RX7 to replace the RX8 in 2011?
12-26-09 | 09:06 PM
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RX7 to replace the RX8 in 2011?
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/26/m...aces-for-2012/
Not so sure I'm happy it being a replacement. But I really like the return to the 1979 type roots in the RX7's return.
Cut and paste from an autoblog:
The rumormill just can't stop churning out stories of an impending Mazda RX-7 revival. We've been hearing that we should expect the rotary-powered sports car any day now... for the last few years. It's still yet to show its smiling face. Still, here we are with another report indicating that the next RX-7 is just around the corner, this time as a 2011 or 2012 model.
Inside Line reports that the birth of the two-seat Mazda RX-7 will mean the death of the current four-door, four-seat RX-8 that's been in circulation since 2004. Furthermore, the gang in Santa Monica says that next-gen rotary sportscar may not up the performance ante of either the last twin-turbo RX-7 or even the current RX-8's 1.3-liter 232-horsepower Renesis engine. This, despite earlier rumors that the latest 1.6-liter 16X powerplant was kicking out as much as 350 horses while still achieving superior fuel economy over its forebears.
Mazda could instead return to the ethos of the first RX-7 from 1979, fielding a lightweight two-seater powered by a new version of the Wankel producing somewhere between 200 and 250 horsepower. If true, we can expect the next RX-7 to cost somewhere around $25,000 and be positioned against cars like the Hyundai Genesis Coupe and the upcoming RWD Toyota/Subaru.
Not so sure I'm happy it being a replacement. But I really like the return to the 1979 type roots in the RX7's return.
Cut and paste from an autoblog:The rumormill just can't stop churning out stories of an impending Mazda RX-7 revival. We've been hearing that we should expect the rotary-powered sports car any day now... for the last few years. It's still yet to show its smiling face. Still, here we are with another report indicating that the next RX-7 is just around the corner, this time as a 2011 or 2012 model.
Inside Line reports that the birth of the two-seat Mazda RX-7 will mean the death of the current four-door, four-seat RX-8 that's been in circulation since 2004. Furthermore, the gang in Santa Monica says that next-gen rotary sportscar may not up the performance ante of either the last twin-turbo RX-7 or even the current RX-8's 1.3-liter 232-horsepower Renesis engine. This, despite earlier rumors that the latest 1.6-liter 16X powerplant was kicking out as much as 350 horses while still achieving superior fuel economy over its forebears.
Mazda could instead return to the ethos of the first RX-7 from 1979, fielding a lightweight two-seater powered by a new version of the Wankel producing somewhere between 200 and 250 horsepower. If true, we can expect the next RX-7 to cost somewhere around $25,000 and be positioned against cars like the Hyundai Genesis Coupe and the upcoming RWD Toyota/Subaru.
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12-27-09 | 03:29 AM
#11
I should start collecting more cans to save up for this new Rotary. But by the time it shows up, I might have enough nickles to buy a Porsche!
enough of these blatant lies mazda...just do it! Who cares if it has 2 doors, 2 seats, we'll lease it!!!
enough of these blatant lies mazda...just do it! Who cares if it has 2 doors, 2 seats, we'll lease it!!!
12-28-09 | 09:17 PM
#22
hmmm 1.6 liter huh, the new 16B... I would say if they were smart they would just call it a damn RX-9 you can't move backwards in time... and how many damn Serise RX-7's can they have anyway... I say let the 7 stay dead and bring in the 9... i hope i win the lottery soon LOL...
12-29-09 | 12:52 AM
#23
im pretty sure they'll make a limited model of the Rx8 before it goes, like with the FD. Then pour it on thick on us it'll be the FF? Fc = 2nd gen, Fd= 3rd gen, Fe= 4th gen, FF= 5th ?