Mazda Design Chief wants a new RX-7
10-20-2009, 11:28 AM
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Mazda Design Chief wants a new RX-7
According to Autocar the newest Design Boss "has done sketches of an RX7 replacement and is keen to push through a new two-seater sports car."
http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsAr...a-RX-7/244218/
Maeda-san led the teams that designed the RX-8 and the new Mazda2. His father Matasaburo Maeda was the design lead for the original RX-7
"We really want to have an RX-7 and if the market allows us to build it we will have it ready," he said.
Maeda gave strong hints that he is currently pursuading other senior Mazda bosses to give the new sports car the green light.
Maeda gave strong hints that he is currently pursuading other senior Mazda bosses to give the new sports car the green light.
Maeda-san led the teams that designed the RX-8 and the new Mazda2. His father Matasaburo Maeda was the design lead for the original RX-7
10-20-2009, 11:32 AM
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niiiiiiice!
now if only I could fit in one.
now if only I could fit in one.
10-20-2009, 11:49 AM
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I'll have to send you the picture of me trying to sit in a 3rd Gen. 
10-20-2009, 12:47 PM
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One good thing about this... It kind of settles the question about what the 16X is intended for. Now they could just be throwing us off, but if he feels the need to start pushing it, and they already had intentions of another car to put the 16X in, then it's not the 7.
10-20-2009, 01:14 PM
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We're still in the dark. Just not as dark. We don't know if a 4 door is in the works as well. Will the 8 die and we wait for the 7? Will the 8 continue in small numbers until a 7 arrives? Will a new 8 appear with a 1.6L and be followed by the 7?
Trust me, we're still in the dark. Our ultra secretive overly conservative manufacturer is not showing more cards than they deem essential to display at this time. I think that it's bad for their stock that we don't have a good idea of their direction and vision.
Paul.
Trust me, we're still in the dark. Our ultra secretive overly conservative manufacturer is not showing more cards than they deem essential to display at this time. I think that it's bad for their stock that we don't have a good idea of their direction and vision.
Paul.
10-20-2009, 01:43 PM
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wooo! maybe by the time it's released i'll be in a position to possibly purchase one?
16x better be in there, hopefully supercharged, and lighter than the miata and better handling and much sexier and.......
...BONERRRRRRRRR
16x better be in there, hopefully supercharged, and lighter than the miata and better handling and much sexier and.......
...BONERRRRRRRRR
10-20-2009, 01:57 PM
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reading thru the lines .....my toughts:
a)the car is barely ready (here in EU we use to say: "it's in the freezer") Mazda seniors are waiting for better worl d economy to turn on the green light.
b) Mazda produce ONLY in Japan (almost for EU market).... they need to move upmarket and for enthusiasts to mantain gains over a single car. I quote the part of Maeda speak when he talk about "a better interior".....
c)Maeda san is the right person for build good-looking cars , not only stunning protoypes....we have seen a lot of them in the pasts years
Mazda2 it's a Maeda's work, and after one year of owning i have appreciated a lot of nice "smart little things" into Mazda 2 design...
a)the car is barely ready (here in EU we use to say: "it's in the freezer") Mazda seniors are waiting for better worl d economy to turn on the green light.
b) Mazda produce ONLY in Japan (almost for EU market).... they need to move upmarket and for enthusiasts to mantain gains over a single car. I quote the part of Maeda speak when he talk about "a better interior".....
c)Maeda san is the right person for build good-looking cars , not only stunning protoypes....we have seen a lot of them in the pasts years
Mazda2 it's a Maeda's work, and after one year of owning i have appreciated a lot of nice "smart little things" into Mazda 2 design...
10-20-2009, 02:18 PM
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That could be an interpretation, but I doubt it. The current market doesn't really allow anything 'un-green' that is also 'un-practical' right now. Sure there is niche stuff, but even a $30,000 gas guzzling sports car probably wouldn't gain much of a following to support it financially right now. (I almost put $20,000, but then I realized, that is where the econobox's are sitting in price, or almost.) Most of the 8s out there were originally sold well before the economy crash, and that was considered cheap at the time.
10-20-2009, 04:01 PM
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glad to hear this, but i guess there will be no new news then at the toyko auto show?
Dont worry jedi you can just take out the seat and put some pillows on the floor.
Dont worry jedi you can just take out the seat and put some pillows on the floor.
10-20-2009, 04:08 PM
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Wow sounds like some good news.
Hope he really does push it, Maeda has some real good ideas. Hopefully it won't have the same problems as the rx8 in the beginning. Let's just hope they learn.
Hope he really does push it, Maeda has some real good ideas. Hopefully it won't have the same problems as the rx8 in the beginning. Let's just hope they learn.
10-20-2009, 04:59 PM
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Autoblog is reporting the same:
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/20/r...g-on-new-rx-7/
they say it's moving upmarket as well.. and that's likely a good thing for the 7 and possibly the 8. I doubt they'd want to produce 2 engines, but maybe 2 sets of rotors? a low compression set for a turbo 7 and a high compression set for the 8?
That's just me speculating.
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/20/r...g-on-new-rx-7/
they say it's moving upmarket as well.. and that's likely a good thing for the 7 and possibly the 8. I doubt they'd want to produce 2 engines, but maybe 2 sets of rotors? a low compression set for a turbo 7 and a high compression set for the 8?
That's just me speculating.
