Mazda debuts 'True Red' four-door RX-8 rotary sports car

Mazda debuts 'True Red' four-door RX-8 rotary sports car

TOKYO, Japan - Mazda Motor Corp. on March 2 launched the sale in Japan of a special-edition RX-8 rotary sports car (in handout photo) featuring what the automaker calls an exclusive ''True Red'' body color. The suggested retail price for the manual model is set at 3,097,500 yen, including sales tax, and the automatic model at 3,034,500 yen.

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