With its four doors and rotary engine, the Mazda RX8 was a very special car, something never seen in the history of the sports car. The rear doors opened against the wind and the absence of the central pillar allowed surprising accessibility for a sports car. The heart of the RX8 was a rotary engine, the most powerful in its category without turbocharger and very light (only 140 kg). The RX8, which went into production in 2003 and also had a competitive use, both in some single-brand and in American series.