The Car Guide News New Spirit-R Will Commemorate RX-8's Passing

New Spirit-R Will Commemorate RX-8's Passing

by Dan Fritter October 8, 2011

If you've been a fan of Mazda rotary-powered sports cars for any amount of time, you undoubtedly know that the Japanese brand has a serious affinity for introducing a dearth of special editions in order to keep an otherwise aging product reasonably fresh. So, it's with heavy hearts that we announce the latest, and final special edition of the soon-to-be-deceased RX-8: The Spirit-R.

Available only in the brand's home country, the Spirit-R will improve upon the RX-8's already impressive resume with a host of appearance improvements, ranging from unique head- and tail-light bezels to Recaro seats emblazoned with the Spirit-R logo. Available underneath coats of just three different colours, every one of the 1,000 Spirit-R's being produced will be either Aluminum Metallic, Sparkling Black Mica and Crystal White Pearl Mica.

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