How many RX-8's were produced? - Page 2

01-05-2012, 06:26 PM

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not me, its just the one they had... so yeah lol.. but one day i'll get it painted

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01-05-2012, 07:08 PM

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which manual model rx 8 is the lightest? and are the special editions lighter than high power or type s or r3?

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01-05-2012, 07:12 PM

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No, the special editions were the heaviest. The lightest were the MT base or sport trim of each year at 2,8##lbs The GTs and special editions were up to 3,0##lbs.

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01-05-2012, 07:13 PM

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Base or Sport model would be the lightest. Type S wasn't sold in the U.S. I'm not up on the Canadian model nomenclature. High power was the only engine available with Manual Transmission in North America.

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01-05-2012, 07:55 PM

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hmm, my buddy had an 04 silver rx8 and crashed it not too long ago, paid 15k for it 2 years ago

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01-05-2012, 11:57 PM

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hmm, my buddy had an 04 silver rx8 and crashed it not too long ago, paid 15k for it 2 years ago

Are you sure you posted it on the right thread...lol

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01-06-2012, 12:08 AM

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@ carrnutt, Here is the reply I received from MNAO..

Mr. _____

Upon conducting some internal research here at Mazda North American Operations, I was able to produce the following information regarding Mazda RX-8 R3 production volume.

- 2009MY = 555 units
- 2010MY = 263 units
- 2011MY = 132 units

I do hope the above information proves to be useful for you. Thank you for contacting Mazda North American Operations.

Regards,

Terry B. | Representative | Customer Assistance Center
Mazda North American Operations | Irvine, CA 92618
T 800.222.5500 ext 1142 www.MazdaUSA.com

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01-06-2012, 12:16 AM

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well if i had my rx8 tml i would be proud to be part of the rotary engine history, it was near impossible for me to get a rx8 back home where it would cost about 100k usd

not till i moved to america

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01-06-2012, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Digger1911

@ carrnutt, Here is the reply I received from MNAO..

Mr. _____

Upon conducting some internal research here at Mazda North American Operations, I was able to produce the following information regarding Mazda RX-8 R3 production volume.

- 2009MY = 555 units
- 2010MY = 263 units
- 2011MY = 132 units

I do hope the above information proves to be useful for you. Thank you for contacting Mazda North American Operations.

Regards,

Terry B. | Representative | Customer Assistance Center
Mazda North American Operations | Irvine, CA 92618
T 800.222.5500 ext 1142 www.MazdaUSA.com

Thanks for that. Are those just the North American numbers? Damn. I really wish they kept numbers based on colors as well.

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01-06-2012, 07:35 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Digger1911

@ carrnutt, Here is the reply I received from MNAO..

Mr. _____

Upon conducting some internal research here at Mazda North American Operations, I was able to produce the following information regarding Mazda RX-8 R3 production volume.

- 2009MY = 555 units
- 2010MY = 263 units
- 2011MY = 132 units

I do hope the above information proves to be useful for you. Thank you for contacting Mazda North American Operations.

Regards,

Terry B. | Representative | Customer Assistance Center
Mazda North American Operations | Irvine, CA 92618
T 800.222.5500 ext 1142 www.MazdaUSA.com

I just purchased a 2011 R3 Velocity Red last week. The dealership owner had been driving it so it was used with 5,000 miles. I had no idea they were so rare. Thanks for this info.

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01-06-2012, 09:30 AM

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here in Canada, our base was called the GS, and then you had the GT, then your special editions... Shinka 40 Ann.. and the R3

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02-16-2021, 10:53 AM

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Bump to the old thread (I feel like most of the threads here are old). Total production number of RX-8 from the first car to the last is : 193 318 cars. From those 9135 were S2 models. R3 were probably a fraction of whole production, and I don't know how many were LHD, but I'll try to contact Mazda to get that info. Stats I've gave you here were obtained by the owner of few Mazda dealerships here in Poland.