obviously the concept vehicle if it were to make it into production will be slightly different.. but the basics would remain.. look at what the rx8 concept looked like in 1999 or 2000.. it's a bit different now so if kabura goes into production it will also be different (especially the weird interior they were pushing)


MrJynx

... and I wonder why this thread is still alive.. lol

 

Thanks "tiltmode43" for posting the pic. Can you post the whole article,and pics?

 

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conjecture on their part to sell magazines.

 

You bastard! That's MY line!

 

You were late for the party.

 

Can you just look at the rx8 news forum?

 

In all fairness, he did ask if "you" liked pie.

I am Spartacus.

 

the designer said it himself in the article:

so what he's saying, (to which the writers completely twisted and distorted) is not that the kabura will be the next rx-7, but that the next rx-7 car could be based off the kabura platform.

the writers seemed to have done this deliberately, which makes it, in my eyes at least, irresponsible journalism. R&T get an F- for this article.

 

call me crazy, but the rx name so far has noted the particular iteration of the model. Hence Rotary eXperiment 1, rx-2, rx-3, and so on. The rx-8 is the 8th iteration of mazda's rotary experiment, so in all honesty, I think we'd see a rx-9 before another rx-7.

Here's a history lesson for those who need it

The only reason mazda would want to bring back the rx-7 name is because it has market presence, but what does that do to the rx-8 and future lines? Why not just call them all rx-7's and be done with it? The japanese are typically steeped in some very deep tradition and I'm willing to bet the rx name will continue with the same incremental moniker until mazda (or ford) kills the product.

So, it's doubtful we'll see another rx-7 unless it's based on the 13B engine design.

my 2c.

 

I think with all the horespower wars (and price hikes that go with it) with Toyota, BMW, Infiniti, etc, AND the extremely great reception of the Kabura with the auto press and journalists, Mazda will make the Kabura to counter "the more power thing and higher price direction" with a driver oriented affordable sports coupe that falls btw the MX-5 and the RX-8. This strategy seems like a recipe for success and a lesson learned for Mazda.

 

what'd fly is if they brough back the FD/RX7, gave a technological makeover, kept the same appearance for the most part lightened it ( aluminum/carbon fiber body ) and brought the passenger compartment up to 2006 standards and stuck a turbo chager renesis in it... that would make my day.... I'd aslo see the thing commanding the 75,000 MSRP again too.

 

Oh yeah!!!! Especially cream pies. LOL

 

I could only see that as a limited edition collector kind of a thing with not very many made, like a special anniversary kind of a thing. It wouldn't be a regular production car.

 

Mmmmm, banana cream pie....

 

looks like a cheap 350z/ I mean I dont speak on behalf of the all the drivers in the world. I personally think these designs are all ugly. Way too over done

 

mazda will come out with a winner. They are on a roll with their line up.

And the senku looks like nothing. like a mold that was forgotten about. Doubt we will see that.

 

I think it's ugly, to the point that you feel sorry for it.

 

If Mazda releases the Senku, it will bomb as bad as the Honda EP3 civic. NOBODY LIKES A FRIGGAN MINI MINIVAN LOOKING CAR!

 

Here is a video of the car...
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...ticleId=108811

 

after having read the article as well... I have to agree 100% on this, the writer is basically just like a creationist advocate, he makes up ideas in his mind and then twists every fact he can fact by as much as necesary to prove that he is right.

it's the same thing as a football comentator saying "and here comes the touchdown" as soon as a team goes on offense. They should fire the person that wrote such a piece of crap.

 

There was no RX-6. There was an RX-5 which was also another name for the same car with a different engine. Even the RX-3 was offered with a piston engine under a different name. There was an R100 as well as an R130 for 2 years which was the only front wheel drive rotary (13A). There was also a rotary pickup and let's not forget the Cosmo Sport. The RX-7 had 3 generations. No other car had more than 1. Based on all this information I just don't see how anyone can draw a conclusion that the next rotary car would be called an RX-9. The RX-8 was not the 8th rotary car in the lineup. The RX-7 name is a legend. It alone would help sell cars.

 

I agree. Reguardless of the perfomance of the car, slap an RX-7 badge on it and itll sell more than any other name.

 

I agree the RX-7 name is a legend with all kinds of fanfare for the drivers who understand how great it was. But am I wrong in saying that there are many people out there who perceive the RX-7 as an unreliable model because of the hype of all the blown engines?

If that's the case, it would cost a few dollars to convince those naysayers otherwise. I think the rotary engine with a turbo attached to it still needs to prove its durability to the average consumer.

 

the bad name seems to come from the FD model, how reliable was the FC turbo?

 

I dont know much about RX-7 guess I should but someone once told me; "they have a tendency to snap there crank shafts due to the fact that they have 3 rotors so its small." is that true?