This rumor probably got started because Mazda used an extended-frame miata to test the engine for the new RX-8.

 

I think the Z-car looks like a half-assed photoshopped Audi TT.

 

That convertible PT Cruiser looks frighteningly like what a convertible Aztek would look like...

Makes me do this ----?

 

People who work at Mazda have been leaking info to the rotary community about a rotary miata. And, contrary to what another poster said, a rotary miata would not violate the "back to basics" nature of the miata, as the renesis engine weighs 200lbs, weight being the argument against a V6. Also, the president of Mazda has said he thought there was room in the U.S. Market for a 4th gen RX-7.

The question we're all trying to answer is this: Can Mazda make a turbo Renesis pass LEV? And if so, the Renesis engine is putting out 250hp at 9000rpms, and 280 at 10,000rpms. What would a turbo Renesis put out? My guess is at least 350hp.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Jeff
[B]I'm sorry but this thing is nasty looken.

 

I heard there was to be a Mazda prototype MX-5 (Miata) Turbo in the 2001 Targa Tasmania. There are plenty of MX-5 turbos around but this was Mazda engineered car that I believe was a test vehicle. Maybe that's the way it will go.

 

The miata rumors seem doubtful to me