RX-8 is sure to have it. Russell & Smith Mazda is best of all Houston area Mazda dealers with a vast selection of new Mazda RX-8 Houston and used Mazda RX-8 Houston drivers are buying.

The Motorsports-Inspired R3 selection includes standard nineteen-inch forged aluminum wheels, performance-tuned suspension with Bilstein® shock absorbers and Recaro® front sport leather-trimmed seats. The RX-8 also has an upgradeable DVD-based 7-inch LCD touch screen for all your entertainment needs. With its pop-up LCD screen it’s sure to be the envy of all your friends.

For safety and protection the RX-8 has innovative front air bags, front side-impact air bags and side-impact air curtains, three-point seat belts for all 4 seating selections, anti-lock brake system with Electronic Brakeforce Distribution, and a Traction Control System. For increased safety when carrying children the RX-8 has side-impact door beams, key-less remote panic button, engine-immobilizer anti-theft system, wheel locks, and the Mazda Tire-Pressure Monitoring System.

The exterior options flat-out deliver, period. Upgrades include, halogen headlights, halogen fog lights, body-color bumpers, alloy hood and rear doors, glare-reducing windshield, variable-intermittent windshield wipers, rear window defogger, dual power outside mirrors, freestyle door system, LED taillights, and dual exhaust with chrome tips.

The wheel and tire options for the RX-8 are designed for maneuvering the road and staying flush in turns. The selections are either eighteen-inch alloy wheels, or nineteen-inch BBS forged aluminum wheels both coming equipped with rim locks, and 225/45R18 summer rated tires, or 225/40R19 summer performance tires W-performance listed.

The Mazda RX-8 is the only mass-produced vehicle in the U.S. to enlist a rotary engine under the hood. The RX-8 is great for a single college student looking for a quick way around town or a new family that needs room for a carseat but isn’t looking for a minivan.