Report: Mazda Forced to Pull RX-8 from Europe Due to Poor Emissions

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Mazda is being forced to stop selling the RX-8 model in Europe next year due to the car's inability to meet new Euro-5 emissions standards. Adapting the unique rotary engine used in the RX-8 would be both too costly and time consuming considering the low volume sales of the car in Europe.

That being said, the RX-8 will then take at least a two year hiatus, as a successor isn't planned to arrive until 2013. Mazda will also have to keep in mind that come 2014, new Euro-6 standards come into effect that make the old Euro-5 rules look like a Dickensian industrial revolution.

With the next-gen still far off, it's not surprising that Mazda has yet to release any details on the new RX-8, but rumors have suggested anything from an upgrade to a more high-powered RX-7 successor, to a complete elimination.

More: Report: Mazda Forced to Pull RX-8 from Europe Due to Poor Emissions on AutoGuide.com

[ronaldo]

I still can't believe this actually happened. I hope Mazda do make a new gen RX8 which meets the new stricter emission rules. That would make it more economical at the same time in terms of the fuel efficiency.

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