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RX7 Comin back?

Posted: November 20th, 2002, 7:13 pm
by cjthor
Anyone else heard about this? Read it on I think this board and on a bimmer board. Guess it all has to do with RX8 sales..

Re: RX7 Comin back?

Posted: November 20th, 2002, 7:41 pm
by Custommx3
You mean reproducing the 3rd gen Rx?

Re: RX7 Comin back?

Posted: November 20th, 2002, 7:58 pm
by cjthor
yup.

Re: RX7 Comin back?

Posted: November 21st, 2002, 3:13 am
by Guest
As far as i know the rx-8 is kinda replacing the rx-7? Theres no point in having to high-end sport cars in production.

Re: RX7 Comin back?

Posted: November 21st, 2002, 10:23 am
by David Coleman
I hear that if the RX-8 does well, then Mazda will reintroduce a rotary sports coupe to North America. Just rumour at this stage though...

Re: RX7 Comin back?

Posted: November 21st, 2002, 11:06 am
by Andrew_Pakula
Although I don't really like their "zoom, zoom" marketing campaigns they are effective, so I think Mazda could probably market the RX-7 better if it was re-introduced here.<P>Now only if Mazda could make a new MX-3 to compete with the RSX.

Re: RX7 Comin back?

Posted: November 21st, 2002, 11:49 am
by cjthor
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by David Coleman:<BR><STRONG>I hear that if the RX-8 does well, then Mazda will reintroduce a rotary sports coupe to North America. Just rumour at this stage though...</STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR> Thats what I'm talkin about. I will see if I can find the thread from bimmer.org for you guys..

Re: RX7 Comin back?

Posted: November 21st, 2002, 2:49 pm
by maldo
I doubt they will bring the current RX-7 back here as it ends production overseas right away. With all the effort Mazda is putting into racing I would anticipate at the very least a high powered miata. Mazda has teamed up with FM for 3 concept Miatae and one P5 already.

Re: RX7 Comin back?

Posted: November 21st, 2002, 4:35 pm
by nksmx-3
I red a while ago that mazda's is to be releasing 6 new cars in the near future, all based on the sports car idea starting with the new mazdaspeed Protege ans so on...<BR>so in any case the posability of a new RX-7 is always there. :)

Re: RX7 Comin back?

Posted: November 21st, 2002, 6:30 pm
by powerman_5000
I don't know if you guys heard yet but in europe they are releasing a turbocharged Mazda 6. I hope they bring the turbo version here to the states. It would be nice to see the RX-7 comeback, but I highly doubt they will bring it back here to the states. Maybe they will release some other type of rotary powered car if the RX-8 does well in sales.

Re: RX7 Comin back?

Posted: November 27th, 2002, 1:19 am
by david103
i read in car and driver a long *** time ago that mazda was strongly considering a 4th gen rx7. doubt it though.<P>dave

Re: RX7 Comin back?

Posted: November 27th, 2002, 7:29 pm
by TopGun
Miata hardtop... saw pictures of it... looks almost like an RX7... its basically a hatch/coupe version of the miata... not sure what engine is going in it... Has the BP miata done its time and they're going to move to a Rotary?<P>I understood rotaries to be bad on fuel and poor emissions. Have the improved despite their lack of presence in the market?

Re: RX7 Comin back?

Posted: November 27th, 2002, 8:06 pm
by Custommx3
I just got an email from mazda, the RX-8 will be released in the spring. So Im guessing, no RX-7 reman.

Re: RX7 Comin back?

Posted: November 29th, 2002, 12:21 pm
by macnwigs
I came across this on a "supra" forum...<P> Image