What if Ford had a version of the RX8...
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What if Ford had a version of the RX8...
What if Ford took the Mazda RX8, replaced the rotary engine with one of the Zetec 4s or the 3.5L v6 and retrimmed it, and sold it as a Ford?
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Maybe it could be a Fusion coupe? New Thunderbird?
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Maybe it could be a Fusion coupe? New Thunderbird?
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Plus, this would give Ford a nice base to build a RWD Cougar from that wouldn't be just a clone of a Mustang.
Also, I wanted to see if I could fix the ugly (imho) RX8 front fascia, which looks like it just sucked on a really sour lemon.
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Even if you did that, you'd have to keep a rotary version. Ferrari will always have a V12 car, Porsche will always have boxer-engine cars, Mazda will always have rotary-powered cars. Sure, it's got shortcomings, but each generation gets better and it gives Mazda that something different it can claim as its own.
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Even if you did that, you'd have to keep a rotary version. Ferrari will always have a V12 car, Porsche will always have boxer-engine cars, Mazda will always have rotary-powered cars. Sure, it's got shortcomings, but each generation gets better and it gives Mazda that something different it can claim as its own.
In other words, wouldn't mind seeing Mazda producing both - though the RX 8 would be changed/updated in name, appearance, and no longer serve as Mazda's flagship.
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