MAZDA unveils New Rotary Engine Sports Car at Press Briefing

[MRnewsBot]

Tokyo Motor Show from 8:30 tomorrow October 28 (Wednesday) morning, and then USTREAM live coverage Mazda's press conference! Mazda sports concept, Don't Miss it!!

Broadcast time: October 28 (Wed.) 8:30 am ~ 8:45am (planned)
Delivery Channel: USTREAM Mazda Live TV!
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/mazdalivetv

Mazda's theme in "The 44th Tokyo Motor Show" is "Mazda open up the future of driving pleasure."
World Premiere of the concept model "Mazda sports concept" , and Japan's first published and exhibited total of 14 units, such as "Mazda Yue KOERU".

[Slipstreem]

OOOOOOO This is going to be good. So is this considered a FE? Or is the RX8 an FE and this will be a FF?

[— Phatmiata —]

The rear end looks kinda like an RX7 to me

[Slipstreem]

The rear end looks kinda like an RX7 to me

It sure does but, I was asking about the body code. FB FC FD.

[★ Unk577 ★]

I don't get why they will continue with a rotary. Yes it revs high and is compact, but it has proven inefficient and unreliable. Yes it can make decent power but at the expense of being even less reliable.
Let the dream die like an apex seal already

[— Hammerhead —]

I don't get why they will continue with a rotary. Yes it revs high and is compact, but it has proven inefficient and unreliable. Yes it can make decent power but at the expense of being even less reliable.
Let the dream die like an apex seal already

LOL! But Bro, t'll have SKYACTIV tech!

[— Dandy —]

The rotary isn't inefficient from a power output standpoint. However, it is fuel inefficient and isn't the most environmental friendly due partially to higher than average oil consumption. However, there has been talk of a rotary hybrid. If Mazda engineers can figure out how to lower fuel and oil consumption through hybrid or other technology, they could have a real game changer. Even if Mazda never brings another rotary to market; what the engineers learn from developing the technology always has the potential to be groundbreaking. I'm excited to see what they show us.

Never forget . . .


The countdown clock is indicating 7:30pm eastern (8:30pm central).

[pnoy1duh]

Mazda RX-Vision

[pnoy1duh]

Watch the stream NOW!!!!

[pnoy1duh]

Holy Jesus...that's beautiful....like a Japanese SLS AMG

[— Dandy —]

[— Dandy —]

The two-door, two-seat coupé is described as being “Mazda’s vision for the ultimate in front-engine, rear-wheel drive sports car styling,” and is said to represent “a vision for the future that harbours the soul of the Mazda brand.”


Key to the concept is its next-generation rotary engine. Dubbed SkyActiv-R, Mazda says it has been able to solve three key issues with previous rotary engines – fuel economy, emissions and reliability. Exact power outputs and specifications have not yet been revealed.


"One day rotary will make a comeback. This gives form to our brand's vision of the future. It expresses our intention to make rotary. Many issues to overcome but we will continue efforts. We're working steadily. Keep your eyes on Mazda."


Speaking to Autocar on the eve of the Tokyo show, Mazda’s head of research and development Kiyoshi Fujiwara said: “People think rotary can not meet modern Eco demands. The SkyActiv engineers worked on rotary and have made it cutting edge tech. It is an essential part of our DNA and it just be passed onto future engineers. It is synonymous with the brand. Some time in the future it will return and be called SkyActiv-R."


"We want to have good communication with our fans on the concept. I'd like to know how great their expectations are. R&D are working very hard - the targets are strict, rotary engines have lots of issues, and we need to solve each of them. It's not just emissions, it's performance as well, and making it easy to maintain. A rotary engine is a difficult engine to solve all these problems.

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/mo...ncept-revealed

[— Vegard —]

So good!

[— Phatmiata —]

Thanks for the photos guys!!

[radmachine]

Much excite. Such futuristic brap.