The 2009 Mazda RX-8 is just one of Mazda’s extremely successful sport coupe’s, and the only one which features 4 doors. Though Mazda is more commonly known for its sporty design of normally hum-drum drives, the company has some serious experience developing sporty sports cars too.

Uniquely, the ‘09 RX-8 uses a rotary engine. Something rarely found in sports cars nowadays due to its relative production expense, but it seems Mazda have developed a method of building them on the cheap. The engine generates 212-hp from a 1.3-liter engine with a 6-speed automatic in the base configuration ña vast amount of horses for a 1.3 liter.

This clever construction means that the Mazda RX-8 burns a third of the fuel a comparatively powered car (without a rotary engine) would. That has got to be good for the wallet and environment. Also of note is the in-built 300-watt, 9-speaker Bose audio system, making the inside of the car sound almost as good as the outside.

The 2009 Mazda RX-8 is built by a very clever company who know exactly what they are doing when it comes to producing high value sporty cars. The inclusion of a rotary engine, while something of a novelty, is also highly practical and fun to drive, especially when you know that the car it’s moving is perfectly balanced with 50/50 weight distribution in front and behind the engine.