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mazda rx7 will only be in our memories soon
Posted: February 9th, 2003, 11:00 am
by Sean Mandell
I know that everyone is anticipating a rx-7 revamp but I think that the mazdaspeed rx-8 is going to be better. It might have 4 doors but it doesnt look like a sedan. even carreras have 4 seats. maybe in 5 years you might see an aniversary edition of the rx-7 but I think if mazda started saying that an rx-7 is coming back, it would ruin the rx-8s parade. I will never forget the 7 but the mazdaspeed 8 helps a bit. expecially if turboed.
Re: mazda rx7 will only be in our memories soon
Posted: May 4th, 2003, 3:08 am
by NateDog
i have heard that in 2006 the RX-7 will be reborn. it will be called the RX-7 Cabrio or something like that.
Re: mazda rx7 will only be in our memories soon
Posted: May 4th, 2003, 10:33 am
by OsoSlo z28
i don't see the rx-8 having turbo's. reason is...there is NO room under that hood. the rx-8 is being marketed towards the family man sports enthusiast. i don't think it will have an affect on the rx-7 sales, especially if the new rx-7 is still a 2-seater.
Re: mazda rx7 will only be in our memories soon
Posted: November 7th, 2003, 1:42 pm
by Etienne Daoust
Mazda have succesfully bossted a Rx-8 with a Turbo to 400hp, don't you guys forget that!
A there will be a Rx-7, a convertible somewhat in between the Miata and the Rx-8. We should the the first pics a the Tokyo motor show in october 2004.
Re: mazda rx7 will only be in our memories soon
Posted: November 7th, 2003, 3:56 pm
by Custommx3
No Plans to Revive RX-7, Mazda Insists
Those expecting to glimpse a new rotary-powered Mazda sports car at the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show will be in for a serious disappointment, several senior Mazda officials tell TheCarConnection.com. It's not that the automaker isn't exploring the idea of reviving its legendary two-seater, which went out of production last year. For the moment, though, it has its corporate hands full with the new four-seat RX-8, which is just in the midst of a global launch. There's another problem, stresses Mazda Motors Board Member Steve Odell: limited production capacity for the new Renesis rotary engine. There's only capacity for 60,000 of the engines a year, he notes, around what Mazda hopes to need for the RX-8, and expanding production would be "quite difficult." Translation: extremely expensive. But there is a future for the rotary, he adds. "I'm sure we'd like" to produce other rotary-powered models, including a new RX-7, "if the demand is there." A solid hit with the new car could be the encouragement Mazda needs. -Paul A. Eisenstein
http://www.thecarconnection.com/index.asp?article=6369
<small>[ November 07, 2003, 02:57 PM: Message edited by: Custommx3 ]</small>
Re: mazda rx7 will only be in our memories soon
Posted: November 8th, 2003, 1:07 pm
by Nd4SpdSe
i though i heard something about the new Miata may have a rotary option...
Re: mazda rx7 will only be in our memories soon
Posted: November 28th, 2003, 9:11 pm
by JYOUNYA1
the Rx-8's egine is smaller and more powerful that the RX7, N/A
Re: mazda rx7 will only be in our memories soon
Posted: December 1st, 2003, 2:24 pm
by guyaverage
the Rx-8's egine is smaller and more powerful that the RX7, N/A
The Rx8's Renesis engine is the same size as every Rx7 engine since 1986 (and optional on the GSL-SE '84 and '85's).
The only smaller rotary engine was in the 1979-1985 run that had the 1.2 liter 12a. Everything since then has been the 13b 1.3 liter either in turbo, twin-turbo, or N/A.
Re: mazda rx7 will only be in our memories soon
Posted: December 3rd, 2003, 6:11 am
by mazdamaniac
Originally posted by cre8v mx3:
i don't see the rx-8 having turbo's. reason is...there is NO room under that hood.
There is enough room under the hood of my RX-8 to raise a small family.
Seriously, you could put another engine in there next to the 13b.
There is a lot of plastic stuff, but it is all fluff. You could easily put a twin in there.
However, I don't think the 13b-MSP is going to be very boost-tolerant. It is already pretty high strung.
I think I may be able to pull another 50 HP or so out of it just with tuning, though.
Re: mazda rx7 will only be in our memories soon
Posted: December 3rd, 2003, 5:57 pm
by Spydie
there is a thread (in general mazda I think) about an artical I read about Mazda planning on building a supercharged RX8.
Also rumours of an HKS turbo kit for it as well.
Re: mazda rx7 will only be in our memories soon
Posted: December 8th, 2003, 11:42 am
by Manach
Re: mazda rx7 will only be in our memories soon
Posted: December 8th, 2003, 12:11 pm
by Sonicxtacy02
that car is h0tness!
Re: mazda rx7 will only be in our memories soon
Posted: December 8th, 2003, 1:55 pm
by guyaverage
I just forwarded this post to the wife and she replied back that I need only to concern myself with the first 6 words of the 2006 Rx7 article...apparently the weather isnt the only thing chilly in Ohio today.
Re: mazda rx7 will only be in our memories soon
Posted: December 8th, 2003, 2:23 pm
by The_Great_Tonge
blaa haha
she burned you good!
Re: mazda rx7 will only be in our memories soon
Posted: December 8th, 2003, 2:54 pm
by Manach
[quote]Originally posted by guyaverage:
I just forwarded this post to the wife and she replied back that I need only to concern myself with the first 6 words of the 2006 Rx7 article...apparently the weather isnt the only thing chilly in Ohio today. 