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Mazda RX-8
The Mazda RX-8 is a four-door rotary sports car made by Mazda in Japan from 2003 to 2012. Its weirdest quirk: The rear-hinged 'freestyle' rear doors overlap the front ones and there's no B-pillar, so you can only open the back doors once the fronts are open.
A rotary-engined sports car that Mazda's bosses only approved on the condition that it had four doors. So it got four doors, just not the normal kind.
Weird features:Doors
Quick facts
- Maker: Mazda
- Years: 2003–2012
- Country of origin: Japan
- Body type: Four-door rotary sports car
- Engine: 1.3-liter Renesis twin-rotor Wankel
- Weirdest quirk: The rear-hinged 'freestyle' rear doors overlap the front ones and there's no B-pillar, so you can only open the back doors once the fronts are open.
- Sold prices logged: 2 (latest: $7,000 at Bring a Trailer, Aug 31, 2026)
Sold prices
| Date | Venue | Car | Price | Mileage | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bring a Trailer | 2007 Mazda RX-8 Grand Touring 6-Speed | $7,000 | 92k mi | Result for 2007 Mazda RX-8 Grand Touring 6-Speed at Bring a Trailer ↗ | |
| Bring a Trailer | 2004 Mazda RX-8 6-Speed | $10,500 | 24k mi | Result for 2004 Mazda RX-8 6-Speed at Bring a Trailer ↗ |
Prices as published by each auction site, in the currency the car sold in. "TMU" means total mileage unknown.
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Specs, dates and production figures on this page were checked against:
- Wikipedia: Mazda RX-8
- Sold prices: each auction result linked in the table above