Mazda Files for RX-8 Trademark Again—And a Comeback Could Be Next

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Informal-Eggplant-27@reddit

Don't worry guys, Mazda would NEVER make it a crossover and offer a 3rd row variant named the RX-80.

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RIP_Soulja_Slim@reddit

There’s actually a reason for this that’s not “number go up with next model”

The RX7 was a two seater sports car that had several generations, the RX8 was named as such because it wasn’t a successor to the RX7, it was a larger more practical rotary sports car.

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jrriojase@reddit

Fun fact in Japan the RX-7 had a back seat option. Really only good for backpacks or not yet fully grown people.

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TurboFucked@reddit

A pretty big departure from the RX7 which was basically a Miata with a rotary.

To be fair, the RX8 was a Miata with a rotary and back seats.

The reason the NC was so big was because of the RX8.

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Wiggles69@reddit

3rd door? It had rear doors on both sides.

I only know of the Hyundai Velociter that had a 3rd door (1 side only)

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Caca_Face420@reddit

A rotary hybrid would be the hybrid I considered

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leftlanespawncamper@reddit

Because that's not how Mazda's naming works. The RX-3, RX-4, and RX-7 were all very different cars, much like how the MX-3, MX-5, and MX-6 are all very different cars.

The RX-8 was fairly similar to an RX-7, but different enough to warrant a new name. The RX-8 was larger and more of a GT car than the pure sports car the RX-7 was.

If Mazda were to make an RX-9, it would likely be something bigger and more luxurious, think something like a new Cosmo/929. And while that would be an awesome car to see, it's pretty unlikely for them to make a big luxury GT right now.

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Captain_Alaska@reddit

The Luce/929 was actually called the RX-9 for export markets at one point.

Probably the hardest car to find online because it both predates the internet and because searching for it just gets you shitload of renders of a non-existent sports car.

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CMDR_omnicognate@reddit

it's probably just a trademark renewal for the existing car rather than a new one

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TurkyySandwitch@reddit

Dude just bring back the rotary already lol

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The_Bucket_Of_Truth@reddit

Left field question: is a rotary motor a good candidate for a range extended EV sports car like an RX-8 successor could be? I doubt they'd ever spend the money, but as a hypothetical.

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GadgetChachajii@reddit

Mazda re-filing the RX-8 trademark feels like a signal more than a guarantee.

Automakers often secure names early, but with Mazda’s recent rotary experiments, this one feels more intentional.

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C4-621-Raven@reddit

If they were gonna do it they already would have at any point in the last 15 years.

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one_five_one@reddit

Dear lord please save us from another rotary.

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marko719@reddit

Put the straight-6 in it!

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CostaQuantaa@reddit

Companies protect legacy trademarks even when they have no future plan to use them.

Other companies sell passenger cars thanks to halo cars; Mazda sells passenger cars thanks to news headlines about them not ruling out, at some unspecified point in the distant future, the remote possibility that they might perhaps consider building a car with more than 50 hp one day again.

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3G0M4N@reddit

How come MG can name their 7 seater RX8?

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jk147@reddit

I have a new prelude for sale.

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makina323@reddit

So you're saying there is a chance!?!

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kinkycarbon@reddit

Except a modern RX-8 will not be what it was with current emissions rules.

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narwhal_breeder@reddit

That’s preferred.

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franzn@reddit

Best I can do is EV crossover with rotary range extender /s

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CostaQuantaa@reddit

ALMOST READY ™

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mrybczyn@reddit

a rotary as a PHEV genset should be fine. 20kwhr solid state battery, small rotary engine, and usable back seats in a lightweight sports car package? yes please.

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V8-Turbo-Hybrid@reddit

Highly doubt their Rotary able to come back. Mazda doesn’t have that company money to develop another new sports car and even can’t give us RWD sedan.

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97PG8NS@reddit

Been hearing this ever since the RX-8 was discontinued. I'll believe when it's sitting on my dealer's showroom floor with a window sticker.

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s3cf_@reddit

just bring back the rx7 already

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DefinitelyNotAxlerod@reddit

Nothingburger

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aprtur@reddit

As an owner who follows along on whether I can buy another rotary : 1000% concur.

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Snoo-73243@reddit

think mazda needs to redo the RX-8 and put the motor where the rear seats where

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ikilledtupac@reddit

please dont make it a slow unreliable pos

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nopester24@reddit

i just fell asleep reading that. wake me when something interesting happens...

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kograkthestrong@reddit

Don't get my hopes up. For as much hate as the RX-8 gets, it is what got preteen me into weird cars.

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ZaheerAlGhul@reddit

This is probably nothing. Mazda likes to pump fake people with cool concepts and trademark renewals.

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tclark2006@reddit

Probably just making sure no one else calls dibs on it.

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Euler007@reddit

Turbo renesis operating at ideal load boosting a generator, 4WD with a light 22kWh battery, tri-motor.

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RIP_Soulja_Slim@reddit

If I had a dollar for every “automaker filed for XYZ trademark” story that never resulted in anything I could have designed and built my own next gen RX8 by now.

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Chosen1PR@reddit

It's gonna be a crossover, isn't it?

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West_Flounder2840@reddit

It’s gonna be an AI

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iamtehstig@reddit

I've heard this on and off for 15 years at least.