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MINI Rocketman hits the chopping block 3050 mm seems quite a large wheelbase to me! ;-))

Peugeot HX1 Concept MPV revealed ahead of Frankfurt [videos] Now someone took an ugly Golf, let a giant step on it and made an even uglier Scirocco out of it. And now Peugeot took the Scirocco, let a giant step on it and out came the HX1. The proportions are abnormal - hope this never goes to production, or I´ll have to wear peugeotglasses.

Rotary Supercars promises to beat Veyron Super Sport The Mazda Furai http://www.worldcarfans.com/10801132651/mazda-furai-debuts-in-detroit developed 450 HP from a 3 rotor engine, so the numbers of 600 HP for a 4 rotor non turbo engine, and 1200 HP for the biturbo version don´t seem out of range. Rotary engines have the best power to weight ratio, so it is natural to use them for a Hyper car. Good luck for RSC!

Mazda halts rotary engine development I don´t agree. I have my 2004 RX-8 now for 4 years and 60000 km (it had 19.000 when I bought it) and there was not one single problem with the engine, in fact no problem at all. For use of oil, it is probably 0,5 l in 1000 km, so it is not really important. Lack of torque is a fact, but that can be compensated by a clever driving style and is more than outweighed with the smooth acceleration from 2.000 to 7.500 rpm in each gear! ;-))

Mazda halts rotary engine development I own an RX-8 and I absolutely love it. The costs, especially the fuel, is what you pay for it. Good news about the halt of development is that the car´s worth will grow. But the bad news is that we will not see the new RX-7/9 soon. I was looking forward to see how the Wankel engine works with direct injection. I hope that Skyactive (but also here there is no downsizing/turbo which seems to be top of the game right now) indeed makes money so Wankel is not dead!

2012 Nissan GT-R acceleration time announced On the chart you see that 100 was reached only at the 4th index. So perhaps it is 4,0 seconds instead of 3.0?

Red Bull F1 boss Newey hospitalised after racing crash This sometimes happens with inexperienced race drivers. They forget to lock the brakes during a spin and so are put anyplace where the wheels point at the time. Beginners mistake.

2012 Mazda RX7 Revival Mule Spied for First Time As an owner of an RX-8, I am sorry to hear that Mazda reverts to the RX-7 name. Now the RX-8 will go down in history as a dead end. :-(((( Besides I doubt that the new RX-7 will be a top power car, Mazda is far too reasonable for that.

Mercedes to Debut Concept BlueZero in Detroit Anyone remember the Citroen Visa? That´s a copy of that car!

Jaguar XF Based Coupe or Roadster Plus Lightweight Sports Car On the Way As far as I know, the Mazda RX-8 uses the same platform as the XK, same as the XF. So the idea of a lightweight sports car is not unrealistic!