Mazda needs to wake up and put the rotary in the MX-5/Miata.
The expensive RX8 is still selling well despite going on being
a 3 year old car. No telling how many MX-5's they would
sell equipped with a rotary.
Mazda IS the rotary engine whether they realize it or not.
They better make the best of it and do an all aluminum
super light weight rotary engine as soon as possible.
A turbo compound version of the rotary would not hurt
as well. They can start with an easy to do hybrid car
version and cut a lot of the hybrid car weight penalty.
The turbine part could do all the juice generation :)
Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.
No, What Mazda needs is a 3-rotor sedan that will outdo the BMW 5
Series.
jd
Good idea. That will move them further up the dollar scale of
profitabilty. No replacement for displacement (unless its turbo
compound). They won't make money in the econo car market.
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Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.
What mazda needs, is to understand they can use the miata platform. MX5 and have it rotary powered
if you do it as a niche vehicle. Miatas will be base on classic sports cars of yesteryear. The way
the original miata was.This is what made It so wildly successful.
The classic styling and demphasizing
of the rotary engine in advertising. Will keep a rotary powered Maita distinct from the Rx7 so you
have something like "what makes Mazda speed Maita special" ? Adherence to classic sports car
engineering Principles of a light weight chassie and a light high output motor; postion midship
and styling second to none. See you didn't have to mention a rotary engine once. The new rule of
thumb will be miatas have light weight motors and power to weight ratios second to none. Rx7'S have
rotary engines .
Mx5 will be the roadster anybody can aford. The Mazda speed classic GT coup will take over much
of the mission of the old Rx7. The new RX7 will be the forward looking technology flagship for
mazda( read high end ). I'd like to see aluminum chassie, motor and styling by Pininfarina. That's
right folks this is one hard core get it done line up.This is what it will take to win market share
now and in the future.
Please pass on to mazda.
Clifton
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