Mazda sells 156 RX-8s nationwide in January
#176
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POOR Effort MazdaNAO...for the size of your market you are disgraceful performers...
Mazda Australia continues it's RECORD Run...
http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2...04/464466.html
Mazda Australia continues it's RECORD Run...
http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2...04/464466.html
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POOR Effort MazdaNAO...for the size of your market you are disgraceful performers...
Mazda Australia continues it's RECORD Run...
http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2...04/464466.html
Mazda Australia continues it's RECORD Run...
http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2...04/464466.html
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https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-media-news-11/mazda-rotary-production-number-history-169856/
Should be ~200,000 by now worldwide.
#184
160,000 thru 2006:
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=169856
Should be ~200,000 by now worldwide.
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=169856
Should be ~200,000 by now worldwide.
Mazda don't throw away the freestyle doors solution......make two different cars instead...
a big GT (9) 4 seats ant freestyle doors and a sports light car 2 seater (7)
sales (if products are well made) will be good...IMHO
Last edited by MattMPS; 02-10-2010 at 02:03 PM.
#186
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Paul.
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#189
Rx7 and a more adult (G35, Lexus IS) RX8 would make more sense to me and yes, freestyle doors don't 'not' work. I 'd keep them. 2 rotary cars but the RX8 can't be for kids. I recommend some innovative hybrid for the 4 door car plus a super tall overdrive. 3300 lbs with 330hp (270 plus 60 electric). Enough torque, enough class (Gotta have the chrome in all the right places like Lexus and Infiniti) and enough gas mileage. The 2 door: Light, 2500 lbs max 270 hp for it's initial engine with 200 lb/ft torque with it's turbocharged variant weighing in at 2650
and 330 hp.
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+1 Paul.....mated to hybrid the rotary can perform well here in EU too..... this is a plausible layout for an hybrid rx-9 this engine is into Mazda Hiroshima Museum .... here it is........sadly is not into a R&D facility but into museum...
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#191
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^^^
Matt, Looks like a Hydro/gas Rotary to me...
Hydrogen RE Unit on display case..
Matt, Looks like a Hydro/gas Rotary to me...
Hydrogen RE Unit on display case..
#193
there are:
a) an electro assisted turbo
b) an electric motor between the rotary engine and the gearbox (see..a manual tranny)..like a Honda IMA system
c) a battery.
imagine just throw away the h2 stuff..
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Nothing in common with the Hybrid Premacy layout......the Premcacy is a SERIAL hybrid, this one a PARALLEL hybrid
Last edited by MattMPS; 02-11-2010 at 10:40 AM.
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#198
RX8 sold 77 which is down 50% from last year (45% YTD)
Stopping production is based on a whole lot more factors than a bad month in sales.
This is only North American sales and not world wide.
http://www.mazdausamedia.com/content...rease-february
The local dealer only stocking ONE RX8 is based on his and the other 900 dealers lack of sales.