Mazda: Rotary Sports Car 'Still Our Dream' But Climate Decline Could Prevent RX-8 Successor www.thedrive.com

Since the RX-8 was discontinued in 2012, fans of Mazda's Wankel-powered sports car have been clamoring for a successor.
Rotary diehards may be on the verge of disappointment, however, as new statements from Mazda officials suggest the automaker is at a crossroads that lead either to a new RX sports car...or the program's wholesale cancellation.
"It's still our dream," said Mazda's Senior Managing Executive Officer Ichiro Hirose in an interview with Cars Guide at the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show.
"We never give up on that dream," reaffirmed Mazda's chief designer Ikuo Maeda.
"I don't know if we are having an RX-8 replacement, we have to see what the society thinks of that and what the environment is like in terms of accepting the idea of a sports car,” Maeda continued.