2010 Mazda RX-7 Buying Advice

Fans have eagerly waited over ten years for a new version of the RX-7.

It's too early to tell whether the 2010 Mazda RX-7 will live up to the hype growing up around it, but it should be no less the unique sports car its predecessors were. Is that worth waiting for? Well, RX-7 fans have already been waiting over 10 years for a new version of their favorite. What's a couple more? But be prepared to move once dealers have it. Demand for the new RX-7 is likely to be strong, at least in the first season. Also, like the RX-8, this car is partly a technology and image flagship, so Mazda won't be looking for big sales. Indeed, availability might even be capped at, say, 25,000-30,000 units a year to maintain both exclusivity and resale values.

2010 Mazda RX-7 Release Date: It will be sometime in calendar 2010, say our sources, and probably not until midyear at the earliest. As noted, development work is only just getting underway.

First Test Drive: With luck, we'll get the keys at a media preview in late fall or early winter of 2009.

2010 Mazda RX-7 Prices: A lot will depend on how the dollar fares against the yen between now and 2010. However, $32,000 to start and upwards of $39,000 loaded seem like reasonable guesses.