{"id":527736,"date":"2010-04-14T15:32:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-14T19:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/04\/14\/report-mazda-rx8-denied-re-entry-into-europe\/"},"modified":"2010-04-14T15:32:00","modified_gmt":"2010-04-14T19:32:00","slug":"report-mazda-rx-8-denied-re-entry-into-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/527736","title":{"rendered":"Report: Mazda RX-8 denied re-entry into Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mazda RX-8 R3 – Click above for high-res image gallery<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

\nAccording to the crew at Auto Motor und Sport<\/em>, the Mazda RX-8<\/a> won’t be coming back to Europe for the 2011 model year. Why? The rev-rific rotary can’t pass the Euro-5 emission standards and a replacement won’t arrive until 2013.<\/p>\n

Mazda<\/a> Germany exec, Joseph Alois Schmid, told AMuS that retrofitting the current engine would be too cost prohibitive and the Wankel can’t adapt quickly enough to Europe’s stringent emission standards. <\/p>\n

Although a replacement is in the works – and a hydrogen version could arrive within the next few years – the next rotary mill will have to be significantly reworked to adhere to the new standards. But even a revised rotary could have problems in 2014, when the new Euro 6 emission rules take effect.<\/p>\n

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Gallery: 2009 Mazda RX-8 R3<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n[Source: Auto Motor und Sport<\/a> via TTAC<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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