Mazda wants to make sportier cars and a new RX-7 is on the drawing board, the company's new design boss has revealed to Autocar.

Speaking on the eve of tomorrow's Tokyo motor show, Ikuo Maeda told Autocar that he has done sketches of an RX7 replacement and is keen to push through a new two-seater sports car.

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"We really want to have an RX-7 and if the market allows us to build it we will have it ready," he said.

Maeda gave strong hints that he is currently pursuading other senior Mazda bosses to give the new sports car the green light.

Maeda also revealed that a new RX-7 would be a two-seater and would likely be powered by a rotary engine, like all of its predecessors.

Maeda also wants to rejuvinate the entire Mazda line-up, and is focusing on attracting "enthusiastic" customers and pushing the brand upmarket by addressing the quality of the company's interiors.

The first fruits of the Maeda's thinking is likely to be seen in a concept car shown next year.



http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsAr...a-RX-7/244218/

 

what in the name of...

 

As long as they boost it I'll be happy.

 

Mazda went from Happy to droopy...

 

I hope this RX7 rocks.

 

I'm guessing nothing from that concept car will make it into production.

 

Oh yeah we need more sports cars....

 

We've been asking for a successor to the FD for quite some time on the 7 forums...I'll believe it when I see it.

 

i hope the new RX7 doesn't come out like that

 

I seriously hope Mazda develops an in-house twin-clutch automated manual for this... a lot of their models are seriously lacking because they either have excessively heavy clutches or notchy gearshifts.

 

........... Shouldn't this be an RX-9?

 

Not if its an actual successor to the 3rd gen. RX-7 (FD), which the RX-8 wasn't, given the SE3P chassis code. It would just be the next in line of the 7s, from the FB, FC, FD (recent), and then whatever this car manifests itself as.

 

I was just about to mention that, but you beat me to the point.

 

Looks like something out of the movie Demolition Man

 

Okay, Mazda needs to get off those left hand cigarettes and start building more realistic concepts. With that said, I can't wait for the next 7.