Rumor: Possible FD3S Successor, 2012 Mazda RX-9
12-29-07, 01:31 AM
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Rumor: Possible FD3S Successor, 2012 Mazda RX-9
renderings of an RX-9 concept that it says would have a Wankel powerplant of somewhere around 1.8 liters, and be more oil and fuel efficient than the current generation. Power would make it to an unidentified number of wheels via a dual-clutch 6-speed transmission and limited-slip diff.
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12-29-07, 02:38 AM
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12-29-07, 04:04 AM
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Is this going to be a turbo also? 1.8L is a gigantic engine for a rotary - remember that Wankels get one combustion stroke per rev (as opposed to half per rev for a 4-stroke ICE) so it's the equivalent of 3.6L in the 4-stroke ICE. That's almost as much as the GT-R.
12-29-07, 04:52 AM
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the earlier 757 ran a highly modified 20B 3 rotor (that was only ever used in ONE production car, the Mazda (Eunos) Cosmo)
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now that would be nice.
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