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Old 05-22-2011, 02:17 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Nismoracer View Post
There's no way it will look like the first photo. More likely to look like the second one. They have a winner, it just needs to be faster and more fuel efficient. 17mpg? Needs to be 27mpg at least.
If they can just improve on the torque and mpg (both likely reasons for a possible hybrid assist setup) while keeping the car relatively light, I think the new rotary car would have much more appeal to a larger audience than the RX-8. Mazda has made it clear they are not interested in competing in the power department so I'd actually be impressed if the new rotary would come in somewhere in the 275 hp neighborhood.

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