badmojo

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.

Detrich

welcome to the club and congrats on the purchase!

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

Mazmart

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

Paul.

tjbourgoyne

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

early 30's crisis

^

agreed.

DarkBrew

Welcome to the forum and welcome to the RE obsession.

Thanks for the post.

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