Mazda RX-8 (2009)

Not to be confused with the Mazda RX-8 (2006).

The 2nd generation of the Mazda RX-8 was launched in 2009 where Mazda had made some rework for making the car lighter and much more powerful. Also some body and design changes were made. The car is still powered by the 1.3L Renesis-engine.

White
The "White" edition made its release on April 30th, 2012, as a Top-Up gift car and was only available for a limited time. The car comes pre-equipped with street-tuned Performance Parts.

Rockport Rotary
The "Rockport Rotary" edition was added to the Car Dealer on November 6th, 2012, and is a Cop variant of the RX-8. The car comes pre-equipped with race-tuned performance parts, 2-star Skill Mods and aftermarket parts. It also features an unique police livery and Cop Lights which players can activate by pushing "L" on their keyboard.

Blue
The "Blue" edition was released on February 20th, 2013, and is the Cash variant of the RX-8. It comes completely stock with no performance parts.

Overall Performance
The Mazda RX-8 (2009) has a stock top speed of 217 km/h (135 mph) which is average for Class D cars. The acceleration is strong but it has a weak nitrous output. The handling is very good and responsive, but suffers from minor understeer at high speeds. When compared to the RX-8 '06, they both have almost identical performance, however, the '09 has a slightly better handling speed.

For Pursuit Outrun and Team Escape the RX-8 '09 can perform well. It can go through roadblocks fairly easily and it can dodge heavy police vehicles such as rhinos well because of its responsive handling. But due to the light weight that the '09 has, the RX-8 cannot take head-on collisions with rhinos very well. However, because of its good acceleration, the RX-8 can regain lost speed back quickly.