RX-Hachi

It's been quite a year for the RX-8. So let's start a thread to track all the awards and accolades the RX-8 has gotten. Here are a few to start with:

- 2004 RJC Car of the Year
(Automotive Researchers' & Journalists' Conference of Japan )
- 2004 RJC Technology of the Year : Renesis
- 2003 International Engine of the Year (Overall) : Renesis
- 2004 International Engine of the Year (2.5-3.0L) : Renesis
- Wheels Magazine Car of the Year
- Automobile Magazine Allstar - Best Sports Coupe
- Car & Driver Magazine 10 Best
- Road & Track Top 5 Readers' Choice
- TopGear Magazine Coupe of the Year
- Winner : Car & Driver shoot out vs. G35 Coupe & Mustang Cobra
- Winner : MotorTrend shoot out vs. 350Z & S2000
- Winner : MotorWeek shoot out vs. 350Z
- Winner : TopGear TV Show compared to 350Z
"Clarkson proclaims it the best car he's driven all year"
- Winner : Motor Magazine vs. VW Golf R32 & Alfa 147GTA
- Race Winner : Best Motoring Revenge Battle vs. S2000, R32, 147GTA, and RSX Type-R
- Race Winner : Grand Am Cup Phoenix 200 (1st US official race win) - SpeedSource RX-8

Please feel free to add anything I missed or new awards as they come.:D

Gord96BRG

Automotive Journalists Association of Canada conducts a Car of the Year award series every year - this year,

Best New Sports/Performance Vehicle: Mazda RX-8

(From
this previous thread )

Regards,
Gordon

mikeb

wow
nice list
very impressive
I'll have to remember them all by heart

scorp76

Winner: Edmunds shoot out vs. 350z.

ZoomZoomH

iTrader: (1)

i see a common foe the RX-8's defeating in all these reviews :D

scorp76

Of course. And anyone who's driven both can see why the 8 beats it everytime.

zoom44

DON'T FORGET THE 5 STAR SIDE IMPACT AND ROLLOVER RATINGS!!

RX-Hachi

Winner: Shoot out vs. G35c : Aug. '04 Road & Track

kabi

Can anyone post the "Awards, Accolades, and Shoot out Wins" from their home country such as in Europe, Asia.....

shelleys_man_06

That would be nice. This car seems to be winning a lot of awards. Do you think the media is giving our 8 too much credit? IMO, I think the RX-8 is one of the great innovations of automotive-dom. I believe it deserves all of its achieved awards .

goodstick

I believe Money magazine also had it as the best sports car ....even as compared to a corvette!!!

AQA101

Nope, in Germany it's always german cars that win the shootouts (in our class that would be the TT DSG or the 330i, both have a 10k higher price ...).

Great list though.