So I figured it was probably time to stop lurking and make my first post, having become an RX-8 owner two months ago.

I was browsing CanadianDriver and found this article about Mazda's long-term vision: http://www.canadiandriver.com/news/070323-8.htm

Here's the relevant part:

Key technical development initiatives include hydrogen fuel technologies; the introduction of an E85 flexible-fuel engine to the Northern European market in 2009; upgraded gasoline engines beginning in 2010; a new diesel engine that meets Japanese and North American long-term emissions regulations beginning in 2010; a new automatic transmission with improved fuel efficiency and performance comparable to that of a manual transmission, beginning in 2010; a new-generation gasoline rotary engine; reduced vehicle weight; new-generation platforms from 2010; new safety technologies; environmentally-friendly paint shops beginning in 2008; and expanded application of carbon-neutral bioplastics.

Hopefully this isn't old news.

 

welcome to the club and congrats on the purchase!

that said, this was already posted earlier today...

 

Still, thanks for posting it. This is cool news.

Paul.

 

I think I know more about area 51 than Mazda. Governments could learn a thing or two about keeping secrets from these guys.

 

^

agreed.

 

Welcome to the forum and welcome to the RE obsession.

Thanks for the post.

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