Rx9 ?
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Rx9 ?
Has anyone heard about the next rotary? I read somewhere Mazda was planning the next generation. The article claimed that they are going to invert the engine. Think this is true or BS?
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Nope. Haven't heard a thing. There aren't even any posts about it on here...
https://www.rx8club.com/general-auto...ncepts-259962/
https://www.rx8club.com/general-auto...engine-268104/
Honestly, I seriously doubt it will happen. If Mazda does make another RX, I'd put my money on a high-performance hybrid.
https://www.rx8club.com/general-auto...ncepts-259962/
https://www.rx8club.com/general-auto...engine-268104/
Honestly, I seriously doubt it will happen. If Mazda does make another RX, I'd put my money on a high-performance hybrid.
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I don't know for sure if motor1.com is a "reliable enough" source, but here are two articles that I found while searching a couple minutes ago:
Apparently there was a leaked RX-9 render from mazda:
you can see it here
I'm not 100% sure I believe what I see. I haven't found any other site that mentions anything about it. And it looks like some fan-made hybrid design between a Porsche Cayman and a Mazda 3.
It also seems that Mazda has filed a patent on a new "rotated" engine design:
https://www.motor1.com/news/62035/mazda-patents-a-new-rotary-engine-could-produce-400-hp/]you can read about it here[/url]
here you can see the official filed patent on the United States Patent and Trademark Office website
I'm pretty sure we will se a rotary-powered car in the next few years. Especially since Mazda succesfully developped a compression-ignition piston engine(which means some of the technology could have been brought to the rotary engine).
I'm stoked!
Apparently there was a leaked RX-9 render from mazda:
you can see it here
I'm not 100% sure I believe what I see. I haven't found any other site that mentions anything about it. And it looks like some fan-made hybrid design between a Porsche Cayman and a Mazda 3.
It also seems that Mazda has filed a patent on a new "rotated" engine design:
https://www.motor1.com/news/62035/mazda-patents-a-new-rotary-engine-could-produce-400-hp/]you can read about it here[/url]
here you can see the official filed patent on the United States Patent and Trademark Office website
I'm pretty sure we will se a rotary-powered car in the next few years. Especially since Mazda succesfully developped a compression-ignition piston engine(which means some of the technology could have been brought to the rotary engine).
I'm stoked!
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The inverted engine is just a leaked patent.
No idea when or how it's gonna happen. Even if it's a pure ICE engine, expect at least Corvette price range rather than fully loaded Honda Accord price range(which RX-8 was at).
No idea when or how it's gonna happen. Even if it's a pure ICE engine, expect at least Corvette price range rather than fully loaded Honda Accord price range(which RX-8 was at).
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i take delivery of mine next month, first one in the states
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Itzsoreal - the Mazda RX-9. More clickbait: https://www.autoevolution.com/news/m...-7-141269.html
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i take delivery of my rx9 next month, its got a 3 rotor turbo sky active r direct injection freaking laser ignition and a 6spd m/t. 450hp/400lb
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Itzsoreal - the Mazda RX-9. More clickbait: https://www.autoevolution.com/news/m...-7-141269.html
Mercedes can make inline 4 turbos make 400BHP, so the HP/L advantage for rotary is diminishing.
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Itzsoreal - the Mazda RX-9. More clickbait: https://www.autoevolution.com/news/m...-7-141269.html
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Some of them look like something Mazda would actually design, while this looks like Mazda front facia slapped on a Porsche. There was that other one that looked more like a Maserati than it looked like a Mazda.
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I want Mazda to go crazy like Renault did a couple of decades ago: Put an engine driving the rear wheels in the middle of a hatchback.
https://www.torque.com.sg/features/r...of-notre-dame/
https://www.torque.com.sg/features/r...of-notre-dame/
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I want Mazda to go crazy like Renault did a couple of decades ago: Put an engine driving the rear wheels in the middle of a hatchback.
https://www.torque.com.sg/features/r...of-notre-dame/
https://www.torque.com.sg/features/r...of-notre-dame/
VW had a GTI with a W12 engine with a MR setup. Granted, it was a one-off thing, but the Clio V6 wasn't exactly common with its asking price.
https://www.topspeed.com/cars/volksw...2-ar35742.html
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It has 650 PS. Impressive, but take any ultimate pony car(Shelby GT500/Camaro ZL1 1LE/Challenger Hellcat Demon) and all of them will have similar or more power and acceleration.
The whole point of a hot hatch is practical and affordable fun. No one will pay US$80k+(W12 Phaetons used to cost US$90k+, so just a guess here) for a hot hatch that's not even practical anymore, especially when you can pick up a mid-engine C8 Corvette for US$60k+ that can smoke this thing(2.9 seconds vs. 3.7 seconds 0-60).
The whole point of a hot hatch is practical and affordable fun. No one will pay US$80k+(W12 Phaetons used to cost US$90k+, so just a guess here) for a hot hatch that's not even practical anymore, especially when you can pick up a mid-engine C8 Corvette for US$60k+ that can smoke this thing(2.9 seconds vs. 3.7 seconds 0-60).
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