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The rotaries are strong and fast but quite troublesome. I spent half hour last night trying to help a buddy resolve some issues on his RX-7. I think he has had at least 10 Mazda rotaries - I’ve just had one, very briefly.
I do like the look of the Cosmo
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Do you remember? Mazda Cosmo.
Rotative engine, and a very special design.
What do you see, here? Italian Design, or something borrowed to the Corvettes?
I must admit I quite love it.
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Nicolas
PS: Credit pictures; Car and Classic.
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Beautiful. It does make me think of what a European version of an early Stingray would perhaps look like.
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There were some exciting ones, such as the RX7 and RX8. There were very interesting, too.
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Love the Cosmo! Mazda has always been a fantastic innovative company. IMHO the BMW of Japan as they've always put a lot of emphasis on driving dynamics. I've lusted after one since
the R-100 (just after the Cosmo), finally bought one a year ago and love it! Cars for people who like to drive!
Borrowed more from Ford Thunderbird, I think
The rotaries are strong and fast but quite troublesome. I spent half hour last night trying to help a buddy resolve some issues on his RX-7. I think he has had at least 10 Mazda rotaries - I’ve just had one, very briefly.
I do like the look of the Cosmo
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I've always thought the design simplicity of the Wankle was amazing but it has big durability challenges. Its thirsty and must use some oil (by design). You absolutely must keep all aspects &
components in the cooling system in top shape (water pump, hoses, everything). One overheating episode will usually warp the "barrel" ending the life of that engine. The four rotor Mazda 787B that won Le Mans ('91)
was a mind blowing race car! Little ole Mazda took that engine design further than any other manufacturer.
Yes, I was aware of the high fuel consumption, indeed. I didn't know there were some reliability issues...
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What a beautiful car...
...my grandfather had a coupe version, not this sporty model. It was a manual transmission, and I remember it being a very quiet car. It had a big enough trunk to carry two golf bags : )
Naaah, I didn't the the link with Lotus, and I am quite obsessed by Lotus. ;)
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