Yeah, I saw this too. It may have at one time been "rotary experimental", but I think it may have changed.

 

Ya, I think it's safe to say it's no longer an experiment.

 

So, the CX7 is a Crossover Sports Car?

 

Maybe so. Remember, Mazda does claim to have put the soul of a sports car in every car they make.

 

As previously explained, the protoype was Rotary eXperimental. The big shots liked the sound of RX, and kept it for the production cars. It can't be Export, because RXs are sold in Japan.

 

Your on-the-money there.

Back in the 60's + 70's when RX clearly stood for "Rotary Experimental" there was no debate about what was what. It was simple black & white, rotary experimental, end of story.

Now days, there are marketing angles on everything & the black & white has now been blurred. I recall some head guy at Mazda USA pointing out his own (marketing based) interpretation on RX that had nothing to do with the original meaning.

So if the Mazda chiefs dont know the companies own history, its easy to relate to all you other confused souls out there wrongly thinking it stands for Rotary Export or what ever else has been suggested......

So those of us that "actually" know will continue to educate those that "think they" know in the hope that all the RX info out there doesn't blur like this piece has.

REgards

 

I believe in Japanese R stands for "fuel or gas: and X mean "drinks lots of".

 

Rugged Xenophobe

 

does anybody know? I've been pondering that myself for a while with out any luck SEARCHING both the forums and on google.

 

i thnk it means rotary experiment, cant remember, but im sure SEARCH should help

 

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...ary+experiment

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...ary+experiment

one person emailed a mazda rep and they did research saying the x meant sport. rotary sport.

 

did you not finish reading my post? i capitalized and bolded it just for you and others like you

 

so is it export or experiment? i see both.

 

long story short, when there is only one man left standing on earth, he will decide which one it stands for.

 

^thumbs up

 

Umm, just cause you capitalized it doesn't make it any less a valid point. All it really does is highlight how bad you are at searching. Way to be condescending and be bad at the Internet.

 

Follow the 2nd or 3rd link.

 

Really Xciting

 

They have the internet on computers now?

 

Threads merged. Let it go people.

 

Nether

 

I would say :
R for rotary, naturally
X for car from the Mazda range that are non-mainstream products (RX, MX, CX...). That or maybe X for xylophone...

 

I would say it stands for excitement

 

Rotary excrement because this car is definitely "The ****", there is nothing else like it.

 

I read somewhere before i forgot where that R stands for rotary X is for sports
so mazda's models that has X like MX5 MX6 CX7 etc. are cars that are sporty
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