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08-16-2011 12:18 AM

This week Mazda announced the death of the RX-8. That means that for the first time since the Cosmo 110S debuted in 1967, there will be no rotary powered car sold anywhere in the world. Currently about 300 unsold RX-8s … Continue reading →

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Love the rx7 lucky to have this one.

Rx8 is not on the list of cars i dream to own.

looks like the article is missing

Just the link is broken the article is still up on the site

It'll be a shame if they never have anoher rotary engined sports car. Fun engines.....high-revving and a ton of power for the displacement. I had a '87 RX-7 and it was a blast. The only downside is bad fuel economy.

It'll be a shame if they never have anoher rotary engined sports car. Fun engines.....high-revving and a ton of power for the displacement. I had a '87 RX-7 and it was a blast. The only downside is bad fuel economy.

I wouldn't say that their fuel consumption is the only downside. They are also prone to live shorter lives (damn you apex seals!) and have a relatively diminutive amount of low end torque.

Don't get me wrong, they are nice cars with cool engines and very good power density, but to say the only downside is fuel consumption is simplifying the situation a bit too far.

I guess I meant to say the MAIN downside is poor fuel economy. You're right, low-end torque is not so good either. Fun cars nonetheless. I'd love to own an RX-7 FD!

Emissions are a rotary problem, too.