Its side-exhaust Renesis rotary was designed specifically to pass emissions rules its RX-7 predecessor could not, letting it back into America.
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Lead trim: Renesis 4-port (192 hp, 2003–08) · up to 232 hp
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FactIts side-exhaust Renesis rotary was designed specifically to pass emissions rules its RX-7 predecessor could not, letting it back into America.
A "quad coupé" with conventional front doors and rear-hinged "suicide" rear doors, designed by Ikuo Maeda (interior by Wu-Huang Chin), first shown at the 2001 North American International Auto Show and built at Hiroshima from February 2003 to June 2012, the direct successor to the RX-7 and related to the NC MX-5. Its 1.3 L (1,308 cc) Renesis twin-rotor with side exhaust ports (better fuel economy and emissions than the RX-7's 13B-REW, allowing US sale) came in four-port form and, from 2003 to 2008, a six-port high-power version with a six-speed manual (a six-speed paddle-shift automatic from 2006–08; the six-port was not sold in Europe). For North America Mazda revised the ratings to 189 and 237 hp soon after launch; the figures below are the page's own engine table. A 2009 facelift lengthened the car to 176.0 in. It was pulled from the European market in 2010 for failing emissions standards and discontinued for 2012 without a successor.
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VerifiedFIRST · WORLDWIDEFIRST PRINTONLY ONE IN VANCOUVERIts side-exhaust Renesis rotary was designed specifically to pass emissions rules its RX-7 predecessor could not, letting it back into America.
4 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renesis 4-port (192 hp, 2003–08) | 2003–2008 | 1.3 L Rotary | 192 hp | 146 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| Renesis 6-port high-power (231 hp, 2003–08) | 2003–2008 | 1.3 L Rotary | 231 hp | 156 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| Renesis II 4-port (212 hp, 2009–12) | 2009–2012 | 1.3 L Rotary | 212 hp | 159 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| Renesis II 6-port (232 hp, 2009–12) | 2009–2012 | 1.3 L Rotary | 232 hp | 159 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
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The rotary engine that made the RX-8 special is also what killed it in Europe early — pulled from sale there in 2010, two years before production ended everywhere else.
Its side-exhaust Renesis rotary was designed specifically to pass emissions rules its RX-7 predecessor could not, letting it back into America.
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