Category: Affordable Sports 
Price Range: No data available
Technically interesting; practical four-door body style; fun to drive; good value for money.
High emissions, high tax; heavy fuel consumption.
An utterly unique proposition - and likely to remain that way.
Oops. The R3 RX-8 is no eco-warrior, emitting a whopping 299g/km of carbon dioxide - that's top-rate Band G tax.
While London mayor Boris Johnson may now have scrapped the plans to introduce a £25-a-day congestion charge rate for Band G cars, be warned: the sliding scale of taxation of Band G cars will only get more severe in years to come.
Fuel consumption is better than you'd think, at 24.6mpg, though you'll be lucky to see 20mpg when high-revving for any length of time; at least the now-larger fuel tank allows longer between fill-ups.
Insurance is Group 16E.
