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Concept cars make many car owners dream of buying a production vehicle that looks just like them. Even we, as automotive journalists, sometimes catch ourselves dreaming about what it would be like to have a production version of a particular concept.
I remember seeing the BMW Vision Efficient Dynamics concept and thinking that it would never reach showrooms, until I got to drive the production model. So, things are possible, but only if the automaker intended to make a production car out of a particular concept vehicle it showcased.
A Reddit user nicknamed clusterkid29 set his sights on Mazda’s RX Vision concept. This model got our blood boiling also, but deep within our hearts, we knew that Mazda might not make anything like it very soon, if ever.
After all, it had a rotary engine, and the Japanese brand discontinued those because of the costs associated with making them comply with Euro 5 and then Euro 6 requirements.
But these facts did not stop “clusterkid29” and his dreams. So he contacted Mazda’s Customer Experience department. He did not publish his original e-mail to Mazda, but the original poster did explain that the message he sent to the automaker was a request to place a down payment for the upcoming RX Vision model.
Mazda kindly replied his message, so he decided to post it on Reddit. Like any other automaker would do, the Japanese carmaker did not accept clusterkid29’s deposit proposition. However, Mazda did say that they appreciate his interest in a future RX model, and confirmed that they are developing a new generation of rotary engines.
For those of you who regularly follow automotive websites like ours (Thank you), this is not news. But Mazda’s reply to an interested customer, without any attempt to invite him to a showroom to test drive something else, is what stands out here.
The automaker assured the enthusiastic customer that its engineers are developing a new generation of rotary engines, as well as a potential car to suit it for whenever the package is ready for production. Until then, take care of your rotaries!
A Reddit user nicknamed clusterkid29 set his sights on Mazda’s RX Vision concept. This model got our blood boiling also, but deep within our hearts, we knew that Mazda might not make anything like it very soon, if ever.
After all, it had a rotary engine, and the Japanese brand discontinued those because of the costs associated with making them comply with Euro 5 and then Euro 6 requirements.
But these facts did not stop “clusterkid29” and his dreams. So he contacted Mazda’s Customer Experience department. He did not publish his original e-mail to Mazda, but the original poster did explain that the message he sent to the automaker was a request to place a down payment for the upcoming RX Vision model.
Mazda kindly replied his message, so he decided to post it on Reddit. Like any other automaker would do, the Japanese carmaker did not accept clusterkid29’s deposit proposition. However, Mazda did say that they appreciate his interest in a future RX model, and confirmed that they are developing a new generation of rotary engines.
For those of you who regularly follow automotive websites like ours (Thank you), this is not news. But Mazda’s reply to an interested customer, without any attempt to invite him to a showroom to test drive something else, is what stands out here.
The automaker assured the enthusiastic customer that its engineers are developing a new generation of rotary engines, as well as a potential car to suit it for whenever the package is ready for production. Until then, take care of your rotaries!
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