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Originally posted by bunni
Mazda has been forced to buy back 04 models because the performance has been such a disappointment. . . . . Rotaries really lack torque, why you wouldn't turbo a rotary sports car is beyond me...
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First of all, they were not forced to buy them back, Mazda felt it was a good way to keep customers. The reason was horsepower was down 10 due to environmental tweaks. Roataries lack torque? 160 lbs from a 1.3 liter is not lacking my friend. Look at an acura rsx with 160 lbs of torque ... it is a 2.0 liter. Or take a look at hondas s2000 with its 153 lbs or torque from a 2.0 liter engine. I believe the rotary is quite impressive next to engines of greater size. They did not turbo the rotary for at least two reasons. A turbo would have made the car more expensive, missing the price range they were aiming for. Secondly, the twin turbo rx-7 and the rx-8 are very close in terms of performance. The rx-8s get better gas mileage when they are not turboed which is a third consideration mazda had.