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New Mazda RX 7 coming in 2017

Mazda RX-7 coming in 2017. After a valiant struggle of ten years disappeared special Mazda RX-8 recently still from the catalog. Reason? The model collapsed under the pressure of the European emission regulations. But there is light at the end of the tunnel. 2017 which is the year of Mazdas new sports car. Again with rotary engine.

Mazdas responsible for product planning Nobuhiro Yamamoto affirms in the same breath that the new sports car again on a Wankel engine must have. For lovers must certainly great news, because the rotation is threatened with extinction and Mazda is the only manufacturer who still believe in this particular engine concept. Striking detail is the CEO of the RX-8 as a whole leaves and the RX-7 mentions spiritual predecessor of the newcomer.

Turbo or hybrid?
To the rotary engine alive is thorough R & D needed for this type of engine has its drawbacks, particularly in the area of consumption and emissions. With five years of development ahead, the choice of another rotary therefore not final, but Yamamoto announced his best to make the new engine with all environmental inspections worldwide to get. The Japanese indicating prefer not having to use all kinds of tools (turbo, hybrid). That is, it does not taste because, in his opinion, although the performance improvement but nothing to contribute to the sensation.

300 hp
Another reason that the launch takes place only in 2017, is all that the Wankel engine in that year exactly 50 years. For statements about the ability is actually too early, but to 300 hp is sought. Equally important is that their future Mazda sports coupe hot rod a serious and not too heavy. The Toyota GT86 is named therein as idol. The disadvantage of this is that Yamamoto expected that the car is more expensive than the GT86 and Subaru BRZ and even the Nissan 370Z. The technology to be developed would be simply too costly to model for a lower price in the market.