Latest pics of '06 Miata, rotary an option??
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Latest pics of '06 Miata, rotary an option??
From the Car Connection:
http://www.thecarconnection.com/index.asp?article=7662[/URL]
Pics at Nurburgring plus a little verbiage blurb at the end:
"...A rotary engine is expected as an option on the new Miata, due in dealerships late in 2005."
Whoa... almost everything 'official sounding' I've heard to this point has continually denied a rotary will ever sit under the hood of a Miata. Period.
Anyone with insider connections able to deny or confirm this option offering??
http://www.thecarconnection.com/index.asp?article=7662[/URL]
Pics at Nurburgring plus a little verbiage blurb at the end:
"...A rotary engine is expected as an option on the new Miata, due in dealerships late in 2005."
Whoa... almost everything 'official sounding' I've heard to this point has continually denied a rotary will ever sit under the hood of a Miata. Period.
Anyone with insider connections able to deny or confirm this option offering??
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Anyone with insider connections able to deny or confirm this option offering??
Aside from a Mazda design/engineering employee (dealership employees do NOT count ), that's as insider as it gets!
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Gordon
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Hmmm, they could call it the Miata RX-5. Oh but wait, Mazda already did a RX-5 back in the 70's and it didn't sell well. A rotary in a Miata just seems weird.
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A lot of miata enthusiasts would love to see a rotary miata, but there are some others who wouldn't want one. I for one would love to see a rotary miata but don't think its going to happen. I think a more powerful larger displacement 4 cylinder is the way to, something like an all aluminum 2.3L and lose some weight, go for 190 or 200HP naturally aspirated, 2200lbs but enough HP to really scoot.
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The miata does pretty much everything you'd want a great sports car to do, and does it well. Except it could use more power. But for the money, a great car.
I'd like to see Mazda sell a limited-edition super-Miata. Give it a hardtop, and style it more aggressively (front and back bumpers, maybe even some wider fenders for more rubber on the ground). Drop in the RX-8 drivetrain, hopefully with the Mazdaspeed flywheel as standard equipment, and with a more aggressive sounding exhaust. Maybe the RX-8 brakes too. Aim for 10 lbs. per HP or better, with fairly aggressive suspension settings.
2-seat rotary car, super light, great handling, superb power/weight ratio...it would be an RX-7 in all but name. Only you wouldn't have to worry about the problems and expense of turbos.
I'd like to see Mazda sell a limited-edition super-Miata. Give it a hardtop, and style it more aggressively (front and back bumpers, maybe even some wider fenders for more rubber on the ground). Drop in the RX-8 drivetrain, hopefully with the Mazdaspeed flywheel as standard equipment, and with a more aggressive sounding exhaust. Maybe the RX-8 brakes too. Aim for 10 lbs. per HP or better, with fairly aggressive suspension settings.
2-seat rotary car, super light, great handling, superb power/weight ratio...it would be an RX-7 in all but name. Only you wouldn't have to worry about the problems and expense of turbos.
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