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Priced for sale $5,000

Mazda's original Shinka limited edition RX-8, only 1400 produced in 2005 with this amazing unique Black Cherry Mica exterior combined with upscale Parchment full leather interior with classy piano black accents throughout, Shinka is Grand Touring plus, Appearance Package and Rear spoiler complete the exterior look, A/C ice cold, All scheduled maintenance, All records, Always garaged, Excellent condition, Fully loaded with all the goodies, Looks & drives great, Must see, New low profile 18" tires last fall with 40k mile guarantee (transferable from Schwab), New clutch last fall ($1200 value), No accidents, Non-smoker, Satellite radio, 300 Watt Bose speaker system sounds amazing, Seats like new, Heated Seats, Cruise, Title in hand, Very clean interior, Well maintained, Extremely low miles, I have owned for 8 years and purchased with only 8000 miles from original owner who garaged it all winter, Car is in pristine condition, Hand washed regularly using Zaino products to maintain that new car sparkle and get comments constantly about how the car looks, Absolutely puts a smile on your face each time you step in to drive it, Mazda RX-8 car cover included, All original Mazda parts, No aftermarket tinkering or additions, Extremely rare - you won't see another Black Cherry limited edition Shinka which allows you to stand out from the crowd, People think this car is much more expensive than it is when they see it, Drives better than most 2-seat sports cars with practicality of having 4-seats, True 50-50 front to rear weight distribution allows car to corner on rails, Mazda says premium fuel is recommended (not required) but I have always used premium from Costco and engine runs silky smoothly, Rotary engine runs like new with incredibly wide power band, Short-throw 6 speed manual transmission is one of Mazda's best and an absolute blast to drive, You need to see this car in person to fully appreciate

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Mazda CX-5 in auto-brake accident on Japanese test drive

Thu, 14 Nov 2013

As we slowly march towards a world where our cars will drive for us, there will be mishaps. Systems will act up, not behave has intended or we'll simply forget to turn them on. We all remember when Volvo tested the S60's City Safety system. Now Mazda has had an issue of its own.
During a test of a Mazda CX-5's Smart City Brake Support on a dealership lot in Japan, a prospective customer and a dealership employee were injured when they hit a urethane barrier used for testing the system. According to Bloomberg, which spoke with the Saitama Prefectural Police, the impact with the barrier left the customer with an injured neck while the dealership employee suffered a fractured arm. Considering the injuries, we imagine this wasn't a small barrier.
"For any safety function, it's impossible to be 100-percent free of accidents. These technical functions aren't always the easiest to understand," IHS Automotive auto parts analyst, Hiroshi Ataka told Bloomberg.

Mazda delays US launch of Skyactiv-D engine

Thu, 09 Jan 2014

Japanese automakers haven't lead the charge towards diesel power in the same way as, say, the Germans have. But Mazda is out to change that. It has been following Audi's lead on the racetrack with oil-burning racecars right here in America, and will soon translate that excitement to the road by introducing its Skyactiv-D engine in North America. It just won't happen as soon as we expected.
Mazda announced today that, while its diesel engine meets current emissions requirements, the company has decided once again to push back an introduction originally slated to kick off in the Spring. According to the brief statement below, Mazda wants to take more time to find "the right balance between fuel economy and Mazda-appropriate driving performance."
In other words, the Zoom-Zoom brand apparently thinks its diesel engine doesn't deliver the zoom-zoom American drivers would expect, so we'll have to wait just a little bit longer. Details to follow closer to launch, whenever that will ultimately take place.

Mazda's next-gen SkyActiv engines will drop spark plugs in favor of high compression

Mon, Jan 16 2017

Homogeneous charge compression ignition, or HCCI, is the black art of internal combustion engines that aims to produce diesel-like fuel efficiency for the cost of gasoline. Although some of its competitors have developed and subsequently given up on the tech, Mazda confirmed that the next-generation of SkyActiv engines will employ HCCI technology, improving fuel economy by 30 percent and at the same time reducing exhaust emissions. According to Nikkei, a new SkyActiv family of engines is set to debut under the hood of the next-gen Mazda3 sometime in 2018 before making its way into other vehicles. In simple terms, an engine that uses HCCI burns the air/fuel mix using pressure instead of with spark plugs, just like a diesel. At 14:1, Mazda's gasoline engines already have some of the highest compression ratios out there, but a move to HCCI means cranking up the compression to 18:1. While the tech sounds relatively straightforward, using HCCI means dealing with a number of side issues. It's one of those "on paper" ideas that compounds problems when put into practice. Heat, revs, and fuel must all be carefully managed as gasoline doesn't burn the same way as diesel. Mazda is mum on details, but the automaker seems confident that the issues have been sorted. If the new engines do indeed make it to market with HCCI, Mazda will have out-engineered GM, Daimler, and Hyundai, all of which have tried and failed to develop HCCI engines in a cost-effective package. With the market moving towards electrification, it's interesting to see Mazda still focusing so heavily on traditional internal combustion gasoline engines. It's an indication of where they see the market heading for the next few years. Although the automaker has been hesitant to move forward with hybrid and electric powertrains, Nikkei also reports that Mazda will begin mass production of EVs in 2019. Related Video:

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