North American International Auto Show in 2001 served as track and channel Mazda Motor Corporation to show and present the public with one of the vehicles that showed great potential and very available. This vehicle is the Mazda RX 8. During his presentation of that year, he made a 250 PS JIS Renesis engine that could produce some 247 units of horsepower at 8500 rpm. This engine won the International Engine of the Year Award and the Best New Engine award in 2003.

The Mazda RX 8 was available in two variants. These variants are the basis of 197-horsepower model that has maintained a system of automatic transmission and 238-horsepower with a standard six-speed manual transmission system. Of course there are differences between these two trim levels. The Mazda RX 8 with the automatic transmission system has standard features like air conditioning, sixteen-inch wheels, power windows, power locks and power mirrors. Depending on the level, with the manual transmission, this vehicle has the same characteristics on the other, however has added features such as a differential, a sport suspension and 18 inch wheels and tires.

Mazda has designed and built for Mazda RX 8 to be a vehicle that can be updated. And the company has ensured that there are packages available for those interested in the Mazda RX 8 Fix vehicles. A package is the package for Sport. This gives the vehicle extra xenon headlights, stability and traction control system, fog lamps, a differential, larger brakes, a retuned suspension, and eighteen-inch wheels and tires. It is also the tour package that has features such as the Sport Package, but adds several features as a sunroof, a Bose audio system, HomeLink system, automatic dimming mirrors. The final package is the Grand Touring package that is considered a combination of the two packages mentioned above. This package is considered first-line and additional equipment and features for the Mazda RX 8, a six way power adjustable driver's seat and heated leather upholstery, heated side mirrors, a navigation system and a six disc in-dash CD changer.