by "whatuptkhere" (whatuptkhere)
Published 12/01/2017 at 20:29
by "whatuptkhere" (whatuptkhere)
Published 12/01/2017 at 20:29
Tags: turbo
; mx5
; mx-5
; nd
; nd miata
; miata
; nd mx-5
; mazda
; rotary
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As far as the car scene goes, it honestly feels like time is running out. Autonomous cars march ever closer, automakers are obsessed with pumping out ever blander crossovers, and stocks of 90s JDM metal aren’t going to last us forever.
If you’re in the market for an affordable but powerful Japanese two door, your options are... the 370Z. It’s long in the tooth and not particularly quick by cutting edge standards, and beyond that you’re looking at GT-R or NSX money. Mazda, Mitsubishi, and Toyota have all left this realm, with the new Supra the only hope on the horizon, again likely well beyond a reasonable price point.
In this climate, the idea of Mazda launching a new rotary powered platform is simply ridiculous. It’s just never, ever going to happen. I know, I’m hurting too.
I sorta have this dream that late in its life, we’ll be blessed with either a turbo or rotary ND MX-5. A proper one, with big power, not like the NB special editions.
Yes, it would be somewhat heretical to the heritage of the model. I’ve long thought that the MX-5 is slow on purpose because it’s largely bought by old men with toupées who don’t want to get scared when they brush the throttle.
But it would be a glorious way to end the age of internal combustion. It’s pointless to even consider a rotary, really. They’d never pass modern emissions standards, but damn, imagine what the world would be like if the rotary had another 30 years of development behind it.
The only legitimate way I could see the MX-5 getting big power would be if they somehow got a hookup from Ford with the Ecoboost. That I’d like to see, very much.
Anyway, don’t mind me. Just dreaming out loud on a Saturday morning...
"John Norris (AngryDrifter)" (angrydrifter)
12/01/2017 at 21:03, STARS: 0
Well the car companies respond to the market. If there was market demand form more than you and a handful of others perhaps Mazda would bring back the RX-7. Horsepower seems pretty easy to come by these days.
"syaieya" (syaieya)
12/01/2017 at 21:11, STARS: 1
If they just put a turbo 6 into the body of the RX concept that’s floating about and called it a MX7 I’d be more than happy to sign up my dollars
"415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)" (415s30)
12/01/2017 at 21:16, STARS: 0
The “Supra”/BMW will be above the Nissan Z level I’m sure.
"Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen" (distraxi)
12/01/2017 at 21:48, STARS: 1
I’m not even bothered about the turbo. That body’s just screaming out for a rev-happy twin cam straight 6.
"whatuptkhere" (whatuptkhere)
12/01/2017 at 23:51, STARS: 0
Yeah, I strongly suspect it’ll be up around the GT-R’s price range.
"whatuptkhere" (whatuptkhere)
12/01/2017 at 23:52, STARS: 0
Just give it some POWARRRRRR
"whatuptkhere" (whatuptkhere)
12/01/2017 at 23:52, STARS: 0
Yeah. My theory is that decades of low wage growth and increasing wealth inequality has meant that it’s much harder for the everyman to afford a sportscar.
"wafflesnfalafel" (wafflesnfalafel1)
12/02/2017 at 00:17, STARS: 0
My theory is that the bro-truck killed the “affordable” performance coupe. You don’t have families buying either - it’s somewhat financially well off, frequently single folks that want something “cool”. The solution is to make bro-trucks uncool, right? Then that market goes back to buying performance coupes - problem solved.