RX-8 successor more than two years away

The RX-8 successor (earlier post) is at least one year behind schedule, due to failure in meeting the emission requirements. Mitsuo Hitomi, general manager of Mazda's powertrain division, insists that "we will never give up" and the 16X Wankel engine under development is already 30% more fuel efficient that the Renesis engine. Hitomi stated that the 1.6L 16X engine is slightly more fuel efficient than Mazda's 2.0L petrol engine.

So, when the new RX will hit the market? "Maybe within two years we can tell you when we will introduce it to the market," according to Hitomi. 

Source: Automotive News

Nissan Leaf production starts in Japan

Nissan has started production at its Oppama facility for the Nissan Leaf, which is planned to go on sale in December in Japan and the United States, and from early 2011, in select markets in Europe. In November, the company will begin exports to the United States, followed by shipments to Europe in December.

Some more Nissan scale models ordered

Updated on Nov 02 

The "Nissan Fairlady Z 240ZG (HS30)" model was replaced by a Fairlady Z Z432R (PS30SB) model

Life continues and so are my orders for new scale models! This time I focused on Nissan Fairlady models, along with a couple of Skylines and a Pulsar GTI-R model. The latter one will be available next year, but I was lucky enough to be able to place a pre-order.

• Nissan Fairlady Z Z432R (PS30SB) – Orange by Kyosho
• Nissan Fairlady Z 300ZR (HZ31) – Crystal White by Kyosho
• Nissan Fairlady 300ZX Twin Turbo (Z32) 1992 Kanagawa Police by Hikoseven
• Nissan Fairlady Z (Z33) NISMO version 2007 – White by Ebbro
• Nissan Skyline Turbo C Fuji 1000km 1983 No.11 by Tomytec
• Nissan Skyline (HR31) No.23 1987 Inter Tec by Kyosho 
• Nissan Pulsar GTI-R 1991 Test version by Lumyno

Six new scale models arrived straight from Japan!

Just a photo of the latest arrival (earlier post)!!!