I've been doing some thinking...

345 HP, 295 lb-ft torque, and 3171 Lbs.. for $90K CAD 9.19 Lb/HP

Suppose the next RX can hit a modest 300 HP, 200 lb-ft torque, and with Mazda's committment to gram-strategy bring it down to 2800 Lbs... 9.33 Lb/HP

Selling this thing for $40k CAD (same price as current offering)

Everyone says the current RX has handling that rivals if not offers 80 - 90% that of a Lotus.

With those power-to-weight ratios... it could potentially offer 90% of the Evora S's performance for 1/2 the price!

Am I dreaming, or is this logic totally possible?

 

It sounds possible, but who truly knows for now?

 

Damn! I was hoping this was info based on a press release or something.

 

We will never see a 300hp NA rotary from Mazda in the 16x. I believe we could possibility see around 250ish in NA form.

Hopes and and dreams brotha

 

Let the dreams begin.

 

Mazda needs to make a mazdaspeed version.. with a three rotor. That would be worth 50 grand. And then it would be running against cars twice as much as it and would have a lot of potential. You would have drifters track guys and drag guys all interested.

 

I would buy one^^

 

Lets be realistic here... That comment on 250 HP in the 16x is totaly unrealistic.

They made 232 HP in 2004 with the 13B 1.3L

With a bump in displacement to 1.6L, direct injection, and 8 years of technology advancement, they cannot ONLY JUST make 250 HP, that would be laughable.


The minimum the 16x would be 300HP.. MINIMUM....

 

IIRC, Mazda said they are shooting for a 30% increase in hp and mpg, that would be 300 hp and high 20's mpg.

 

I hate to **** in the camp fire but I think the rotary is an engine of the past. With the tightening fuel economy standards and the reliability issues which resulted in a bad image of the rotary it is very unlikely that Mazda will again put out a car with a rotary.

An increase of 30% might hit 300hp but would only increase combined real world MPG to around 22 assuming they hit 30%, my bet would be closer to 20% based on direct injection increase in other cars. Either way we are dealing with an engine that is some 16% less energy efficient then a piston engine so it will be a hard sell in future with $5/gallon gas.

IMHO

 

I'll believe it when I see it
I believe this more plausible if anything

 

But lets back onto the real topic here...

The 300 HP rx providing 90 to 95% of the Evora S's capability for 1/2 the price...!!

 

we will see in a couple of years but ill be driving my 911 by that time lol

 

i pass Lotus's all the time on track.
OD

 

If I had 90 grand I'd buy a Nissan gt-r lol not an evora.

40k of that price is the lotus badge

 

Sadly I agree blazen.. I am a Lotus freak after owning a few 8s and even I would buy the Gt-r over the Evora..

 

Check August 2011 issue Motor Trend, concept art of new RX-9. Lighter, smaller, faster, hybrid??!!! built on MX5 platform, true 2-door. based on the SHINARI concept w/different front end. Article didn't mention price on this new beastie, or the weight of the car. any new info anyone finds, I'd love to see.

 

The engine suppling the power for the hybrid set-up in this beast is a 2 rotor, not sure if current in the RX-8 or the 16x. And, yes..I love Mazdas, and no car i've ever driven is more fun than the 04 blue beauty, would get RX-9 over the Evora. If I was going to go with a Lotus, it would be an Elise.