10-27-2015, 09:57 AM
|
#253 | |||
|
Hail Magnet
Join Date: Jun 2012
Drives: Firestorm FR-S: "Artemis"
Location: Cleveland, OH
Posts: 4,578
Thanks: 3,386
Thanked 3,195 Times in 1,633 Posts
Mentioned: 43 Post(s)
|
Quote:
__________________
Quote:
Quote:
|
|||
|
|
|
10-27-2015, 10:24 AM
|
#254 | |
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2014
Drives: BANNED FOR TELLING THE TRUTH
Location: MODS ARE ON A POWER TRIP
Posts: 3,447
Thanks: 7,830
Thanked 3,022 Times in 1,409 Posts
Mentioned: 38 Post(s)
|
Quote:
|
|
|
|
|
| The Following User Says Thank You to funwheeldrive For This Useful Post: | HunterGreene (10-27-2015) |
|
10-27-2015, 10:27 AM
|
#255 | ||
|
Junior Senior with Cheese
Join Date: Aug 2014
Drives: BRZ
Location: Nowhere
Posts: 3,006
Thanks: 6,837
Thanked 7,049 Times in 2,345 Posts
Mentioned: 13 Post(s)
|
Quote:
Quote:
|
||
|
|
|
| The Following User Says Thank You to ScoobsMcGee For This Useful Post: | DarkSunrise (10-27-2015) |
|
10-27-2015, 10:53 AM
|
#256 | |
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
Drives: 2019 MX-5 RF GT-S, 2002 Miata LS
Location: Chantilly, VA
Posts: 154
Thanks: 107
Thanked 129 Times in 70 Posts
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
|
Quote:
|
|
|
|
|
|
10-27-2015, 12:33 PM
|
#257 |
|
Wayward Member
Join Date: May 2012
Drives: Hot Lava 86
Location: Bust of Pallas
Posts: 3,336
Thanks: 1,669
Thanked 2,312 Times in 1,386 Posts
Mentioned: 50 Post(s)
|
I wonder if it being Skyactiv will make it more reliable. I really don't want to discount a Mazda sports car just because of it's engine, but I'm also not the most mechanically inclined person. Rotary makes me nervous.
__________________
 |
|
|
|
|
10-27-2015, 01:23 PM
|
#258 | |||
|
Hail Magnet
Join Date: Jun 2012
Drives: Firestorm FR-S: "Artemis"
Location: Cleveland, OH
Posts: 4,578
Thanks: 3,386
Thanked 3,195 Times in 1,633 Posts
Mentioned: 43 Post(s)
|
Quote:
Secondly, "reliable" is a interesting term to use here. The Wankel engines used in the RX-7 and 8 (in fact, all the way back to the 3) only had 3 moving parts, as opposed to the hundreds in a standard reciprocal engine (I'm going from memory here, so I apologize if I get something wrong). As it goes, the less moving parts, the more consistent something would be (and why you could rev rotaries to 9k without too many issues). The problem before was the seals giving out around the 100k mark, which essentially required an engine rebuild. When my dad had his RX-8, the biggest problems he had with the car was the occasional flooding (user-caused) and oil consumption (which was normal for the Renesis 13b). The only reason he got rid of it was because he was approaching the 100k mark and didn't want to deal with the cost of a seal replacement. If Mazda has engineered a way around the seal issue, or have a new way of handling this situation, they will have a massive hit on their hands.
__________________
Quote:
Quote:
|
|||
|
|
|
| The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to HunterGreene For This Useful Post: |
|
10-27-2015, 02:26 PM
|
#259 |
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2015
Drives: Mazda3
Location: Toronto, Canada
Posts: 126
Thanks: 47
Thanked 57 Times in 40 Posts
Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
|
There's a live feed on the event. Too bad I will be busy at the time.
|
|
|
|
|
10-27-2015, 03:05 PM
|
#260 | |
|
-
Join Date: Nov 2012
Drives: '13 FRS - STX
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 10,384
Thanks: 13,790
Thanked 9,502 Times in 5,013 Posts
Mentioned: 94 Post(s)
|
Yussss
May not keep my 86 forever after all.
__________________
Quote:
|
|
|
|
|
| The Following User Says Thank You to strat61caster For This Useful Post: | Decay107 (10-27-2015) |
|
10-27-2015, 04:42 PM
|
#261 |
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
Drives: 91 Toyota Supra 16 Nissan Versa
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Posts: 955
Thanks: 365
Thanked 444 Times in 246 Posts
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
|
just two hours and 50 mins to go
__________________
The FRS/BRZ was not meant to be a world beating car, it was not meant to be an extremely fast car, nor a powerful car, but a well balanced fun car.
|
|
|
|
|
10-27-2015, 04:47 PM
|
#262 | |
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2014
Drives: BRZ
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 3,052
Thanks: 1,773
Thanked 2,451 Times in 1,271 Posts
Mentioned: 79 Post(s)
|
Quote:
|
|
|
|
|
|
10-27-2015, 04:49 PM
|
#263 |
|
Waited 5 years for this
Join Date: Jan 2012
Drives: '18 MX-5 Club
Location: IL
Posts: 1,257
Thanks: 901
Thanked 801 Times in 281 Posts
Mentioned: 8 Post(s)
|
That's exciting news. I hope they make it the new Supra price range. Not the new NSX price range. Maybe then I can afford one by the time I retire... :p
|
|
|
|
|
10-27-2015, 04:52 PM
|
#264 |
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2015
Drives: Mazda3
Location: Toronto, Canada
Posts: 126
Thanks: 47
Thanked 57 Times in 40 Posts
Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
|
|
|
|
|
| The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to ottoyu34 For This Useful Post: | Sigh-on-Rice (10-27-2015), strat61caster (10-27-2015) |
|
10-27-2015, 04:52 PM
|
#265 | |
|
Waited 5 years for this
Join Date: Jan 2012
Drives: '18 MX-5 Club
Location: IL
Posts: 1,257
Thanks: 901
Thanked 801 Times in 281 Posts
Mentioned: 8 Post(s)
|
Quote:
|
|
|
|
|
|
10-27-2015, 07:28 PM
|
#266 |
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
Drives: 91 Toyota Supra 16 Nissan Versa
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Posts: 955
Thanks: 365
Thanked 444 Times in 246 Posts
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
|
1 more minute(according to the timer)
__________________
The FRS/BRZ was not meant to be a world beating car, it was not meant to be an extremely fast car, nor a powerful car, but a well balanced fun car.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Similar Threads
|
||||
| Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
| Official: Nissan Concept 2020 Vision Gran Turismo revealed, hints future R36 GT-R | vh_supra26 | Other Vehicles & General Automotive Discussions | 42 | 01-17-2016 02:28 AM |
| Fs: Brand New BRZ OLM Vision LED Fog Lights | ucsmfu | Canada Classifieds | 12 | 03-12-2015 05:22 PM |
| I have tunnel vision: 2004+ BMW 330ci ZHP | D4ng3r | Other Vehicles & General Automotive Discussions | 3 | 08-24-2012 08:54 PM |
| Mazda MX-5 Yusho concept introduced at AMI Leipzig | quik1987 | Other Vehicles & General Automotive Discussions | 6 | 06-27-2012 04:36 PM |
| 2010 Mazda Shinari Concept | WingsofWar | Other Vehicles & General Automotive Discussions | 18 | 09-07-2010 06:42 PM |
ND
2013 Scion FR-S
