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philw696 said:
Lotus Espirit-Yamaha

Race car by UK-based Terry Windle was powered by a mid-mounted Yamaha TZ-1500 (300hp) V8 engine. Formed by combining two TZ-747cc 4-cyl two-stroke engines, built by Roland Broadbent at Oxford Racing Services.View attachment 123865
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My machining colleague talks about a Lotus 23 powered with 6 Ariel 250 twin engines (Rotorvic). When he worked as a classic restorer (they had the 23 chassis n body rebuild stuff) they ran this at Goodwood and other places. A bu*ger to set timing and the throttle linkages:
 

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TimR said:
Being touted as an RX 7 do-over or some such….
Reportedly a ****** motor charging an ev power train..Although this may not be the only iteration…?
It’s concept at this point Yeah…it’s beautiful!

edit- I can’t say wank3l engine…! Lol. :D
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I think this is the 2025 mazda 3 that is shown, and it will have a petrol engine, and priced around £30.000 for a base model. You are right as to the RX7 as a concept.
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TimR said:
My bad - the error of identification goes some way to showing how sharp Mazda design is atm…imo
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Yes your right when you have the likes of that hideous Ferrari, and sooo boring Audi

At least the Mazda has some style.(No match to my 4200 Spyder though!)
 
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