Another vehicle that needs rotary power! ;-)
http://www.aeromobil.com/
-Dan G.
Quite remarkable. Unfortunately it will never make it in the US as
it does not meet
DOT car rules for all sorts of things let alone side impact. My
1973 RX2 weighed
about 2000 pounds. My 2004 RX8 weighs 3000 pounds with the same
engine weight
and a smaller body thanks to the draconian and do good wacko
Democrats :) This extra
weight results in 15% worse MPG at 60 MPH where rolling resistance
is equal
to aerodynamic drag.
The Renault Clio I rented in Europe this year is about the same
size as the RX2 and larger than the RX8 with more room weighed 2100
pounds.
I don't think the death rate is any higher in Europe despite the
lack of speed limits
on the Autobahn. The Clio would do 180 clicks. Renault claims 63
MPG for the Clio.
I am sure not at 180 clicks :)
Paul Lamar
In the early '70s the emissions were "reduced" by running the engine
rich and injecting
air into the exhaust. Mazda used the thermal perverter which choked the
exhaust. Being in
Canada I built a header like RB and got their lean jets for the carb. I
had been getting
18MPG city and 21MPG highway. That is imperial. A local judge had an RX2
and was getting
19 and 22. Likely drove it a bit easier than I drove my RX3. When I got
rid of the perverter and
put the lean jets in, I went up in mileage by 5 MPG imperial. The
competing econo boxes
were not putting as much air through so did not get whacked as bad with
the fuel economy.
Damn I wish I had that RX3 now. It would be a real rocket with bigger
brakes, 15 or 16 inch
wheels and a PPort Renesis with the 6 spd trans. Add in Paul's ignition
for better economy.
RX3's were 2050 lbs in '73. Without the perverter they would be right
around 2000. Mazda
had stories in their magazine of the day about people involved in head
on crashes that survived
with minor injuries. That was before the bleeding hearts stuck their
fingers in the fun
machine. Stupid people doing stupid things will still find a way to main
or kill.
Dale Davies