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Unique reassurance

The Mazda RX-8 is a car with exceptional safety standards. A wide range of safety features and the unique centre-opening freestyle door configuration offer advanced protection in the event of an accident.

Essential to the Mazda RX-8's freestyle door system is a standard of side impact safety comparable with the typical four-door sedan. Extensive reinforcement of the inside of the rear doors and significantly improved body side strength achieves world-class safety performance.

Front driver and passenger SRS airbags are featured as well as curtain and side airbags. The car also has an intrusion minimising brake pedal to help reduce foot and leg injuries in a frontal collision. Pedestrian safety is also considered with the aluminium hood having a cone-type construction to absorb and cushion impacts in the event of a car-pedestrian accident. And active safety is greatly enhanced with large diameter disc brakes giving ample stopping power when stopping suddenly. You and your passengers have fantastic all-round protection.

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