Thread: Curious: who would buy a new RX7?
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Old 04-16-2009, 03:45 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Forrest View Post
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Rotary, 1.3 Liter
232 @ 8500 RPM
159 @ 5500 RPM
16 mpg City / 22 mpg Hwy
Curb Weight 3064 lbs.

The only thing impressive with those facts i listed is the 1.3L can achieve that power, but actualy owning it, i think thats a different story.

Not impressed with this current rotary design.

Maybe new one is better? but i am going to dout it.

All i can see is a 1.6L engine getting 14/20 MPG and still not being faster than any other car. Then again what do i know im a novice to this stuff.
That's a smaller engine in a bigger car introduced in 2003. We are talking about the RX7 that significantly boosts power AND significantly reduces weight. Whether they can actually make those numbers is a different story. We heard all kinds of rumors of the 370Z being under 3000 lbs before it's launch. The RX7 does get to chop out the back seats so it should be a good bit lighter in any case.
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