It also had wheels of a new design that were later incorporated in the 2009 facelift, however the tinted colour of the wheels remained exclusive to the 40th Anniversary Edition. The car has a near 50:50 front-rear weight distribution and a low polar moment of inertia, achieved by mounting the engine behind the front axle and by placing the fuel tank ahead of the rear axle. The rotary engine had financial advantages to Japanese consumers in that the engine displacement remained below 1. A magnesium steering frame, together with a lightweight carbon fiber prop shaft, was also added. Archived from on 6 April 2009.
The new model was named after the original Mazda concept car seen in Detroit in 2000 and was limited to a production run of just 500 cars. Archived from on 25 April 2006. The Japanese version came in Marble White as a homage to the Mazda Cosmo Sport, which was initially only available in white. Mazda chose not to install the 2. Out of the total production of 2,150 vehicles, 1,357 were produced for the North American market. Mazda claims that more than 40 percent of their buyers were car collectors. Archived from on 22 May 2006.
A rear spoiler was also added dependent on the trim level selected. Limited to only 1,000 cars and exclusively sold in Japan, with the car having such a limited run, the Spirit R was mainly bought by car collectors and die-hard enthusiasts. This version was very limited and had the 1. Its layout and clever engineering, along with the typical Mazda suspension tuning have endowed it with excellent driving dynamics which have garnered much praise and numerous awards. The kit includes a roll bar, sports radiator, oil-cooler kit, tow hooks, and racing brake pads.
In North America, this special edition was available only in 2008. A tyre upgrade was also available, swapping the Bridgestone's for higher performance extreme summer tyres. In theory, the performance upgrades make sense, but in practice, they diminish the car's slalom performance. A less restricted stainless steel exhaust was added with larger 3. It is the successor to the and, like its predecessors in the range, it is powered by a rotary. The Revelation also offered a new colour, Copper Red, and also came in Brilliant Black. A Tochigi Fuji torque vectoring limited-slip differential was added.
This powertrain combination was not available in North America. The rest of the body is made of steel, except for the plastic front and rear bumpers. While these brakes were easy to modulate and relatively fade-free, stopping distances actually increased by three feet. It was also awarded the Editors' Choice Award by in 2003. Archived from on 28 April 2009. Although the kit adds more kick, it does so at the cost of idle quality. The 2009 R3 package added slightly improved suspension over the base model by adding Bilstein shock absorbers and a foam filled front crossmember to improve rigidity.
Zoom-Zoom Magazine 16 : 6. It has also proved popular in Japan among car enthusiasts as well as aftermarket equipment manufacturers and professional tuners. It was named on magazine's for 2004, 2005, and 2006. The 40th anniversary special editions were different in the Japan and North American markets. It was available in two colours, Galaxy Grey 380 and Brilliant Black 420. Other racing series include the in the Street Tuner class.
The front suspension uses and the rear suspension is. Some models came with red leather seats with white stitching. Pettit offers two different supercharger packages for the twin-rotor Renesis. It also came with xenon headlights with chrome bezels, while being the first Mazda sold in Australia with keyless entry and start. The manual gearbox model uses a carbon fibre composite driveshaft to reduce the rotational mass momentum of inertia connected to the engine. It was available in Metropolitan Grey, Dark Blue, or Brilliant Black exterior paint.
There were three trims available to consumers from 2009 to 2012: Sport, Grand Touring, and R3. For the Australian market, only 200 examples of the 40th Anniversary Edition were produced in 2008 exclusively. All cars were finished in Sparkling Black paint, with 18-inch Monoblock wheels. Archived from on 16 July 2011. The body colour choices for the Spirit R were limited to Aluminum Metallic, Sparkling Black Mica, and a special color, Crystal White Pearl Mica, exclusive to the Spirit R. Refinements for the 2009 model year included a more aggressive restyled front and rear bumper as well as a new front fascia.