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> The principal flaw of the rotary engine was inefficient combustion, which led to poor fuel efficiency and emissions issues. Wasn't the principal flaw of the
by stodor89 3y ago
> The principal flaw of the rotary engine was inefficient combustion, which led to poor fuel efficiency and emissions issues.
Wasn't the principal flaw of the rotary engine that it tends to die?
- jacquesm 3y agoSeals are/were the big issue.
- flashback2199 3y agoI had the same thought. Nobody wants to touch those used rx-8's with a 10 foot pole. But I guess that doesn't matter so much for people who don't care about the trade in value down the road. Which is a surprisingly high percentage of new car buyers I've observed.
- pwython 3y agoI so was hyped for the RX8 back in 2003. For its time it looked pretty cool and the interior layout was even better. But I kept hearing about the reliability issues after just a couple of years. So I ended up going with a 6spd Nissan 350Z instead. That car was solid as a rock, and man did that VQ engine sound beautiful. I wish Mazda didn't half-ass the RX8, as the RX7 was such a classic.