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Old 01-04-2012, 08:46 AM   #104
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There is some news....The MX-5 and RX-8 are to be merged into one product....MX-5 with a rotary? Finally MAZDA.

http://www.worldcarfans.com/11111303...ment-confirmed

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]."
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