Comments on: Mazda RX-8 replacement to evolve current design

By: 9500rpm

9500rpm — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 15:39:30 +0000

Besides being a real hoot to drive fast, the current RX8 is a easy car for everyday use – no problem puttering around in it like a corolla. It sounds like the trade-off for the next generatin will be harder edged sports car but a bit less easy to live with day to day. It will be interesting to see where the price is pitched – around $55k as per RX8, or around $80k as per RX7 (today’s dollars).

By: Neo Utopia

Neo Utopia — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 22:17:17 +0000

I think the current RX generation looks good, with a more edgy modern look than the RX7′s more 90s smooth contoured shape which still looks modern today if small things were changed like fitting HID headlights and an iPod touch-like entertainment interface screen. But as for safety and comfort, I think I’d opt for the RX8 for long road trips.

By: MGH

MGH — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:20:28 +0000

Mmm Mazda MX8. I like the sound of that. It would be a good competitor to toyota’s possible FT-86 offering. So long as they don’t make it a convertible.

By: Robin Graves

Robin Graves — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:12:56 +0000

Turbo the chook-cooker I reckon! They love turbo’ing – but probably dont meet emissions or economy targets. If its got a piston engine then they should change the ‘RX’ to ‘MX’ or something else, RX is rotary only and should stay that way.

By: Robin Graves

Robin Graves — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:10:25 +0000

I think your wrong, Genesis looks tough and has the turbo or V6 powertrain to match. The FT-86 has a naturally aspirated VW Beetle engine – give it a turbo for the 4cyl and maybe a flat 6 and it would be a different matter.

By: Gilly

Gilly — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:52:22 +0000

Look up Mazda 16X for the true rotary fan!

By: MGH

MGH — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:34:49 +0000

As someone who cares more about performance than ‘unique engine design’, I hope that mazda will either:
Turbocharge the rotary engine or
Dump the rotary engine and chuck in the 2.3L turbo

By: Baddass

Baddass — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:25:55 +0000

No renderings or com-gens? C’mon, have some fun with it CA!

By: vid_ghost

vid_ghost — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:29:11 +0000

i would rather buy a Mazda 3 MPS if they made it in Auto!!!

By: Jamison

Jamison — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:50:17 +0000

Yanzo,
IF Toyota Australia can manage to not be “profit greedy” and charge Australians the same as US, Europe and Japan are projected to get… ($25,000 USD).
Then it would sell like hotcakes down here.

Which means, Hatches, both hot and the not-so-hot, will suffer in sales.
Many young people these days (20~35 year olds) are not in the brand new market for 70~80K cars. If Toyota Australia can sell it for under $35K, you will see it as common as your Commodor, Falcon, Camry. I bet with many customized ones within 1 year.

I still HOPE they offer a Turbo-charged one as they can capture a lot of the 50~70K priced demographic. The FT-86 is arguably the “prettiest” coupe this side of 100K… and heck it actually looks great next to the exotics still…