[wes.coleman]

SPEED has the low-down on the new RX-7. 1.6 liter turbocharged 2-rotor Wankel rotary. It looks damn good too! This has "my first post-college car" written all over it

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[AndyRx7]

Meh... there have been rumours and drawings and news articles floating around for years; I won't believe it until I see it. That said, I really hope I see it.

 

[Uncle Erik]

I'll keep my fingers crossed. Love the current wheels, but a new RX-7 would be difficult to resist.

 

[Homeless]

That thing is ugly....

 

[Sarchi]

I have two Mazdas...they're the coolest car company around these days. Good for them if they bring back the 7.

 

[fureshi]

looking forward to it! i sold my FD last Feb and am still regretting it. this far out, it'll be interesting to see how far the actual car's design will be from these concept photos.

 

[jmmtn4aj]

Holy crap. Sexy.

 

[XxATOLxX]

It looks like an Opel Roadster where someone pulled the eyelids back. I think the FD3S looked much better.

 

[Joshatdot]

meh..

My fav RX7's are the 2nd gen.

 

[Sheynkman]

i really liked the look of the rx8... I just wished it had a bit more oomph and no reliability problems!

 

[skyline889]

Rotaries and no reliability problems don't ever go in the same sentence.

 

[wes.coleman]

Quote:

Originally Posted by skyline889 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Rotaries and no reliability problems don't ever go in the same sentence.

You know what they say about cars:

Fast. Reliable. Cheap.
Pick two.
For rotaries and Italian cars, pick one.

 

[Audio-Fi]

Rotary engine fail within 2 years or less.

 

[Duggeh]

Remember chaps, Mazda is owned by Ford these days.

I rather like the RX-8, and it certainly sold much better than the RX-7. In the UK anyway. But yeah those Wankels need lots of oil to keep them going. That screaming noise at umpteen million revs is giggle inducing though.

 

[HiGHFLYiN9]

I'm very proud of Mazda for continuing in the development of Wankel engines, however I don't think I'd ever buy one as a main vehicle.

If my understanding is correct, if a rotary engine had nearly as much R&D as the piston-based engines we all have in of our cars, they'd be much more reliable due to the significantly lower parts count.