end of the RX-7
 

I just read an article that Mazda will be producing the last RX-7 next year, they are ending it in favor of the RX-8, the last ones made will be a special edition, it looks amazing. Sadly we haven't been able to get them here in the states for a few years and this one will not be available either. i'll see if can find a link to the aritcle online. The last RX-7 will be really nice. I still hope to own one, i like them a lot more than the 8.

too bad I always liked the RX7. its wicked looking. The RX8 is kind of bubly looking.

I thought they had said 2003 was going to be the last but maybe this years is, no matter what its a huge loss, the RX-7 was an awesome car and to be honest i like it way more than the rx-8. This will probably make the prices of the older ones go up and harder to get.

RX-8!........I like the RX-7 more
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the last RX-7: the Spirit R will be rolling off the assembly line in Hiroshima, Japan at the end of this month.

A comeback in 2005?
 

I got this from a post on AF.com (Automobile Forum). Supposedly it's in the currect Road & Track.

"Mazda mulls RX-7 rebirth, Miata makeover

Although the last (Japan-only) RX-7 is scheduled to come off the assembly line this month, plans are underway at Mazda to create a replacement, so says a source close to the company. The future 2-seater, which may go by a new name, will be built on the RX-8's platform and make 280 bhp from the Renesis rotary engine without the help of forced induction.

With this new entry, Mazda will have a three-tier sports-car lineup, something that the company has long wanted. But the fate of this 2-seater rests largely on the success of the RX-8, the company's 4-door sports car due out in February. If the RX-8 falls flat on its face, don't expect a new RX-7 of any other sports car, with the exception of the Miata, any time soon.

And for those who have been waiting for Mazda to build a rotary-powered Miata, you'll have to wait a little longer. Although Mazda will build an MPS (Mazda Performance Series) version of the current Miata for the Japan market only, that car will be powered by a 180- to 200-bhp 1.8-liter inline-4.

But the next-generation Miata, due in 2004 or 2005, will have a rotary option. Look for power to be about 200 to 250 bhp, giving the roadster zero-to-60 mph times in the 5.0-second range. The car will be built on a shortened version of the RX-8's platform, and may come in both coupe and convertible forms."

very RX-8ish

http://www.automobileforum.com/php/i...t=ST&f=4&t=269

whoa whoa... I must be lost... they still made new RX-7's?

Yeah, but they only sold them in Japan. 2002 was it's last model year.