Return of the Rotary?

[bmatharu]

Yeah I agree. Needs to be hotter than the BRZ...but GTR level indicates high cost which is just a bit rubbish really. Ideal situation is BRZ price point with a step up in performance, achieved through FD style light weight and superior power. If Mazda gets this engine right, rotary uptake could end up being a lot higher than in the past

[Grant Monkhouse]

If they make a new rx7 then I think it would be a rival for the 370Z for price range and performance. 30,000 brand new, 300+ HP but the Z will be 4 years old by the time the rotary is released at the earliest.

Hmm, it should be better than the toybaru thing though.

[jetpilot]

Yeah I agree. Needs to be hotter than the BRZ...but GTR level indicates high cost which is just a bit rubbish really. Ideal situation is BRZ price point with a step up in performance, achieved through FD style light weight and superior power. If Mazda gets this engine right, rotary uptake could end up being a lot higher than in the past

I think it will need a good few years of production and success for people to have faith in a rotary. or should i say, the masses to have faith.

I actually quite like the fact rotaries are frowned upon and not for the masses to be honest!

What was the original FD price point in the UK, £32k, 20 years ago, that was a lot of money, still is even by todays standards. I dont see any reason why they couldnt roll something out to compete with the GTR. The GTR has always had the reputation for being a fast car, but a car which was fast due to its computer trickery rather than its driver.

The GT86 is being heralded because of its back to basics approach, so yes please to a new version of the Rx7 in a Furai body please!

[oyvindjs]

RELEASE THE KRAKEN!!!!! Uhm, the Furai i mean!  As it looks now, please... cause that thing is really making my pants move around...!  The headlights and front... the rear roof.....GAWD!

[re japi]

I have been wondering why Mazdas new rotary is taking so long to come on sale. Maybe its just that they want to "over engineer" that new motor...

[Ricco_04]

IIRC the fd came out with a £37,000 price tag in the uk (bearing in mind this was 1992 as well!). When Porsche released their new motor, Mazda slashed the price down to £28,500!!  The government didn\'t like this and ordered Mazda to pay the difference back - another reason they stopped officially importing into the uk as early as 1995!

Anyway, this new engine sounds like it is going to be a serious improvement (if it is to be believed) so I can\'t wait to see what the new motor is going to be like (probably more so than the car they will put it in!)