Mazdapedia.org » mazda europe http://www.mazdapedia.org Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:08:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Europe Kills The Mazda RX-8 http://www.mazdapedia.org/2010/04/20/europe-kills-the-mazda-rx-8/ http://www.mazdapedia.org/2010/04/20/europe-kills-the-mazda-rx-8/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:09:11 +0000 MazdaPedia http://www.mazdapedia.org/?p=553

America is known for some of the more stringent emissions requirements for engines throughout the world. The one place with even harder emissions ratings – Europe – which is where they’ve killed Mazda’s RX-8 The new rotory engine which powers RX-8 does not meet those tough European regulations.

According to Top Speed, “The car’s Wankel engine did not meet the necessary requirements of the EuroV emission regulations that came into force last September, so the Japanese company decided that instead of developing the current engine in the RX-8 at a substantial cost, the current generation will be axed.”

The current RX-8 is powered by a compact 13B twin rotor Renesis engine making 232 HP at a screaming 8,200 RPM and 155 lb-ft of torque. This allows the RX-8 to accelerate from 0 to 60 MPH in just 6.4 seconds and reach a top speed of 145 MPH.

]]> http://www.mazdapedia.org/2010/04/20/europe-kills-the-mazda-rx-8/feed/ 0 Germans Love Beer, Wienerschnitzel, and Mazda! http://www.mazdapedia.org/2008/04/09/germans-love-beer-wienerschnitzel-and-mazda/ http://www.mazdapedia.org/2008/04/09/germans-love-beer-wienerschnitzel-and-mazda/#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:19:17 +0000 MazdaPedia http://www.mazdapedia.org/2008/04/09/germans-love-beer-wienerschnitzel-and-mazda/ “Ze Chermans” are not following in the steps of American Automotive sales, least not when it comes to Mazda purchases. The Japanese auto maker is boasting its highest sales ever in Europe, selling 327,000 cars in the year ending March 31, according to Mazda Motor Europe on Tuesday. This figure was based on new-car registration only. The biggest single market in Europe was Germany, where 65,900 new Mazda cars have hit the road. Russia was close behind at 57,700 new cars, a surge of 63 per cent since year to year.

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