2012 Mazda RX-7

[ice_mann]

http://consumerguideauto.howstuffworks. ... a-rx74.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Sleeper6]

If anything that would probably be an rx8, I doubt mazda would rerelease the rx7 after already using the rx8 as its replacement. And besides I doubt they could support 2 rotorary platforms, its just not a suitable engine for the everyday customer.

[ice_mann]

I've read on more than one source that Mazda "might" be replacing the rx-8 with the 2012 rx-7. Rather than calling it the rx-9 they wanted to use the rx-7 name as kind of a throwback.

http://www.motorauthority.com/blog/1041 ... -test-mule" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/m ... 57405.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.autoevolution.com/news/2012- ... 14878.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.roadandtrack.com/future-cars ... mazda-rx-7" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[RS_OBD'oh_2]

here is hoping this one actually has power. The 8 was a let down.

[ice_mann]

The 8 was a huge let down but so far so far the numbers look pretty good.
260HP
200ft/lbs.
3100lbs. (a little heavy)

I just hope that they are accurate.

[seanyd08]

Sorry to say but that car looks like a--. I hate it. I love the series 7 rx7 style, or better yet the series 4. I know its a concept, but my god that thing is ugly

[Ryan]

Which one? that mangled 6, or the Furai, or the Taiki?

[ice_mann]

All of them!!! lol. I definatly agree that the car is FUGLY but then again most new cars are, but at the bare minimum they fixed the anemic performance numbers of the rx-8.

[SteeleMX3]

FURAI = NOM NOM NOM

also, this kabura/rx7 seems like it could be a redemption from the 8, hopefully the specs stay where they're at now (maybe a little weight reduction).

[2RotorsNaDream]

The 8 was a huge let down but so far so far the numbers look pretty good.
260HP
200ft/lbs.
3100lbs. (a little heavy)

I just hope that they are accurate.

Those are specs for a car that will put down about the same numbers as an RX-8. Either way it doesnt matter, a new RX-7 will never see the light of day. These are just the same rumors that have been floating around since the early 2000s.

[Nd4SpdSe]

Just a fake posting. The next gen rotary is suppose to be the 16x anyway, so the next gen rotary being a 1.3 is false

[Ryan]

Agreed, false. My mech just went for Mazda 2 training, coming out this next year. he knew about it coming last year. If this were so, he'd know.

[DeadMaker]

The new rx7 car is awful..
I don't understand why every new replacement model is worst from the older model.
Don't these guys have eyes to see??

[Sleeper6]

The new rx7 car is awful..
I don't understand why every new replacement model is worst than the older model.
Don't these guys have eyes to see??

hmm looking at that makes me want to put rx7 mirrors on mine...

[ice_mann]

I know that the car is FUGLY and I don't mean to sound defensive, but if this was a fake post why is that there are several reputable sources saying that the new rx-7 is a maybe. I agree that the "new" rotary is not a 1.3L but there are several other reputable sources that have set the record straight:

"The 2012 RX-7 (FE model perhaps) will be powered by the all-new 16X rotary engine; an evolution of the award-winning Renesis 13B found in the RX-8." (http://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/m ... 57405.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)

"Despite reports that the RX-8 will be the last car to have a rotary engine, we at R&T have received information directly from Japanese Mazda execs that the death of the rotary has been greatly exaggerated, and that the company is planning to introduce a new rotary-powered car in the near future. Apparently, there’s a team of engineers currently working on a drastically improved version of the Renesis 2-rotor dubbed the 16X (displayed at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show). Mazda U.S. had no comment on the subject." (http://www.roadandtrack.com/future-cars ... mazda-rx-7" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)