Mazda RX-8
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The Mazda RX-8 is a four-door sports coupe renowned for its lightweight chassis, distinctive freestyle rear doors, and high-revving rotary engine.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mazda RX-8 canonical | 4 |
| Mazda RX-8 40th Anniversary | 1 |
| Mazda RX-8 Shinka | 1 |
| Mazda RX-8 Spirit R | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3864693 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mazda RX-8 Context triple: [Mazda Motor Corporation, product, Mazda RX-8]
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A.
Mazda MX-5
The Mazda MX-5 is a lightweight, two-seat roadster renowned for its agile handling, open-top driving experience, and status as one of the best-selling sports cars in history.
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B.
Mazda RX-7
The Mazda RX-7 is a Japanese sports car famed for its lightweight design, rotary engine, and agile handling, making it a cult favorite among driving enthusiasts and tuners.
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C.
Lotus Exige
The Lotus Exige is a lightweight, high-performance sports car known for its track-focused handling and minimalist design, derived from the Lotus Elise platform.
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D.
Mazda 787B
The Mazda 787B is a legendary Group C prototype race car famed for its four-rotor rotary engine and for securing Mazda’s historic overall victory at the 1991 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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E.
Lotus Elise
The Lotus Elise is a lightweight, mid-engined British sports car renowned for its agile handling and minimalist, driver-focused design.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mazda RX-8 Target entity description: The Mazda RX-8 is a four-door sports coupe renowned for its lightweight chassis, distinctive freestyle rear doors, and high-revving rotary engine.
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A.
Mazda MX-5
The Mazda MX-5 is a lightweight, two-seat roadster renowned for its agile handling, open-top driving experience, and status as one of the best-selling sports cars in history.
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B.
Mazda RX-7
The Mazda RX-7 is a Japanese sports car famed for its lightweight design, rotary engine, and agile handling, making it a cult favorite among driving enthusiasts and tuners.
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C.
Lotus Exige
The Lotus Exige is a lightweight, high-performance sports car known for its track-focused handling and minimalist design, derived from the Lotus Elise platform.
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D.
Mazda 787B
The Mazda 787B is a legendary Group C prototype race car famed for its four-rotor rotary engine and for securing Mazda’s historic overall victory at the 1991 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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E.
Lotus Elise
The Lotus Elise is a lightweight, mid-engined British sports car renowned for its agile handling and minimalist, driver-focused design.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
compact car
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coupé ⓘ sports car ⓘ |
| aspiration | naturally aspirated ⓘ |
| assembly |
Hiroshima, Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Hiroshima
|
| bodyStyle |
2+2 seating
ⓘ
4-door coupé ⓘ |
| brakeType | disc brakes ⓘ |
| category |
Mazda vehicles
ⓘ
linked to:
Mazda passenger cars
rotary-engined vehicles ⓘ |
| class |
grand tourer
ⓘ
sports car ⓘ |
| designer | Ikuo Maeda ⓘ |
| doorType | freestyle rear doors ⓘ |
| drivetrain | RWD ⓘ |
| emissionsStandardIssue | stricter emissions regulations contributed to discontinuation ⓘ |
| engineDisplacement | 1.3 L ⓘ |
| engineFamily | Mazda Renesis ⓘ |
| engineType | rotary engine ⓘ |
| facelift | 2008 ⓘ |
| frontSuspension | double wishbone ⓘ |
| fuelEconomyCharacteristic | relatively high fuel consumption for its class ⓘ |
| fuelType | petrol ⓘ |
| introducedAt |
2001 Tokyo Motor Show
ⓘ
linked to:
Tokyo Motor Show
|
| layout |
front-engine
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rear-wheel-drive ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Mazda
ⓘ
linked to:
Mazda Motor Corporation
|
| market | global ⓘ |
| modelYearStart | 2004 (North America) ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
high-revving rotary engine
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lightweight chassis ⓘ near 50:50 weight distribution ⓘ rear-hinged rear doors ⓘ |
| notableIssue | apex seal wear in rotary engine ⓘ |
| platform | Mazda SE platform ⓘ |
| predecessor | Mazda RX-7 ⓘ |
| productionEnd | 2012 ⓘ |
| productionStart | 2003 ⓘ |
| rearSuspension | multi-link ⓘ |
| redline | over 9000 rpm (high-revving variants) ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | 4 ⓘ |
| specialEdition |
Mazda RX-8 40th Anniversary
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linked to:
Mazda RX-8
Mazda RX-8 Shinka ⓘ
linked to:
Mazda RX-8
Mazda RX-8 Spirit R ⓘ
linked to:
Mazda RX-8
|
| successor | none direct ⓘ |
| transmission |
4-speed automatic
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5-speed manual ⓘ 6-speed automatic ⓘ 6-speed manual ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mazda RX-8 Description of subject: The Mazda RX-8 is a four-door sports coupe renowned for its lightweight chassis, distinctive freestyle rear doors, and high-revving rotary engine.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Mazda RX-8
linked to: Mazda RX-8
linked to: Mazda RX-8