RX7 protege on it's way..

Deutsch · 11-04-2005, 12:27 AM

exciting times these are for Japenese car fans...

from TheCarConnection.com

" Mazda's Detroit Concept Splits RX-8, Miata

Two's company and three is… very exciting news from Mazda. The Japanese firm has revealed it will add to its sportscar range with the addition of a third model to sit alongside the RX-8 and MX-5.

The car will be unveiled at January's Detroit Motor Show, and though it will be styled and badged as a concept, insiders say the two-seater hints very strongly at a production model that will go on sale around 2008. We've been told it's a mini RX-8 with a hint of MX-3, but crucially won't use the former car's rotary engine.

It will be designed and developed by Mazda North America, based inIrvine, Calif. The center's director of design, Franz von Holzhausen, said, "It's an exciting continuation of the Mazda DNA. We will offer a product that's relevant to what people want, and enters us into an arena that we have not been in before."

The designer emphasized that the car would be aimed at North American buyers. However, he admitted it has been designed so that it is "conceptually possible" for it to made right-hand-drive for fans in countries such as Britain and Japan. -Richard Yarrow "

Matt · 11-04-2005, 12:54 AM

zoom zoom.

Snake Vargas · 11-05-2005, 07:30 AM

It sounds good. Mazda is on a roll these days.

I'm not really getting my hopes up that much for anything like an RX-7 though. Hey, IMO it was overrated; join the 21st century already. Let's see something fresh.

Top Secret · 11-09-2005, 07:38 AM

Well, from what I can read into with this article is that this new model is not a new RX-7 at all - it won't even have a rotary engine.

What I'm guessing this car will be is a newer version of the MX-3/Eunos 30X.

11-04-2005, 12:27 AM	#1
Deutsch Connoisseur Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: L.A. Posts: 5,766 Thanks: 492 Thanked 673 Times in 318 Posts	RX7 protege on it's way.. exciting times these are for Japenese car fans... from TheCarConnection.com " Mazda's Detroit Concept Splits RX-8, Miata Two's company and three is… very exciting news from Mazda. The Japanese firm has revealed it will add to its sportscar range with the addition of a third model to sit alongside the RX-8 and MX-5. The car will be unveiled at January's Detroit Motor Show, and though it will be styled and badged as a concept, insiders say the two-seater hints very strongly at a production model that will go on sale around 2008. We've been told it's a mini RX-8 with a hint of MX-3, but crucially won't use the former car's rotary engine. It will be designed and developed by Mazda North America, based inIrvine, Calif. The center's director of design, Franz von Holzhausen, said, "It's an exciting continuation of the Mazda DNA. We will offer a product that's relevant to what people want, and enters us into an arena that we have not been in before." The designer emphasized that the car would be aimed at North American buyers. However, he admitted it has been designed so that it is "conceptually possible" for it to made right-hand-drive for fans in countries such as Britain and Japan. -Richard Yarrow "

11-04-2005, 12:54 AM	#2
Matt Devotee Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 2,957 Thanks: 270 Thanked 128 Times in 90 Posts	Re: RX7 protege on it's way.. zoom zoom.

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Snake Vargas Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 1,201 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: RX7 protege on it's way.. It sounds good. Mazda is on a roll these days. I'm not really getting my hopes up that much for anything like an RX-7 though. Hey, IMO it was overrated; join the 21st century already. Let's see something fresh.

11-09-2005, 07:38 AM	#4
Top Secret Advocate Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 625 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: RX7 protege on it's way.. Well, from what I can read into with this article is that this new model is not a new RX-7 at all - it won't even have a rotary engine. What I'm guessing this car will be is a newer version of the MX-3/Eunos 30X.

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