Did anyone consider buying a Lotus ?

Originally Posted by Lug That is a car begging to have Mazda's Rotary engine dropped into it. The old rotary is actually too heavy to really be ideal - cast

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Did anyone consider buying a Lotus ?

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06-12-2009, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Lug

That is a car begging to have Mazda's Rotary engine dropped into it.

The old rotary is actually too heavy to really be ideal - cast iron block and all. The 16X on the other hand - I'll be hoping they follow through on that.

Either way though, the Elise is designed to have a laterally mounted engine - basically a FWD engine and transaxle combo. Since all rotaries have been designed for longitudinal mounting (correct me if I'm wrong), it would be a long, strange road to get one in...

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