RX-7 confirmed. Hallelujah!
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RX-7 confirmed. Hallelujah!
The biggest Mazda news in a decade has arrived. The RX-7 is coming back. The news has come to us from TMR out of Australia. Word has come directly from my friend Nobuhiro Yamamoto who heads the Mazda sports car development and the Skyactiv RE program.
I'm SO excited right now. Enjoy:
Mazda RX-7 Confirmed For 2017 Return | Reviews | Prices | Australian specifications
Paul.
I'm SO excited right now. Enjoy:
Mazda RX-7 Confirmed For 2017 Return | Reviews | Prices | Australian specifications
Paul.
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Really hope they can make this possible! I have my doubts though... if they really are going to use the 16X how are they going to get the fuel economy to be up to 2017 standards? I believe it's mandated to be somewhere around 36mpg on the combined cycle by 2016 in the US!
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Go Texas Longhorns!
nice. Too bad they sound like its going to be priced higher than a 370z, which is already expensive. I was hoping for a FR-S competitor in terms of pricing and size. Perhaps its a transalation error. It would seem that the car would likely sell better if it went back to its roots (i.e. 1st and 2nd gen RX7).
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Really hope they can make this possible! I have my doubts though... if they really are going to use the 16X how are they going to get the fuel economy to be up to 2017 standards? I believe it's mandated to be somewhere around 36mpg on the combined cycle by 2016 in the US!
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people will bitch regardless. i hope its not as expensive as the fd was
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Legend In My Own Mind
Sounds awesome but the tone of the end of the article sounds like they are trying to price themselves out of the American market again like they did with the FD. As always, everyone that has ever owned an FD will be disappointed at the lack of da bewsts. I still hope it comes to fruition. I should be able to afford one by then.
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well official announcement is a GOOD thing.
So semi direct injection, 16X engine.
I bet it will be hard for the aftermarket to boost this.......
500rwhp will be the norm for performance cars by that time--thats another 5 years!!
Too far ahead for me --hell i will be almost 70 yrs old
fail.
If they dont boost it --it will not compare as to what will be out there.
Flame suit on
So semi direct injection, 16X engine.
I bet it will be hard for the aftermarket to boost this.......
500rwhp will be the norm for performance cars by that time--thats another 5 years!!
Too far ahead for me --hell i will be almost 70 yrs old
fail.
If they dont boost it --it will not compare as to what will be out there.
Flame suit on
#12
Legend In My Own Mind
But they don't caaaaaare about power. It will be sooooo lightweight! Totally worth Corvette money!
You would need to hit Elise territory before it would begin to keep up with everything else. A base Camaro or Mustang will be at least 350hp by then, if not 400. The rotary be strugglin'.
You would need to hit Elise territory before it would begin to keep up with everything else. A base Camaro or Mustang will be at least 350hp by then, if not 400. The rotary be strugglin'.
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Legend In My Own Mind
They can be expensive as long as it's justified. I just don't want a rerun of the mid 90s. More and more unnecessary tech and rarity driving prices into the sky. I can already see it happening with the Evo. The price has crept almost $10k and new ones are starting to sit on lots around here with dealers asking almost $40k.
All that said, I would still consider one.
All that said, I would still consider one.
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well the fd wasnt over 300hp iirc and it was crazy expensive
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5 years is plenty of time to announce the cancellation of said rx-7
Mazda, like other company's that already have, need to put out an all electrical car to throw off the fleet average mpg.
Mazda, like other company's that already have, need to put out an all electrical car to throw off the fleet average mpg.
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CAFE standards only apply to US markets. A small slice of a manufacturer's overall sales figures.
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Go Texas Longhorns!
given Mazda's lack of true trucks and SUVs and their fuel economy improvements on their mainstream models, I doubt an RX7 with fuel economy figures of ~25/32 would materially impact their fleet average.
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OVER 9000!
Oh wait, that's the redline?
Considering the rotary stigma (at least in the US) and the fact that the Z can already be optioned into the 40k+ dollar range, I'd be shocked to even see it sold in the US.
If it is then great, and maybe Mazda is content with a (very) low volume halo car.
Oh wait, that's the redline?
Considering the rotary stigma (at least in the US) and the fact that the Z can already be optioned into the 40k+ dollar range, I'd be shocked to even see it sold in the US.
If it is then great, and maybe Mazda is content with a (very) low volume halo car.