Production chronology2003–2012
Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.
Wikipedia lead ↗10 years
← Mazda
Mazda / Model record
MazdaRX-8
Production2003–2012
Recorded originJapan
ClassSports car
Also known as2005
Background
The Mazda RX-8 is a sports car manufactured by Japanese automobile manufacturer Mazda between 2003 and 2012. It was first shown in 2001 at the North American International Auto Show. It is the direct successor to the RX-7. Like its predecessors in the RX range, it is powered by a rotary Wankel engine. The RX-8 was available for the 2003 model year in most parts of the world.
Text adapted from “Mazda RX-8” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
Chronology ledger
Dates with their meaning intact
US EPA model years2004–2011
Model years represented in FuelEconomy.gov; a US-market observation, not a worldwide production range.
EPA FuelEconomy.gov ↗Observed bounds
Canadian NRCan model years2004–2011
Model years in Natural Resources Canada retail fuel-consumption data; Canadian-market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Natural Resources Canada ↗8 years
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations2003–2011
First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Netherlands RDW ↗9 years
Swiss TAS/TARGA approval observations2008
Swiss type-approval years; approval dates are not production chronology.
Swiss ASTRA TAS/TARGA ↗1 year