New York Times: Involuntary Layoffs, Even for Cars : SEE RX-8
11-25-2011 | 06:26 PM
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New York Times: Involuntary Layoffs, Even for Cars : SEE RX-8
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/27/au...cars.html?_r=1
MAZDA RX-8 The sharp-handling RX-8 has been, of late, the only car on the market with a rotary engine. But its high fuel and oil consumption contributed to slow sales.
WHAT WE LOSE: A balanced, distinctive sports car that defied labels.
MAZDA RX-8 The sharp-handling RX-8 has been, of late, the only car on the market with a rotary engine. But its high fuel and oil consumption contributed to slow sales.
WHAT WE LOSE: A balanced, distinctive sports car that defied labels.
11-25-2011 | 06:30 PM
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I like the 'defied labels' bit, how very true, so IMO worthy of this new thread!..
VALE.....RX-8
What a fantastic value for money Sports Car....I really hope Mazda can do it again...
But the way the world is going (financially) it is not looking good...for many years.
Sadly it could be all too late in another 5 years??
VALE.....RX-8
What a fantastic value for money Sports Car....I really hope Mazda can do it again...
But the way the world is going (financially) it is not looking good...for many years.
Sadly it could be all too late in another 5 years??
11-27-2011 | 08:34 PM
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If there is a bright side to all of this, I do think Mazda knows what they have to do the next time around to make a rotary car a little more relevant. Will it actually happen is another story.
11-28-2011 | 04:03 PM
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Seems to me that the RX-8 sold very well over it's full lifetime. I just sputtered out toward the end due to certain economic and environmental issues.
11-28-2011 | 09:21 PM
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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/27/au...cars.html?_r=1
MAZDA RX-8 The sharp-handling RX-8 has been, of late, the only car on the market with a rotary engine. But its high fuel and oil consumption contributed to slow sales.
WHAT WE LOSE: A balanced, distinctive sports car that defied labels.
MAZDA RX-8 The sharp-handling RX-8 has been, of late, the only car on the market with a rotary engine. But its high fuel and oil consumption contributed to slow sales.
WHAT WE LOSE: A balanced, distinctive sports car that defied labels.
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