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Mazda announced that the RX-8 sport car will no longer be available in Europe as its engine did not meet the latest European emission regulations. The car’s Wankel engine did not meet the necessary requirements of the EuroV emission regulations that came into force last September, so the Japanese company decided that instead of developing the current engine in the RX-8 at a substantial cost, the current generation will be axed. Consumers will have to "settle" for the BMW Z4 and the Porsche Cayman to ease their pain until Mazda can figure out their engine situation. For the next Mazda RX-8 the company will have to work with the next EuroVI emission regulations, available starting 2014, getting it right might be a problem for the RX-8 which may lead them to a hydrogen rotary engine version. The current RX-8 is powered by a compact 13B twin rotor Renesis engine making 232 HP at a screaming 8,200 RPM and 155 lb-ft of torque. This allows the RX-8 to accelerate from 0 to 60 MPH in just 6.4 seconds and reach a top speed of 145 MPH. .
6 comments: Mazda RX-8 pulled from the European market designgineer (9) Posted on 05.5.2010 does anybody knows what Mazda actually does with those removed cars?
 chris_cortez (612) Posted on 04.20.2010 Oh that was a sad news. Well i guess there’s nothing we can do but to wait for 2014.
 Dennissonmiller (363) Posted on 04.19.2010 I agree, since the engine is the only problem. Why don’t they pull out the engine only then replace it a new one.
 Mikko_Salvatore (553) Posted on 04.18.2010 Dang, why it will take that long? Its almost 4 years to change the rotary engine.
 Uncia (867) Posted on 04.16.2010 It’s really too bad the market hasn’t responded well to this car. I’m not much of a Mazda fan but the RX-8 is the best sports car around for its price range.
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Posted on 05.5.2010