# How true is this? RX7 to return 2017
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-true-is-this-rx7-to-return-2017/226904
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive
**Created:** [October 31, 2012, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-true-is-this-rx7-to-return-2017/226904 "2012-10-31T08:32:54Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@yamba6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yamba6)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2012, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-true-is-this-rx7-to-return-2017/226904/1 "2012-10-31T08:32:54Z")
Not sure how true this is. Also I know they stopped the production of Rotary engines, so what engine will they use? I see a 1.6l… so does that mean they will produce the rotary again? I dont see this happening with the way fuel economy is and how everyone is about mpg.
Also not sure how creditable this site is, I never go on it and it was posted by someone else.
[http://www.themotorreport.com.au/55336/mazda-rx-7-returning-in-2017-yamamoto](http://www.themotorreport.com.au/55336/mazda-rx-7-returning-in-2017-yamamoto)
> Mazda will bring back [the much-loved RX-7](http://www.themotorreport.com.au/tag/mazda-rx-7) in 2017, with less weight, less complexity and a greater emphasis on driver involvement
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### Author:  [@rugsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rugsr)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2012, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-true-is-this-rx7-to-return-2017/226904/2 "2012-10-31T09:07:50Z")
Sounds like a good idea if they do!
Id take a 7 over an 8 any day.
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### Author:  [@livin4hockey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/livin4hockey)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2012, 9:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-true-is-this-rx7-to-return-2017/226904/3 "2012-10-31T09:23:43Z")
While I would love to see the RX-7 back in production, it will be hard to replace the timeless design of the FD. I don’t think anything could ever replace that.
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### Author:  [@STEALTTH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/STEALTTH)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2012, 9:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-true-is-this-rx7-to-return-2017/226904/4 "2012-10-31T09:41:39Z")
Also, I wouldn’t put much stock in something that is 4-5 years out and has been rumored about 1 billion times before 🙂
The RX7 is dead. Time to build another awesome car that people will love even more. Doesn’t need the same name.
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### Author:  [@yamba6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yamba6)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2012, 9:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-true-is-this-rx7-to-return-2017/226904/5 "2012-10-31T09:47:32Z")
> [@rugsr](#):
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> Sounds like a good idea if they do!
> Id take a 7 over an 8 any day.
Me as well, but they need to figure something out about the rotary engine if they want to bring it back… they struggle to make 20mpg with no turbo. you can get a v8 producing more power with a better mpg. It will be looked down on if they dont change that by 2017. I cant imagine where they will be with most the cars by then with mpg
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> [@STEALTTH](#):
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> Also, I wouldn’t put much stock in something that is 4-5 years out and has been rumored about 1 billion times before 🙂
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> The RX7 is dead. Time to build another awesome car that people will love even more. Doesn’t need the same name.
Only thing that would lead me to believe about another rx7 would be the 50 year anniversary
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### Author:  [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2012, 9:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-true-is-this-rx7-to-return-2017/226904/6 "2012-10-31T09:53:13Z")
> [@yamba6](#):
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> Me as well, but they need to figure something out about the rotary engine if they want to bring it back…
Do you know what “RX” stands for?
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### Author:  [@Freek](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Freek)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2012, 9:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-true-is-this-rx7-to-return-2017/226904/7 "2012-10-31T09:56:00Z")
> [@TrueBlue](#):
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> Do you know what “RX” stands for?
Rotary Sports Car number seven.
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### Author:  [@91MR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91MR2)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2012, 10:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-true-is-this-rx7-to-return-2017/226904/8 "2012-10-31T10:05:45Z")
While I’d love to see a rotary RX7 again one day, I’ll believe it when I see it…
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### Author:  [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2012, 10:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-true-is-this-rx7-to-return-2017/226904/9 "2012-10-31T10:19:58Z")
competition for the BRZ
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### Author:  [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2012, 10:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-true-is-this-rx7-to-return-2017/226904/10 "2012-10-31T10:25:11Z")
MPG requirements are going to be tough unless they work some magic.
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### Author:  [@STR8\_H8N](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/STR8_H8N)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2012, 10:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-true-is-this-rx7-to-return-2017/226904/11 "2012-10-31T10:33:44Z")
2017!!!
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### Author:  [@MOBOOST4U](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MOBOOST4U)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2012, 10:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-true-is-this-rx7-to-return-2017/226904/12 "2012-10-31T10:34:59Z")
> [@Freek](#):
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> Rotary Sports Car number seven.
I thought it stood for Rotary Experiment
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### Author:  [@jt76](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jt76)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2012, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-true-is-this-rx7-to-return-2017/226904/13 "2012-10-31T10:41:06Z")
They should just produce it LS powered right out of the gate this time…
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### Author:  [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2012, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-true-is-this-rx7-to-return-2017/226904/14 "2012-10-31T10:41:51Z")
> [@jt76](#):
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> They should just produce it LS powered right out of the gate this time…
:tup:
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### Author:  [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2012, 10:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-true-is-this-rx7-to-return-2017/226904/15 "2012-10-31T10:54:08Z")
Projecting 5 years into the future? Why don’t they just tell us when they plan on building a flying car. 5 years is fine but keep it under wraps until public debut of a prototype
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### Author:  [@Freek](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Freek)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2012, 10:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-true-is-this-rx7-to-return-2017/226904/16 "2012-10-31T10:56:22Z")
> [@ubengineering](#):
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> Projecting 5 years into the future? Why don’t they just tell us when they plan on building a flying car. 5 years is fine but keep it under wraps until public debut of a prototype
I was promised fully electric cars in the second grade by the time I was 20. That was ten years ago. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves with flying cars.
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### Author:  [@yamba6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yamba6)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2012, 12:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-true-is-this-rx7-to-return-2017/226904/17 "2012-10-31T12:11:42Z")
> [@ubengineering](#):
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> Projecting 5 years into the future? Why don’t they just tell us when they plan on building a flying car. 5 years is fine but keep it under wraps until public debut of a prototype
What do you mean like the Newer Chevy Camaro? How long were they pitching that car to be coming out? I believe they had talks about the new body for like 5-6 years before it actually came out.
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### Author:  [@Mr\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mr_T)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2012, 1:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-true-is-this-rx7-to-return-2017/226904/18 "2012-10-31T13:32:55Z")
This would be sweet if it does come out altho the timeless design of the fds will be hard to top.
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### Author:  [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2012, 1:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-true-is-this-rx7-to-return-2017/226904/19 "2012-10-31T13:55:15Z")
> **[Mazda's MX-5 Guru Reveals Details On The Next RX-7](https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2012/10/mazdas-mx-5-guru-reveals-details-on-the-next-rx-7/)**
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> Putting an end to the vicious cycle of rumors and conjecture, Mazda’s sports car chief revealed that they will bring back the RX-7 in 2017, to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Cosmo sports car. Nobohiru Yamamoto, who is now head of the MX-5...
> Nobohiru Yamamoto, who is now head of the MX-5 program, told Australia’s The Motor Report that **the RX-7 will use a stretched version of the Miata platform, and weigh roughly as much as the 2775 lb Toyota 86**. Japanese market versions will have a small rear seat, while North American versions will be two-seaters.
> **Power will come from the new 16X rotary engine, a naturally aspirated unit capable of nearly 300 horsepower.** Yamamoto said that a large single turbo caused too much lag, and a sequential twin-turbo setup like the previous RX-7 was “not ideal”. But Yamamoto didn’t rule out a turbo either for future production. But even in naturally aspirated form, **the power to weight ratio should exceed the last RX-7 sold in North America.**
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### Author:  [@Superium](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Superium)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2012, 3:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-true-is-this-rx7-to-return-2017/226904/20 "2012-10-31T15:58:12Z")
So Mazda is trying to compete with a car that will be 5+ years old by the time they have their car available? Way to stay ahead of the game Mazda.
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