Mule spied
01-13-2010, 01:00 PM
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Michi-Bazi
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Mule spied
Hi don't know if it is a repost:
But it's to exciting in my eyes.
http://www.worldcarfans.com/11001132...for-first-time
But it's to exciting in my eyes.
http://www.worldcarfans.com/11001132...for-first-time
01-13-2010, 01:10 PM
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Yes, but the Mazda 6 is (like all cars) a unibody car. There isn't anyway to just put the body parts from one car onto another. Turning a FWD car into a RWD just to test new parts would require a lot of work. It would be better to test with a current model RX8.
01-13-2010, 01:38 PM
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Looks like they taped some rx8 headlights to a mazda6 and called it a day. I have a hard time believing that it is a chassis mule. The 6 doesn't closely share any structural items or measurements to any rx vehicle. Not to mention, its a horizontally opposed chassis which means buckets upon buckets of work to make rwd. Even the MS6 was horizontally opposed like its fwd brothers.
01-13-2010, 01:45 PM
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yeeaaahhhh.....
I'll believe this when I see it.
I'll believe this when I see it.
Under the hood, power will be provided by a turbocharged 1.6-liter Renesis 16X Wankel engine with at least 300 hp.
01-13-2010, 01:58 PM
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I don't mind a Mazda6. I hope to god they would make another MS6.
But the RX-7 and RX-8 looks so good because of the curves! Just like how the GT-R and the Skyline breed looks so good because of their sharp lines!
But the RX-7 and RX-8 looks so good because of the curves! Just like how the GT-R and the Skyline breed looks so good because of their sharp lines!
01-13-2010, 03:57 PM
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if it is turbo (and who knows really), I wonder if it is 4 port like the 13B-REW or if it is 6 port like the 16X prototype displayed a couple years ago. A factory 6 port turbo would be a first.
01-13-2010, 04:43 PM
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Here is a wiki on mules:
"A development mule or a test mule in the automotive industry is a vehicle equipped with experimental or prototype components for testing. Automakers evaluate aspects of vehicles before a full pre-production car is built to find problems. Mule cars are drivable and may come after concept cars that sometimes lack critical mechanical components.
Mules are often heavily altered and the exteriors may be disguised as current production vehicles or as completely different models. Some noticeable alterations include simpel cylindric shapes for the lamps in the taillights, different rims on the front and back without centrecaps, and a severe amount of added plastic and dark tape to hide the actual shape and design of the vehicle. They are most often used very heavily during testing and are scrapped."
"A development mule or a test mule in the automotive industry is a vehicle equipped with experimental or prototype components for testing. Automakers evaluate aspects of vehicles before a full pre-production car is built to find problems. Mule cars are drivable and may come after concept cars that sometimes lack critical mechanical components.
Mules are often heavily altered and the exteriors may be disguised as current production vehicles or as completely different models. Some noticeable alterations include simpel cylindric shapes for the lamps in the taillights, different rims on the front and back without centrecaps, and a severe amount of added plastic and dark tape to hide the actual shape and design of the vehicle. They are most often used very heavily during testing and are scrapped."
01-13-2010, 05:59 PM
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It makes sense that mazda is going this with a mazda 6 shell on the mule. They have yet to show a concept, so they likely dont want design ques from the mule leaking out. However looking at the mule, I there are some definite hints that this is rwd, the most noticeable is that the rear tires seem to be wider than the front tires.
I'm usually quick to call BS on rx7 rumors, but i think this is legit.
I'm usually quick to call BS on rx7 rumors, but i think this is legit.
01-13-2010, 07:56 PM
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The article did not even show any prove of having a rotary engine. How does one state it is the rx-7 mule? Also, it is hard to say if the rear tyres are really wider than the front because it is at an angle.
