We like the RX-8 a lot. In our review of the stock Mazda RX-8 in the May 2003 issue, we found it to be composed and predictable, delivering delightfully honest feedback to the hands, feet and bum.

Rotary-engine fans in North America are spinning with glee--at 9000 rpm. Why? Because not since the '95 model year, when the last twin-turbo 255-horsepower rotary-powered Mazda RX-7s were sold here, ...