Been waiting for someone to update this thread with some juicy leaked info. Can't wait!

With days left - my 3cents for the reveal:

1) Weight? Duh! Miata-like, but gussied up hardtop, wider & longer, adding ~100kg, if weight is even spec'ed.

2) Rotary? Somehow, yes. Main engine, doubtful, but rotary something, maybe e-assist?

3) Tech? Toyota technology swap could mean a Sporty 'Prius-like' drivetrain - think micro-Tesla w/rotary SkyActive Technology? Android or iOS integration?

4) Power? Mazda has never failed to "disappoint" on HP, so less than hoped...esp. if a hybrid technology, but P/W ratio in line for Mazda's 'fun -to-drive' sport vehicles.

5) Price? It's a concept - so priceless.

5) Raison d-etre? JDM's mid-to-late-life crisis seems hell bent on reintroducing some sport cars just because. Seems out-of-touch w/mass market reality, sadly.

Pretty simple really IMO if it is not a ROTARY ENGINE as a main POWER SOURCE then it is not an RX-9....and frankly Mazda would be pretty stupid to call it one, even though RX means 'Rotary Experiment', confusing the marketplace is the worse known marketing/planning any brand/product can do.(ask Ad Agencies).

I can see it now, here is the all new RX-9, blah blah, owners go over car looking to buy and 'Oh wait' it is a hybrid/whatever electric whatever thing, every other RX- has had a RE under the bonnet as its main engine.

Sort of like, here is the all new 2017 CX-9, showroom traffic are then told it has a turbo 4, OK "but I thought it came with a V6", not now it don't. ;)
It is just dumb, I don't know ANY car maker who has changed down to a 'smaller' engine and called it the same name without it becoming a bit of a laugh and a sales flop...Current/Last CX-9 (run-out) is having best ever sales, everywhere it is sold.

I was just about to say this and look what came through.............!

''Mazda has no plans for a market release of the sports car at this point. It will gauge the response during the event, which opens at the end of next week''

All will depend on what people think, how much, etc...can they get the volume they need?

Tokyo Motor Show: Mazda resurrects rotary engine for sport concept- Nikkei Asian Review

I knew it.

No surprise there. Everything has been far too silent for even a pre-production unveiling. 3 years or more out, because they would actually have to ... you know ... build it.

That's not true, On TV I see them build cars all the time in like an hour.

Here's my prediction, going on the teaser photo -

It's too big to be named an RX. It's based on a RWD variant of the Mazda 6 chassis. It's going to be a grand tourer instead of an out and out sports car. It will be called the Cosmo.

Wrong answer Mazda.

Curious if anything comes of this but not holding my breath.

my 2 cents.

this concept will be just an "idea" of a possible future of rotary engine matched with a car. just to show to people and observing the reactions.

My interest is for the technical sheet....i'm pretty sure that nothing of mechanic will be showed...but if is hybrid (in theory ) or not will be interesting.

this is a sort of RX-evolv (1999)...

in brief:
1)interested to overall style (evolution of Kodo)
2) interested about prototype specs...(if is hybrid or not and in which way)

Only 1 week left, and then we'll see what it actually is. Very exciting.

Time to make a trip

Is this a reliable source? I read this as well and didn't think anything of it since Mazda themselves haven't said anything.

the answer to the reliability of that site's info will be revealed in about 4 days

I personally will just wait for the 30th and see what is actually revealed.

Looking forward to seeing if anything comes out on the 30th!

Is it gonna be the 29th or 30th?

TOKYO Motor Show

haha you'll have missed the announcement then. its on the 28th in Japan which for me in PST (gmt -8) makes it the 27th @ 4:30 pm local time. thats the 27th @ 7:30pm for you on the east coast

You can watch the unveiling tomorrow, 10/27/15 here at 7:30pm EDT:

Inside Mazda ? Tokyo Motor Show | Mazda USA

I have to admit I am excited. I'm like a crack addict in downtown Detroit. I will spend every dollar I have and sell my body to buy one more fix of Mazda rotary-powered crack.

are we there yet?
RX-9 here we come!

So glad tomorrow is my day off, probably going to make popcorn before it starts.