New Mazda RX-9 Sports Coupe

According to rumors of a new Mazda RX-9 sports coupe, Mazda is still considering the engine for the upcoming Mazda RX-9. Mazda is thinking from Mazda’s delayed 16X rotary engine to a hydrogen-powered drivetrain. In the US spreads reports this week claiming that this carmaker from Japan is looking to Toyota’s hybrid technology. Mazda seems to plan to borrow the Toyota’s technology in order to produce a powerful, low-emission flagship for its sports range.

The rumors are most likely to be true that, according to AOL’s MotorTrend, one insider at Mazda has confirmed that Mazda is planning to do so. It is also confirmed that the project of Mazda RX-9 has eliminated the possibility of using Mazda’s famed rotary engine technology and the team is considering using Toyota’s hybrid technology – that the power-boosting and range-extending addition will done by the electric motor. Mazda’s upcoming models have been confirmed going to apply Toyota’s Hybrid Synergy Drive system.

The coming of the new Mazda RX-9 will likely replace the position of the current RX-8, while no longer using the unique rear-hinged suicide doors and returning to a true coupe design – as per the iconic RX-7.

Mazda’s pool of concept designs is likely to be from which the Mazda RX-9 styling is drawn, and while earlier plans could have been on the likes of the Furai concept, the company’s more resent Shinari could offer a glimpse of its idea of sharp lines that will be borrowed by the upcoming Mazda RX-9. Moreover, the Mazda RX-9 would probably on the smaller side, sharing its ideas with the next MX-5 to be smaller and lighter than the current model as Mazda looks to return the convertible to its roots. The new Mazda RX-9 is the most likely to be released in 2013.