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Old 08-23-2011, 09:59 AM   #16
aschen
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Originally Posted by dclin View Post
The advantage of the rotary is nothing else (the flat 4 comes closest I think) allows a car designer to pack mass low and towards the center of the car like the rotary. It's a key reason why RX7s and RX8s handle so well, right out of the box (though having a company like Mazda keep 'fun to drive' as a company mantra doesn't hurt).
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I get it, but there are too many other compromiseses to make it worthwhile.

Its a shame its a really neat 4 door chasis, wishbones and space for big tires. I wonder if the v6 from the mustang will fit under the hoodline. Time for mazda to do some partsbin engineering from thier corporate partners.

I apreciate thier dedication to rotard purists. It is amazing actually, but misguided. Even porsche ditched the air cooled motor more than a decade ago.
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