I was hoping for a fond farewell to our RX8 by displaying a special 2011 model.

Rats.

 

It's more than likely nothing physically/mechanically will change. I guess the only thing I'd like to see for a 2011 is white or lightning yellow offered as an R3 color option.

 

Actually, according to Mazda, there will be no changes for the 2011 (bummer). See this post I put out there back in early August:
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.ph...82#post3661082

 

There is no 2011 MY model for Europe so there is nothing to show.

Mike is correct about NA

 

Here's the replacement.

 

c'mon guys... life is not that bad....at Mazda booth in Paris there is at least a rotary powered Mazda...see the pics from an italian site.....

scroll this pics gallery

http://www.autoblog.it/post/29500/ma...rigi-2010-live

 

...as in the rotary is now just a part of history... w/the RX-8 passing without a mention ....like an dumped girlfriend you'd rather not acknowledge exists anymore.

 

rx-8 is not into 2011 Mazda Europe lineup....can't be displayed @ a late 2010 auto show IMHO.

the presence of Cosmo is for confirming the loyalty to rotary IMHO..

 

..looking at the pics, with the cars shown (new and a bunch of Mazda relics) the rotary Cosmo was shown in an historical perspective only w/no future direction/Hybrid rotary/cutaways, etc. No teasers IOW.

 

ok, but now they CAN'T show nothing...SKY rotary is under a major rethink in R&D, and there are no plans of a new rotary car into immediate future...

the Cosmo means only "we not leave rotary" IMHO

 

There may have not been any new rotary car, but did anyone catch the revamped lineup that Lotus will be rolling out over the next few years?






2400lbs 320hp I know it's still a concept, but Damn!

 

Yea I saw that. Really nice looking, and esp. relative to their current lineup. I've never liked the styling (cross-eyed bugs) and this is a radical and welcome departure. Far more grownup looking, agressive and contemporary.

Moreover, to the original post, the contant intros of new sports cars as of late are getting repetitiously irritating - as the rest of the word seems to be readying legions of hot new sports cars - hybrid/normal/even 4r rotaries FCOL, Mazda's PR voice and development of anything remotely sports car-ish seems to have been completely euthanized.

By the time they wakeup, if they ever do... or perhaps more to the point, if they can actually produce anything significant, the world market will likely be ripe with hot new sports cars of all types... and many potential buyer/past owners long gone.