Mazda CEO at LA Auto show
11-16-2011, 04:10 PM
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Mazda CEO at LA Auto show
CEO Takashi Yamanouchi had this to say about the rotary
I like the way he thinks. CEO for LIFE!!!
Arigato Yamanouchi-sama
"So long as I remain involved with this company, and I have been here 44 years and have no current retirement schedule,there will be a rotary engine offering or multiple offerings in the lineup."
I like the way he thinks. CEO for LIFE!!!
Arigato Yamanouchi-sama
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11-16-2011, 04:34 PM
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11-16-2011, 04:52 PM
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Well just read this, and IF this happens you can forget any new Rotary only Mazda...
U.S. 54.5 mpg rule may add $2,000 to car prices by 2025
WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) --
A proposed U.S. rule requiring automakers to double average fuel economy of vehicles to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025 would add an average of $2,000 to the price of each passenger vehicle sold, two agencies said.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Environmental Protection Agency made the projection in posting the proposal today on NHTSA's Web site. Benefits of $419 billion to $515 billion would offset $157 billion in costs, the highway agency wrote.
The draft detailed a proposal agreed to in July by President Barack Obama's administration and automakers including Ford Motor Co., Honda Motor Co., Toyota Motor Corp. and General Motors Co. to take effect in 2017.
Read more: http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dl...#ixzz1duZaurm6
U.S. 54.5 mpg rule may add $2,000 to car prices by 2025
WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) --
A proposed U.S. rule requiring automakers to double average fuel economy of vehicles to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025 would add an average of $2,000 to the price of each passenger vehicle sold, two agencies said.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Environmental Protection Agency made the projection in posting the proposal today on NHTSA's Web site. Benefits of $419 billion to $515 billion would offset $157 billion in costs, the highway agency wrote.
The draft detailed a proposal agreed to in July by President Barack Obama's administration and automakers including Ford Motor Co., Honda Motor Co., Toyota Motor Corp. and General Motors Co. to take effect in 2017.
Read more: http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dl...#ixzz1duZaurm6
11-16-2011, 05:24 PM
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We can only be hopeful 
BTW, Your President is about to speak in our Parliament right now.
BTW, Your President is about to speak in our Parliament right now.
11-16-2011, 05:31 PM
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Well just read this, and IF this happens you can forget any new Rotary only Mazda...
U.S. 54.5 mpg rule may add $2,000 to car prices by 2025
WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) --
A proposed U.S. rule requiring automakers to double average fuel economy of vehicles to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025 would add an average of $2,000 to the price of each passenger vehicle sold, two agencies said.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Environmental Protection Agency made the projection in posting the proposal today on NHTSA's Web site. Benefits of $419 billion to $515 billion would offset $157 billion in costs, the highway agency wrote.
The draft detailed a proposal agreed to in July by President Barack Obama's administration and automakers including Ford Motor Co., Honda Motor Co., Toyota Motor Corp. and General Motors Co. to take effect in 2017.
Read more: http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dl...#ixzz1duZaurm6
U.S. 54.5 mpg rule may add $2,000 to car prices by 2025
WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) --
A proposed U.S. rule requiring automakers to double average fuel economy of vehicles to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025 would add an average of $2,000 to the price of each passenger vehicle sold, two agencies said.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Environmental Protection Agency made the projection in posting the proposal today on NHTSA's Web site. Benefits of $419 billion to $515 billion would offset $157 billion in costs, the highway agency wrote.
The draft detailed a proposal agreed to in July by President Barack Obama's administration and automakers including Ford Motor Co., Honda Motor Co., Toyota Motor Corp. and General Motors Co. to take effect in 2017.
Read more: http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dl...#ixzz1duZaurm6
11-16-2011, 06:47 PM
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1) it will add $2k to the price of the car, but will save VASTLY more money on fuel over the lifetime of the car. Don't be thick about this - fuel economy technology is a good thing all around, even if expensive up front.
2) THIS CEO IS AMAZING. And frankly, even if devoid of content per se, this is the most direct statement from a leader of mazda regarding this issue lately. Wonderful to hear...
2) THIS CEO IS AMAZING. And frankly, even if devoid of content per se, this is the most direct statement from a leader of mazda regarding this issue lately. Wonderful to hear...
11-16-2011, 10:04 PM
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"So long as I remain involved with this company, and I have been here 44 years and have no current retirement schedule, there will be a rotary engine offering or multiple offerings in the lineup."
So since 2012 will be the last year for the 8 in Japan and the CEO says there will always be a rotary offering or offerings in the lineup, doesn't that mean there has to be a new rotary car for 2013?
So since 2012 will be the last year for the 8 in Japan and the CEO says there will always be a rotary offering or offerings in the lineup, doesn't that mean there has to be a new rotary car for 2013?
11-16-2011, 10:52 PM
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mazda will never bring back the 3 rotor. ever.
11-17-2011, 01:04 AM
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"there will be a rotary engine offering or multiple offerings in the lineup."
yeah......
my bet...hybrid rotary on the way.....expensive powertrain---> more than one model
yeah......
my bet...hybrid rotary on the way.....expensive powertrain---> more than one model
11-17-2011, 04:05 AM
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What I find amusing is not the increase in price, it's the "experts" pulling numbers out of their backs. "double the fuel efficiency" in.. 13 years? It's not going to happen. Well, it may happen for some cars but do you imagine a Ford F150 that does 40mpg? Unlikely.
11-17-2011, 04:09 AM
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Matt ..Then it ain't a rotary anymore...won't sell and I won't buy one....just another heavy POS...sorry.
Mazda have set the bar so high with the FD RX-7 and then FE RX-8 that any FF Rotary will have to something VERY Special, and a Hybrid Rotary is just not special.
Mazda have set the bar so high with the FD RX-7 and then FE RX-8 that any FF Rotary will have to something VERY Special, and a Hybrid Rotary is just not special.
11-17-2011, 08:50 AM
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He's 66 yrs old. Let's hope he stays around working there long enough to get what he wants... elsewise the next guy may not be so steadfast on the rotary.
From his cv he doesn't seem to have a great interest in cars, per say. More a business, human resources guy. Wonder where his rotary passion comes from, or is it just from working there so long and drinking the coolaide?
From his cv he doesn't seem to have a great interest in cars, per say. More a business, human resources guy. Wonder where his rotary passion comes from, or is it just from working there so long and drinking the coolaide?
11-17-2011, 09:26 AM
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He's 66 yrs old. Let's hope he stays around working there long enough to get what he wants... elsewise the next guy may not be so steadfast on the rotary.
From his cv he doesn't seem to have a great interest in cars, per say. More a business, human resources guy. Wonder where his rotary passion comes from, or is it just from working there so long and drinking the coolaide?
From his cv he doesn't seem to have a great interest in cars, per say. More a business, human resources guy. Wonder where his rotary passion comes from, or is it just from working there so long and drinking the coolaide?
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11-17-2011, 09:43 AM
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And that is hardly a difficult task imo. Especially considering the point that they have 13 years to make their sedans even more fuel efficient than SkyActive is making them. Entirely possible. The only manufacturers in trouble are the ones that don't have any economy brands. Even Bugatti is fine, because the Golf is an offset. Aston Martin is one of the few without anything to offset.
What about other options that allow a series hybrid activation on the highway/overdrive, but use their normal firebreathing engine for anything that isn't "cruise"? What about hybrid power adders that don't take away from the engine at all, just enhance it's flexibility?
11-17-2011, 11:51 AM
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Hybrids don't have to be heavy. The parallel hybrid adds ~900-1,500lbs to the weight of the vehicle. Series hybrid only adds ~100-300lbs, if that. Imagine what the Prius would have been if they had made it series hybrid? It would have been around 2,000lbs and far better highway mileage. The Namir's chassis weight is around 1,800lbs, and that is a rotary hybrid (though you don't feel the "rotary" pleasure). Hybrids do not have to be heavy at all.
What about other options that allow a series hybrid activation on the highway/overdrive, but use their normal firebreathing engine for anything that isn't "cruise"? What about hybrid power adders that don't take away from the engine at all, just enhance it's flexibility?
What about other options that allow a series hybrid activation on the highway/overdrive, but use their normal firebreathing engine for anything that isn't "cruise"? What about hybrid power adders that don't take away from the engine at all, just enhance it's flexibility?
personally i 'don't agree to the equation rotary=just for hardcore sport cars.
the history of Rotary is different IMHO