You have a litany of bad information there Barry :)

Paul,

Thanks for taking the time to answer my letter.  I never knew
rotaryeng.net and rotaryaviation.com existed.

Much of my "bad info" came from" wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazda_Wankel_engine
"All the Mazda rotary engines have been praised for their "light
weight" but there are few accounts of the actual weight. The
unmodified 2005 13B-MSP Renesis has a curb weight of 344lbs without
engine fluids (such as coolant, oil, etc), transmission (automatic
transmission weighs more than manual gearbox), carbon-fiber-composite
drive-shaft, differential weight, or any aftermarket components"

Perhaps you need to edit it.



Barry Gloger

Anybody can say anything on wikipedia :) Absolute nonsense.

They got the curb weight way wrong on the RX8.
It is around 3064 pounds as I recall. Or 3111 for the high power.
The Porsche racers complain it is too light and too fast :)
http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/displayPage.action?pageParameter=modelsSpecs&vehicleCode=RX8
It has way more room in the back seat than a Porsche Cayman
at twice the price.

Paul Lamar