Jorsher

I don't understand why they don't put a more powerful engine, like this one, in their "sports car"






http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YMcE-01sJs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEOHn7rspsk

Sounds a little crazy, the original concept had an all glass roof. This one has a 3-rotor 450hp wankel.

Looks pretty damn weird but I dig the flat black.

kain

you mean the new rx7 AKA the rx9?

o, hm... thats for the 16g.

Jorsher

No, I mean the slow ---- RX8 they have now. The RX9 is just a rumor with a few photochopped pictures floating around and a speculated 2012 release. This is a completely different vehicle that's supposed to be in production sometime and they already have working prototypes (as you can see).

RX7 was cool, RX8 was kinda disappointing IMO. Friend's brother bought a brand new one and it wasn't that impressive although he thought it was the ----. It was rated at 240hp (or around there) and I remember reading a couple magazine articles talking about how they dynoed at less than that.

If the rx8 does come out, it'll probably be a sporty sedan while this thing becomes their sport vehicle.

kain

did iq's just drop sharply when i was away?
the rx8 was nothing more than a platform for the engine.

and the engines do actually make that kind of horsepower. you cant actually measure it unless the car is moving cus it can tell when its moving or not, so it throttles the power down. it thinks its doing a burnout so to speak.

i was recently at downing atlanta where they had a stock renesis engine in one of their race cars. fully tuned with a motec stand alone it was runing about 280 HP. that's Bridgeport territory. and to think, it was just a stock engine.

this is just a race concept. nothing more. you think they will have a green 3 rotor renesis engine making 450 wheel HP runing the streets?

no

this thing doesnt even run on gasoline.

Jorsher

I don't know, has your IQ gone down?

DSC can be turned off so the sensors would have no effect on "tuning down" the engine on a dyno. I highly doubt magazines are going to risk their reputation by pissing off mazda enthusiasts by not doing something that takes a few seconds.

Did your reading comprehension go down or do you just not have any?

Please show me where I stated they would use this exact engine and setup in a production vehicle. I am aware they can make more power (O RLY?!), I said they should put a more powerful engine in their "sports cars" and I bet whenever this goes to production it will be faster than the RX8 they have now.

RacingTiger

I dont believe you, I think you're lying

Jorsher

shhh don't tell.

I know this sportier looking vehicle will most likely get a slower, weaker engine

Wank.a.lot

last i remember mazda had to allow customers to return the rx8 if they wanted cause of false advertising.
mazda said it makes x amount of hp and that was a lie. customers had a certain amount of time to return the car.

scottsi

I seen some Bolton rx8s dynoing at 180hp while smelling like ----

joebowlr21

o snap i knew vin diesel was on this board....i knew it!

and 280hp.....big whoopty ------ doo.....that motor should have been pushing 280 factory tuned. Mazda dropped the ball on that ******....oh yea....don't forget that if u do own a rx-8...mazda will tell u the motor burns oil because thats how they built it so u have to continously add oil.....what kind of shyt is that......RX7>RX8