http://www.washingtonpost.com/busine...3RL_story.html

So sad.

 

"Mazda spokeswoman Michiko Terashima said research and development on the rotary engine will continue, leaving open the possibility that it could make a comeback"

“Although R-X production is ending, the rotary engine will always represent the spirits of Mazda, and Mazda remains committed to its ongoing development,”

This is pretty much what their FB page said a couple of days ago - to look for the new generation rotary after a break in production...

 

I just wish Top Gear would do one episode about the Rotary engine.

 

They did a little bit about the RX-8 at some point, but I would enjoy watching as much as I could about it as well.

 

The episode they did about the RX8 was a joke. At the end he ends up completely denouncing it.

Such an understated car :|

 

that story is old news. the end of RX-8 production was announced 6 days ago. that particular article came out a day and a half later, after 3 other threads on this forum actually.

for the most current information on Mazda rotary production see this thread https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-media-news-11/return-rotary-224018/ with a couple of statements from Mazda .

the other threads discussing the end of rx-8 production are

https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-media-news-11/mazda-rx-8-spirit-r-coming-japan-november-2011-a-223954/
https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-media-news-11/rotary-dead-long-live-rotary-223963/
https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-media-news-11/official-statement-mazda-rx-8-production-end-june-2012-a-223953/

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