How the Upcoming Mazda RX-9 Will Keep the Spirit of the Rotary Engine Alive

Re:How the Upcoming Mazda RX-9 Will Keep the Spirit of the R... by stodor89 on Tuesday October 03, 2023 @11:25AM (#37753153)

> The principal flaw of the rotary engine was inefficient combustion, which led to poor fuel efficiency and emissions issues.

Wasn't the principal flaw of the rotary engine that it tends to die?

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Re:How the Upcoming Mazda RX-9 Will Keep the Spirit of the R... by jacquesm on Tuesday October 03, 2023 @11:29AM (#37753199)

Seals are/were the big issue.

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Re:How the Upcoming Mazda RX-9 Will Keep the Spirit of the R... by flashback2199 on Tuesday October 03, 2023 @11:53AM (#37753551)

I had the same thought. Nobody wants to touch those used rx-8's with a 10 foot pole. But I guess that doesn't matter so much for people who don't care about the trade in value down the road. Which is a surprisingly high percentage of new car buyers I've observed.

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Re:How the Upcoming Mazda RX-9 Will Keep the Spirit of the R... by pwython on Tuesday October 03, 2023 @01:14PM (#37754760)

I so was hyped for the RX8 back in 2003. For its time it looked pretty cool and the interior layout was even better. But I kept hearing about the reliability issues after just a couple of years. So I ended up going with a 6spd Nissan 350Z instead. That car was solid as a rock, and man did that VQ engine sound beautiful. I wish Mazda didn't half-ass the RX8, as the RX7 was such a classic.

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