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Originally Posted by Mouse
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I'm all for a rotary Miata (RX-5?), and for a new RX-8 (or 7!), but here's what the Mazda CEO actually SAID in that link:
"Production of the
RX-8 does stop in 2012 but what comes after that
I'm not in a position to say.
But I have been saying everywhere that
we will continue research on the rotary engine. We will not extinguish the flame of the rotary engine.
That
kind of product is iconic for our brand. So the current MX-5 or RX-8 we have decided in the future to maintain
that type of [sports car] product.
I can't say, however, that they will be separate ... they
may be merged into one.[We] can't rule out the
possibility [of a rotary-powered MX-5]."