Mazda Could Still Build A Production RX Vision With A Rotary Engine
When Mazda revealed its stunning RX Vision concept last year, we dared to believe a production version might be built. Hell, Mazda even hinted that it was a strong possibility. It’s pretty much been a case of radio silence since then, so is it still on the agenda? Judging by Topgear.com’s interview with Mazda Design Director Tom Rice at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa D’Este - where the concept was displayed - it’s still looking like it could happen.
“We’d love to build it,” Rice confirms, adding: “[At] an event like this, you’re together with Aston Martins, classic Ferraris and so on, and in a sense, we feel like we’re guests and we don’t really belong…But everyone is telling us that it doesn’t matter, because the RX is so beautiful. They say: don’t worry about anything, just go and build it”. So Mazda wants to built it, but will it actually go and do it? It’s all down to the engine.
While the concept is just a show car and not a runner, its low bonnet was penned with a rotary engine in mind. And a new rotary engine hasn’t been ruled out. “We didn’t just leave it [the rotary engine] with the RX-8….In the back rooms at Mazda, we’re still developing it, and when the world’s ready to buy another rotary, we’ll be ready to provide it.”
So, do you feel ready, world? Make enough noise and Mazda might at last make this thing…
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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If they can they better f*cking do it
If mazda would have made the jaguar f-type ^
Braaaaaaap
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What about this new Silvia S16 I’m hearing rumors about ( •_•)
Keep dreaming with me my friend. They won’t make the iDX they won’t make anything great again. They say their sporty car now is the juke nismo… Like what are they thinking over there? They need to bring light weight four cylinder turbo back!
What about a 4cyl mustang? Nearly the same thing isnt it.
“Make enough noise”.People will buy Mazda rx7s now and straight pipe them then get poor and don’t have enough money to buy the upcoming RX
“Brap is love, Brap is life”
PLEASE DON’T SCREW THIS UP MAZDA!!!!!
My buddy still has the best idea for this car in my opinion. Have a base model 2.5 without a turbo MX 2.5 (185hp), a model with the 2.5 then a turbo MX 2.5T (240hp easy), then the RX7 whatever liter rotary with turbo pleeease to compete with whatever cars they decide. What do you guys think?
+Six years
Well…So let me get this straight……Mazda’s Design Directors name is Tom “Rice”????????…….man them Mazda’s never even stood a chance….