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    Jalopnik's 9 Favorite Vintage Mazda Commercials

    Mazda RX-7 Concept To Appear In Tokyo?

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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    09/28/09

    In reply to Jalopnik's 9 Favorite Vintage Mazda Commercials
    I just can't get over the awesomeness of a car called the Cosmo Big Run Genteel!
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    09/28/09

    @Murilee Martin: Yeah, that there is some effective marketing. Civilized but big, making big runs and of course cosmic...now available at Cosmo's Factory. (obscure vinyl reference).
    What would the US equivalent be? After all, Ford only went as far as "Galaxie"-- but they also took "Elite" --so the Pan-Nebulae Huge Powerful Sohisticate...?
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    09/27/09

    In reply to Jalopnik's 9 Favorite Vintage Mazda Commercials
    No, this is how a Maz SHOULD sound:

    [jalopnik.com]
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    Image of tonyola tonyola
    09/27/09

    In reply to Jalopnik's 9 Favorite Vintage Mazda Commercials
    Here's an annoying but unforgettable one from 1972 - "Piston engine goes boing, boing, boing but the Mazda goes hmmmmm"
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    09/27/09

    @tonyola: I remember a strange emission-control-related quirk about these early RX-3s. If you gave it a long full-throttle blast then suddenly let off the gas, the car would sometimes give off a backfire that sounded like a 12-gauge going off under the floorboards. It supposedly was not harmful (except to the hearts of unprepared riders), but one was always tempted to look under the car expecting to see the exhaust system blown off.
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    Image of If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
    09/27/09

    In reply to Jalopnik's 9 Favorite Vintage Mazda Commercials
    I was really hoping Jim Garner would pull a J-turn in that 929.
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    Image of Unevolved has three moving parts. Unevolved has three moving parts.
    07/09/09

    In reply to Mazda RX-7 Concept To Appear In Tokyo?
    I know this is really going to come off as fanboy-ish, but as an (FB) RX-7 owner, I think it should stay true to the original spirit as much as possible if it's going to share the same hallowed name. Sure, call it an RX-9 if you want, I won't complain. I won't want one, but I won't complain. But if it's going to truly be the reincarnation of an RX-7, it needs to be just that. Lightweight, well balanced, and fast. Throw in a modern edition of the 13B (still used in RX-8s and the Star Mazda series, it's still a viable platform) and a couple of small turbos in sequence a la Eunos Cosmo.

    Personally, I hope there's no truth to this rumor. Bringing back the RX-7 is going to be like a US Top Gear. Too many necessary differences to make it the same, or even acceptably close.
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    Image of wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx
    07/09/09

    In reply to Mazda RX-7 Concept To Appear In Tokyo?
    Torque you say? From a Wankel?

    Lets put it this way: when I wankel I make more torque than that.
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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    07/09/09

    In reply to Mazda RX-7 Concept To Appear In Tokyo?
    It just hit me what Mazda's new across-the-line face reminds me of!





    Edit: sorry for the double-post: I think I screwed something up with the embedding and then I hit refresh, so it got submitted twice. I guess we don't have the option to delete posts, huh? What happens if we edit our posts by deleting all content?
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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    07/09/09

    @Leeeeena - 1000 Club: Reminds me of:
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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    07/09/09

    In reply to Mazda RX-7 Concept To Appear In Tokyo?
    It just hit me what Mazda's new across-the-line face reminds me of!
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    Image of dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity
    07/09/09

    In reply to Mazda RX-7 Concept To Appear In Tokyo?
    I don't read Japanese, but I wonder if the 55% figure in the picture represents the odds of this car appearing at the Tokyo show.
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    Image of Graverobber Graverobber
    07/09/09

    In reply to Mazda RX-7 Concept To Appear In Tokyo?
    It's the great pumpkin Charlie Brown! Seriously, somebody at Mazda needs to cut back on the Paxil, these smiling faces are a little too much for my taste.
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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    07/09/09

    @Graverobber: I think Mazda's exterior designer wants a word with you.
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    Image of brandegee brandegee
    07/09/09

    In reply to Mazda RX-7 Concept To Appear In Tokyo?
    Not sure how 0.3L is going to help twist. I still think the Rex 7 needs the snail, even if it eats more fuel than Takeru Kobayashi after Lent.

    Diesel rotary, anyone?
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    Image of smalleyxb122 smalleyxb122
    07/09/09

    In reply to Mazda RX-7 Concept To Appear In Tokyo?
    I see this driving up the already stratospheric prices of used 3rd gens (FD).

    Dammit.

    As a successor to the FD, I would like it to look a bit more aggressive, and less cutesy, but at least it looks better than the RX-8, which has never grown on me.
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    Image of Cognitive Friction Cognitive Friction
    07/09/09

    In reply to Mazda RX-7 Concept To Appear In Tokyo?
    Is "Nagare" Japanese for "Nerf turbo football"?
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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    07/09/09

    In reply to Mazda RX-7 Concept To Appear In Tokyo?
    Now we just need another W8. Or a W10.
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    Image of WhoistheWalrus WhoistheWalrus
    07/09/09

    @Syrax:

    Is a W8 even possible? Wouldn't you need a V4 to be able to do that?
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    Image of Gearhead_42 - Nibbles ate my garage! Gearhead_42 - Nibbles ate my garage!
    07/09/09

    @WhoistheWalrus: Say hello to my leetle friend!
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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    07/09/09

    @Gearhead_42:
    Also, Saab Sonett came with a V4.
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    07/09/09

    In reply to Mazda RX-7 Concept To Appear In Tokyo?
    Mazda is learning from GM. They are going to hype this for 2 more years, then finally start building it. RX-7 fanboys will rejoice all over, a few will be quickly crashed, and some unfortunate bugs will be found. Still, it will outsell the Supra...oh, wait, the parallel breaks down there.
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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    07/09/09

    @engineerd: You forgot the void warranty. And the wheel weights.
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