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Oh yes, the new inline-six hybrid and inline-four hybrid engines will see commercial use and that vehicle architecture is already being designed into two new upscale SUVs as we speak and soon some crossovers are likely. True, they didn't rule out an RX coupe model specifically but even if it...

Oh no. I think their new engine family will easily pass emissions standards comfortably for several years. I don't think that's the problem at all. I think this is much more likely tied to Mazda shrewdly deciding that since they're still a relatively small automaker, and since they still have...

Yes, of course Japan and Australia as well. And New Zealand. I figured that we all assumed the Japanese market to be a given since all Japanese manufacturers tend to offer all manner of fun special editions that the rest of the world (usually) does not get.

I have not been hearing the rumor downplayed, given the strong similarities between the GR GT3 Concept and Mazda's last RX-Vision Coupe concept (I think that was its name?) when both were overlaid to compare dimensions and shapes. This news does kill that speculation dead for certain. Mazda's...

I thought it was sold in Europe. It's their most storied and large market for their rally cars besides the U.S.

Very disappointing news from Mazda. They develop a great new RWD-based RWD/AWD platform, great new inline-six and inline-four hybrid RWD engine architectures capable of meeting all their near future product needs.... but they will only go forward with more crossovers and SUVs. The Miata...

Looks like Toyota will be doing their GR GT3 as a production car without a co-developed Mazda sibling coupe. Maybe at best the I6 engine architecture will be used but that's an even longer shot now. Sad news for Mazda as well. https://www.motor1.com/news/575077/mazda6-rwd-not-happening/...

This article from Bestcar even further confirms what Subaru is up against with emissions, at least for export sales of their high performance models. It looks like 2025 (for model year 2026) is when whatever Subaru was developing with the shelved WRX STI engine design would become increasingly...

I am admittedly not in the business as you are and so your experience at either suppliers or an OEM vehicle manufacturer or design firm gives you superior experience with various cell implementations and chemistries. I try to keep tabs on any new chemical process that emerges and yes, some do...

Those are very good numbers for hybrid vehicles but I mean for full EV's that are driver/performance oriented vehicles. I DO think the weight and size of battery packs are incrementally coming down especially as cell density continues to improve. A 2022 Tesla Model 3 Performance (4,250lbs) now...

Sound is a key part of the experience for sure. With an internal combustion vehicle I absolutely hate fake engine noise generators and would disable that through a menu or if necessary by physically changing wiring or a module in the car. However with an EV I agree that there is the problem of...

^^ I think this is precisely why Toyota has been working on solid state battery technology (and other promising experimental battery designs) and hydrogen fuel cell tech in addition to their current-term hybrid gas-electric engines. And yes, hydrogen internal combustion for long distance range...

I was not aware that Tetsuya Tada had retired o_O I thought his next and last project for GR was going to be whatever the MR2 project turns into. I must have misinterpreted something even though he discussed it loosely. Im very happy for his contributions with the GT86 and Supra A90. Yes, I...

Hopefully it will be far better than the Camry automatic transmission. I'd guess it will be another Aisin collaboration so hopefully it will be as engaging as the automatic in the GT86/GR86/BRZ. It is understandable that they needed to develop an auto for the GR Yaris and GR Corolla but the...

https://www.motor1.com/news/574287/acura-integra-customers-want-manual/ "Andrew Quillin from Acura’s PR team recently announced on Twitter that the reservations for the new Integra are trending above 70 percent for the manual gearbox option." Interesting.

https://www.motor1.com/news/574313/porsche-718-electric-2025-launch/ This is a hell of a lot more appealing than the Taycan or any of their SUVs and is much closer than that to what I personally expect in a Porsche as far as their new concepts go. Now a further question is whether or not...

Toyota and GR are now developing an 8-speed automatic for the GR Yaris. This probably means the U.S.-bound GR Corolla will be available in both 6-speed manual and automatic trim levels. https://www.motor1.com/news/574517/toyota-gr-yaris-automatic-transmission/

Further confirmation that this has to do with upcoming emissions regulations. It seems they could have done it but that it would have only been able to sell for a model year or two before being pulled. Pulled abruptly in which specific markets isn't clear...

I'd have liked to see a final WRX STI in this generation with just a more powerful FA24 engine. The STI treatment would have saved the new crossover-ish WRX. It's disappointing and abrupt news. Emissions regulations have also killed off the R35 GTR in most of Europe as well as of this month. So...

I believe it is along the lines of what Thill444 was saying above... Also even if this now abandoned version of the WRX STI *did* pass the emissions regulations it needs to meet how many years of production would it be able to be sold in various markets while still meeting various emissions...