Re: potential new S4 owner

[Tom Nas <tnas@euronet.nl>]

Date: Sun, 14 Nov 1999 15:38:35 -0500
From: "Patrick Sanger" <psanger@flashmail.com>
Subject: potential new S4 owner

>- -I noticed a thread about putting a mazda rotary in an audi and then some
>talk about the disadvantages:
>"Fuel consumption however was never addressed, which is why (despite the
>fact that it's a great engine) no-one really seriously gets into rotary
>engines anymore." well, I guess audi-guys can't be expected to follow the
>happenings in the rotary world, but in the near future, mazda will be
>introducing a couple rotary powered cars, powered by an engine code-named
>renesis (rotary engine genesis) which is rumored to produce 280 hp (NA from
>1.3L 2-rotor) and get better gas mileage than any past rotary to boot. all
>that in the size of a beer-keg. put in a miata weight (2300 lb) car. it will
>seriously rock. I'll truly consider it as my second car (the first car being
>the S4 of course). I digress...

I should have made that 'no-one IN EUROPE seriously gets into rotary
again'. I don't think Mazda even sold the RX-01 here, it just ended after
the last RX7 petered out (they didn't sell well here in Holland).
It might have something to do with US fuel prices being something less of a
worry among owners. These days filling up my Audi's tank requires raising
the mortgage on my house...

Still, I think the RXes are great cars, both styling-wise and WRT the engine.

Tom