Hard to believe, but Mazda's RX-8 sports car made its debut in 2003 as a 2004 model, and Mazda has just now gotten around to giving it a mid-cycle refresh. Improvements include updated styling, an improved interior, modified suspension, new performance model... you know, all the usual stuff. So can this six-year-old sportster run still keep up with the big dogs? Read on. $27,105 base, $33,030 as tested, EPA fuel economy 16 MPG city, 22-23 MPG highway.