Mazda CEO officially rules out RX rebirth- again
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thats not true. Mazda built and tested both turbo charged and supercharged test vehicles. they tested them here in the states i've seen turbod and sc'd versions myself but never the white renegade SC car in person
Sam Mitani from R&T was allowed to actually see it, photograph it and write about it.
Myself and a few others have actually held the supercharger, intake manifold and exhaust from that car. we dug it out of corners it was scattered to. we have pics of the manifold and exhaust on here some where. Rotarygod actually felt up one of the TC cars through the wheel well to confirm it was TC'd. There was another one year at 7 stock hiding in plain sight all day lined up with the other cars
so yes they were actively testing it.
Mazda Australia went as far as actually building 2 TC cars and racing them to try to push the home team to offer it for the masses.
Plus Robert Davis Mazda USA Media - EXECUTIVE BIOS has TC'd one in his race team stable of rx-8s and mx-5s .
Hmm, I was unaware of the first bit of information there about the TC and SC test platforms. I knew that there was a TC attempt in Australia, but was unaware that was backed by Mazda, I thought it was an existing team.
I stand corrected.
I stand corrected.
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For me it's even happy to just see next rotary to be a 2 seater, plz don't make it 2+2(definition of "I'm a blend")
rotary engine smells these days because it's unreliability and low torque, anywhere on YouTube you can find people talks harsh **** about the engine and car, it's a new technology but they didn't make rx-8 fly, and it's hard to presume what exactly in company's mind... Light? Compact? That can't be all for current decade sports car, A 300 hp machine in 2017 would mean nothing but a waste of huge potential from what a rotary engine can do.
rotary engine smells these days because it's unreliability and low torque, anywhere on YouTube you can find people talks harsh **** about the engine and car, it's a new technology but they didn't make rx-8 fly, and it's hard to presume what exactly in company's mind... Light? Compact? That can't be all for current decade sports car, A 300 hp machine in 2017 would mean nothing but a waste of huge potential from what a rotary engine can do.
Merged into an existing thread in general automotive, since
A) The only thing the article got right is the Kodo styling and the MT
B) It isn't RX-8 Media news
C) The next Miata is a 2016 model, so if there was a 2016 RX-anything, we would have been seeing a whole bunch of somethings about it, along with a reveal date a month or so away. Which we haven't. A pretty tall order for a car with an engine that the article even says that Mazda is still just "working on it". To make 2016, they would need a completed car, built factory lines, and established parts supply chain. To make 2017 would be a really tall order, though possible.
D) They are assuming a curb weight equal to the RX-8, which is absurd considering any next RX would be based on the ND Miata chassis. With a lighter engine than the ND, I'd struggle to see where they would come up with 800lbs worth of stuff to add, especially in face of Mazda's entire corporate philosophy right now of lighter is better.
They are literally just making up stories...
A) The only thing the article got right is the Kodo styling and the MT
B) It isn't RX-8 Media news
C) The next Miata is a 2016 model, so if there was a 2016 RX-anything, we would have been seeing a whole bunch of somethings about it, along with a reveal date a month or so away. Which we haven't. A pretty tall order for a car with an engine that the article even says that Mazda is still just "working on it". To make 2016, they would need a completed car, built factory lines, and established parts supply chain. To make 2017 would be a really tall order, though possible.
D) They are assuming a curb weight equal to the RX-8, which is absurd considering any next RX would be based on the ND Miata chassis. With a lighter engine than the ND, I'd struggle to see where they would come up with 800lbs worth of stuff to add, especially in face of Mazda's entire corporate philosophy right now of lighter is better.
They are literally just making up stories...
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Mazda CEO officially rules out RX rebirth
2 Years have passed and another NO from MMC CEO....on any new Rotary.
Incredible how worthless information (motoring gossip) evolves into fact.
Mazda CEO officially rules out RX rebirth
Incredible how worthless information (motoring gossip) evolves into fact.
Mazda CEO officially rules out RX rebirth
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That's sad, Mazda needs a halo car. I don't have any hate against the outgoing Mazdaspeed3 but if that's the fastest car in your lineup, you need to do something more. I wonder thou if they would come out with a high perf, limited edition MX-5 instead.
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From RotaryNews FB page:
In an effort to clear up where the Rotary Engine currently stands at Mazda, RotaryNews.Com sat down today for an exclusive interview with Mazda CEO, Masamichi Kogai-San. Kogai-San has been misquoted in articles that have appeared over the last few days, so we wanted to clear waters.
The chat was short and concise and focused exclusively on the Rotary Engine. The following is the key messaging quotes Kogai-San wanted to convey on the future of RE at Mazda:
"I can tell you that Mazda IS proceeding with the research and development of the Rotary Engine, and the team doing the work does exist"
"as part of our responsibility (as the only manufacturer who has successfully commercialized the RE) , I do not think Mazda is allowed to discontinue the development of the Rotary Engine. But at the present time Mazda has no specific program or project (assigned) for the Rotary Engine, but Mazda will continue to explore all potential uses for the Rotary Engine."
Essentially no specific RE project has been green-lighted at Mazda, but we left the interview very optimistic at the future of RE at the company, and we were pleasantly surprised with the passion Kogai-San demonstrated for the little engine that could. So now you know!
In an effort to clear up where the Rotary Engine currently stands at Mazda, RotaryNews.Com sat down today for an exclusive interview with Mazda CEO, Masamichi Kogai-San. Kogai-San has been misquoted in articles that have appeared over the last few days, so we wanted to clear waters.
The chat was short and concise and focused exclusively on the Rotary Engine. The following is the key messaging quotes Kogai-San wanted to convey on the future of RE at Mazda:
"I can tell you that Mazda IS proceeding with the research and development of the Rotary Engine, and the team doing the work does exist"
"as part of our responsibility (as the only manufacturer who has successfully commercialized the RE) , I do not think Mazda is allowed to discontinue the development of the Rotary Engine. But at the present time Mazda has no specific program or project (assigned) for the Rotary Engine, but Mazda will continue to explore all potential uses for the Rotary Engine."
Essentially no specific RE project has been green-lighted at Mazda, but we left the interview very optimistic at the future of RE at the company, and we were pleasantly surprised with the passion Kogai-San demonstrated for the little engine that could. So now you know!
Yeah, i suspected it was something like that.
Most magazines have trouble reporting accurately in their own language, not at all a surprise they have trouble reporting accurately in another language.
Most magazines have trouble reporting accurately in their own language, not at all a surprise they have trouble reporting accurately in another language.
