Mazda to Unveil New Sports Car Concept at Tokyo Motor Show

Vat · Postby **Vat** » Wed Oct 28, 2015 7:05 pm

Rolley wrote:I'll bet it won't come in at sub $50k.

Beautiful lines though!

Figure of $70k plus was mentioned.

speed · Postby **speed** » Wed Oct 28, 2015 7:11 pm

Must say, this is the first hybrid that I've been excited about!

rjastra2 · Postby **rjastra2** » Fri Oct 30, 2015 1:02 am

speed wrote:
Is about 19 mm longer then a series 2/3, so should fit in the garage nicely.

Notice the width? its wider than a Commodore.

speed · Postby **speed** » Fri Oct 30, 2015 8:05 am

Yep.. and those tyres!

Black_Penguin · Postby **Black_Penguin** » Fri Oct 30, 2015 9:22 am

They have said that the proportions were exaggerated. It is only a concept after all. I'd expect any production model to be a bit less dramatic.

rjastra2 · Postby **rjastra2** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 11:02 am

INteresting discussion of why this will never happen

http://blogs.motortrend.com/mazda_rx_vi ... _news.html

project.r.racing · Postby **project.r.racing** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 3:15 pm

I'd tend to agree with that article. But it would be great to be proven wrong this time.

I still reckon the next RX should just be a turbo'ed MX with wider track, wider wheel arches, wider wheels, bigger brakes and a hardtop.

I would love a wankel, but it is time for it to do like the dodo.

Vat · Postby **Vat** » Sun Nov 01, 2015 11:59 am

I think the rotary's future is as the onboard generator for a city car hybrid, much like the Chevrolet Volt. If not used as the primary drive engine, but rather to top up energy storage, the motor does not need to be revved hard, taking away your fuel and oil consumption issues, and the engine has huge packaging advantages (as the RX-8 the). It's interesting Mazda have not announced the details of the engine - I thought it would be announced as a package similar to that, acting as a bit of a showcase for future hybrid tech

Dan · Postby **Dan** » Sun Nov 01, 2015 12:19 pm

project.r.racing wrote:I'd tend to agree with that article. But it would be great to be proven wrong this time.

I still reckon the next RX should just be a turbo'ed MX with wider track, wider wheel arches, wider wheels, bigger brakes and a hardtop.

I would love a wankel, but it is time for it to do like the dodo.

Yeh I agree completely. Tin top rather than hardtop though.

There is a Z4 M that parks on the street near my place. I always look at it and think how awesome it would be to have a Mazda equivalent with a turbo or supercharger.

The size tyres it has on it impressed me, it runs 255's which barely stick out which surprised me for such a small car.

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lizard · Postby **lizard** » Sun Nov 01, 2015 3:26 pm

After driving a Tesla S for 2 days I know where the future is and wont be happy till I get one
Just think what a MX5 with the Tesla S technology would be like to own and drive .

rjastra2 · Postby **rjastra2** » Sun Nov 01, 2015 11:28 pm

lizard wrote:After driving a Tesla S for 2 days I know where the future is and wont be happy till I get one
Just think what a MX5 with the Tesla S technology would be like to own and drive .

heard of the Tesla Roadster? Extrapolate that to the MX5... just find somewhere to put the batteries and add 300kg.

Postby **orx626** » Tue Nov 03, 2015 8:51 pm

A video and a selection of photos from last Friday.

My personal favourite.

Cheers,
Danny

speed · Postby **speed** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 8:32 am

Any deets on the engine yet?

Have read other reports talking rx9 with the mention of a turbo and further articles talking hybrid.

Can anyone confirm both forced induction and hybrid?

Black_Penguin · Postby **Black_Penguin** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 10:23 am

As far as I know Mazda gave no firm details about the exact power train. So my best guess is that everyone is guessing what's under the hood.
Seeing as Madza is still working on getting the rotary to meet emissions standards it may be a while yet before we know.

Lokiel · Postby **Lokiel** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 11:07 am

With a nose that long, they could fit 3 x triple rotaries inline under the hood, you'd need a forward camera for driving and parking, and in the case of a front-on collision, you'd have time to calmly unbuckle your seatbelt and get out before the cabin was compromised.