What does the "RX" in RX-8 mean?
12-08-2005, 02:17 PM
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I'd like to use a life line and call up Rotarygod or Zoom44.
12-08-2005, 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by RX-Aight
So, someone just asked me "what does the RX in RX-8 stand for?" I thought for a second and replied "I've honestly no idea."
So, does anyone know?
Thanks.
So, does anyone know?
Thanks.
What a coincidence. I was just wondering the same thing.
12-08-2005, 03:02 PM
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You guys are all wrong
It's Rotary XTREME!!!!!!!!!!!!
Because it's so XTREME!!
XTREME!!!!!
If you'll excuse me, im going to go slam my ***** in a car door, because like the rx-8, i'm XTREME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's Rotary XTREME!!!!!!!!!!!!
Because it's so XTREME!!
XTREME!!!!!
If you'll excuse me, im going to go slam my ***** in a car door, because like the rx-8, i'm XTREME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
12-08-2005, 03:24 PM
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Rotary Experimental! Now I feel like a damn caged rat trying to find my cheese. Guess I'll get in my car and experiment with 9k RPMs, definitely something ordinary Piston engines can't do 
12-08-2005, 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by BlueEyes
You guys are all wrong
It's Rotary XTREME!!!!!!!!!!!!
Because it's so XTREME!!
XTREME!!!!!
If you'll excuse me, im going to go slam my ***** in a car door, because like the rx-8, i'm XTREME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's Rotary XTREME!!!!!!!!!!!!
Because it's so XTREME!!
XTREME!!!!!
If you'll excuse me, im going to go slam my ***** in a car door, because like the rx-8, i'm XTREME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
12-08-2005, 04:00 PM
#60
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You guys are all wrong! 
Webster defines RX as follows:
"Main Entry: RX
Pronunciation: "är-'eks
Function: noun
Etymology: alteration of <rx>, symbol used at the beginning of a prescription, abbreviation for Latin recipe, literally, take -- more at RECIPE
: a medical prescription"
Hahahahaha. JUST KIDDING!
Webster defines RX as follows:
"Main Entry: RX
Pronunciation: "är-'eks
Function: noun
Etymology: alteration of <rx>, symbol used at the beginning of a prescription, abbreviation for Latin recipe, literally, take -- more at RECIPE
: a medical prescription"
Hahahahaha. JUST KIDDING!
12-08-2005, 04:30 PM
#61
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Originally Posted by Jedi54
Never fear, your friendly Jedi is here to set you guys straight...
It stands for: Rotary Xport
It stands for: Rotary Xport
12-08-2005, 05:42 PM
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The first Mazda Rotary in the USA was the R100. The second one was the RX2, then RX3, RX4, & RX7. Each one had a different name in Japan. I see no way that the X is for experimental, but could stand for export. I really feel it was just some marketing guy that knew of the various high quality cars like the Jag XJ and picked the RX only for marketing.
12-08-2005, 08:20 PM
#64
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Originally Posted by RX-Aight
How about Rotary "Generation" 1, 2, 3, etc
Looking at the last post I would think that the X stands for the generation.
RX-8 = generation 8 rotary engine
Looking at the last post I would think that the X stands for the generation.
RX-8 = generation 8 rotary engine
12-08-2005, 08:37 PM
#66
Originally Posted by Krankor
Frankly, this one rings the most true to me. I'm not buying the eXperiment notion. Mainly, because the hanging question is, what, then, is the X in the MX series? Nothing experimental about the MX-5, or my old MX-6. The R clearly seems to designate "Rotary", and M somehow seems to mean something like "uM, not a rotary" (ok, I have no idea how you get M for "piston"). X would make sense for Xport in both cases.
remember, when the Miata first came out in 1989, it was an eXperiment by Mazda to see if the 2 seat roadster is still a viable market
guess what the new CX stands for on the CX-7, "Crossover eXper......"
12-08-2005, 11:01 PM
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I also thought the rx meant rotary experimental . However, I like Rx-aight's idea that r denotes rotary and the x denotes generation That makes so much sense. Even if that isnt what it means, im gonna tell people that 
12-08-2005, 11:19 PM
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It doesn't stand for experimental, you guys are funny. Mazda uses standard naming conventions, more so than any other manufacturer in the world. Since it is Japanese in origin I am sure X means something significant. Remember Racer X in Speed Racer, that show came out a few years before the first Mazda rolled out in the late 60's? Think it might be like that.
X means sport
M means piston
R means rotary
Here are some examples
RX-2 (Rotary Sports Car)
RX-3 (Rotary Sports Car)
RX-7 (Rotary Sports Car)
RX-8 (Rotary Sports Car)
CX-7 (Cross Over Sports Vehicle)
MX-3 (Piston Powered Sports Coupe)
MX-5 (Piston Powered Sports Roadster)
MX-6 (Piston Powered Sports Coupe)
MX-06 (never in production in US)
323 (Low end commuter car)
626 (Mid Range Family Car)
929 (High End Luxary Car)
Mazda Millenia (Only survivor of the $250M Mazda Eunos platform they developed in the early 90's. Least I think it was Euons, been 10 years)
Mazda3
Mazda5
Mazda6
B-2000 (Truck 2li)
B-2200 (Truck 2.2li)
B-3000 (Truck 3.0li)
B-4000 (Truck 4.0li)
And don't forget my first car
Mazda GLC (Good Little Car) Seriously!
Oh yeah, the 808 too.
X means sport
M means piston
R means rotary
Here are some examples
RX-2 (Rotary Sports Car)
RX-3 (Rotary Sports Car)
RX-7 (Rotary Sports Car)
RX-8 (Rotary Sports Car)
CX-7 (Cross Over Sports Vehicle)
MX-3 (Piston Powered Sports Coupe)
MX-5 (Piston Powered Sports Roadster)
MX-6 (Piston Powered Sports Coupe)
MX-06 (never in production in US)
323 (Low end commuter car)
626 (Mid Range Family Car)
929 (High End Luxary Car)
Mazda Millenia (Only survivor of the $250M Mazda Eunos platform they developed in the early 90's. Least I think it was Euons, been 10 years)
Mazda3
Mazda5
Mazda6
B-2000 (Truck 2li)
B-2200 (Truck 2.2li)
B-3000 (Truck 3.0li)
B-4000 (Truck 4.0li)
And don't forget my first car
Mazda GLC (Good Little Car) Seriously!
Oh yeah, the 808 too.
12-08-2005, 11:42 PM
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Rx.....
The one you left out is the one that shoots that theory all to pieces.... the RX-4.
NOBODY would call that Buick imitation a "sports" car!
....and in the case of the RX-3, I would have to say the X stands for "Shitbox" (Bills to prove!) it took me thirty years, but I can finally see it for what it was!
NOBODY would call that Buick imitation a "sports" car!
....and in the case of the RX-3, I would have to say the X stands for "Shitbox" (Bills to prove!)
it took me thirty years, but I can finally see it for what it was!
12-09-2005, 02:11 AM
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The first rotary car in the US was the R-100. The prototype for the next car was "RX-2" (where RX meant "rotary experimental"). They liked the sound of that better than R-200, or whatever, so the following rotary cars were called RX-?.
